Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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STFC’s Executive Chair, Professor Michele Dougherty, shares the key insights from our recent engagement event at the University of Bath, which brought together stakeholders from across the South West to exchange ideas on UKRI’s new strategy. Key takeaways from the day’s conversations include:

- Ensuring we have civil engagement so that the strategy aligns with local environment needs
- Looking at the prioritisation and scale of the work we are doing and ensuring we aren’t losing good work in these areas
- People want a better understanding, once we have the details of how things will move forward

Find out more in this video

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