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STEaPP is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary department which brings science, technology, engineering and public policy expertise together to tackle complex challenges and inform public policy. A focus is to create a better understanding of the dynamics which shape processes of research and innovation policy development.听

Professor Wilsdon brings deep expertise in research policy and experience in engaging with research funders, policy officials and relevant policy stakeholders globally. His appointment will strengthen STEaPP and science and innovation policy work across the Engineering Faculty and UCL more widely.

On behalf of STEaPP, Professor Joanna Chataway, Head of Department, said:
"I am really 听pleased to welcome James Wilsdon to STEaPP.听 His interests and expertise align so well with those of many in the department. As 2022 ends, we look forward to working with James in 2023 and exploring the new possibilities that his move to STEaPP will open up.鈥澨�

Welcoming Professor Wilsdon to UCL, Professor Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement), said:
"宅男视频 is delighted to welcome James Wilsdon as a leading scholar on research policy. His appointment will strengthen his existing collaborations with UCL academics and offers exciting opportunities 听to explore further synergies across a breadth of research areas. His expertise will enhance 宅男视频 contribution to shaping research and innovation policy in the UK and globally.鈥�

In response to his appointment, Professor Wilsdon said:
"I鈥檓 excited and energised by the move to UCL, and by the numerous opportunities it will create to collaborate with colleagues in STEaPP and across so many parts of UCL. For me, and for the Research on Research Institute (RoRI), this is a crucial moment of transition: from a three-year pilot to a new, non-profit organisation, based at UCL, that we hope will be around for years to come鈥攈elping to generate the data, evidence and analysis needed to make research systems and cultures more diverse, agile and inclusive; and ensuring that more of the $2.4 trillion spent globally each year on R&D meets the priorities of the people and communities that we serve.

I鈥檓 hugely grateful to Geraint Rees, Jo Chatway, Sarah Chaytor and others at UCL for the commitment and encouragement they have shown to me and to RoRI, and I look forward to getting started!鈥�

Over a 25-year career, in addition to academic posts at the universities of Sheffield, Sussex and Lancaster, James [CS1]听has worked in think tanks, NGOs and as director of science policy for the Royal Society, the UK鈥檚 national academy of sciences. He is a prominent voice in research policy in the UK and internationally, and has been active in these fields since the early 2000s, pioneering concepts such as , and ; and has co-founded or led initiatives such as the ; ; the ; the ; and the . From 2013 to 2018, James co-edited (now hosted at ) and he writes regularly for Nature, Science, Times Higher Education, Research Fortnight and Wonkhe.

In 2015, James was elected a Fellow of the Last week,听 was chosen by the International Science Council to be one of (eight of whom are based in the UK). , in recognition of their outstanding contributions to promoting science in and for society.

In 2015, James chaired an independent UK government review of research metrics, published as . He then went on to chair a European Commission expert group on (2017).

With Stephen Curry and Elizabeth Gadd, James was recently invited by the to . Their report 鈥� 鈥� is published today (12 December 2022) as a contribution to thinking about the purposes and design of the next UK Research Excellence Framework (REF).

UCL will become a听core partner听of RoRI and will become active in a range of projects and activities. Professor Wilsdon will continue to maintain active research links with the University of Sheffield, including through RoRI where there are a range of ongoing collaborations.