Search for UKRI chief executive starts afresh

By Julia Robinson2024-09-05T09:46:00

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New UK government has reopened the application process for top job at leading research funder

A campaign to find the next chief executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has reopened for applications as the new Labour government outlines its priorities.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) wants the next leader of UKRI, who will take over from the plant biologist Ottoline Leyser in June 2025, to continue to drive basic, curiosity-driven research and support long term stability for the sector with a focus on growing the economy, transforming public services and improving the lives of citizens through science and technology.