, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
There we are. Thank you very much. I'll now bring in Sam Kurtz. Sam.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Thank you, Vikki. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Do you have anything else to add?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Do you have anything to add, Lewis?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Lewis, do you have anything to add?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Thank you, Mike. I'll now bring in Vikki Howells.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Anyone else on this? Amanda?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Who'd like to start on that? Amanda.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Thanks. I'll now bring in Mike Hedges. Mike.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Lewis.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Okay. Anyone else on this? Roger.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Okay. And, Amanda, you obviously mentioned that having universities located in different parts of Wales can be useful and, of course, higher education institutions can act as anchors for research and development, but to what extent does this result in public…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Lewis.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Thank you. Roger.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
If you have carried out some work on regional disparities, we'd be very interested to see that work as a committee, so we'd be very grateful if you could pass that information on to us.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Amanda, yes.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
In terms of spending on research and development, Bangor University has told us that there is significant regional disparity, which reflects the urban-rural composition in Wales. What are your views on this and what, if anything, can be done and by whom to…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Anyone else on this? Roger.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Thank you for those introductions, and perhaps I can just kick off this session with a few questions. What are your views on why Wales does not receive its population share of UKRI funding and what can be done, and by whom, to actually address this? Amanda.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
And Lewis Dean.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Roger Whitaker.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Welcome back to this meeting of the Senedd's Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. We move on to item 4 on the agenda, and this is the second panel session of our one-day inquiry into research and development. We are taking evidence from representatives…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Funding bodies
Thank you, Luke. And I'm afraid time has beaten us, so our session has come to an end. But thank you very much indeed for being with us this morning. Your evidence will be very useful for our inquiry. A copy of today's transcript will be sent to you in due…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Funding bodies
Luke, you just wanted to come in on this.
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Diolch, Luke. I'll now bring in Sam Kurtz. Sam.
