Hetan Shah
Chief Executive, The British Academy
Chair, Our World in Data
Board, National Audit Office
Visiting Professor, Kings College London
Fellow, Birkbeck College
Advisory board, Resolution Foundation; Bennett Institute; UCL Policy Lab
My own views
- New @nao.org.uk report on @ukri.org out. Key point for me is that it is subject to a lot of different but unconsolidated Govt objectives. The report identifies 105 govt policy papers across 13 departments between 2021 -24 where UKRI was expected to play a role! www.nao.org.uk/reports/uk-r...
- Timely FT longread dissecting DOGE’s so-called saving cuts to US Govt expenditure and showing it is full of inflated or unsubstantiated claims on.ft.com/4dgNQgz
- Very pleased to say we will be hosting this year's National Postdoctoral Conference on Thursday 18th September. Open to early career researchers across all disciplines. People can register their interest here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/natio...
- Intriguing report of the thinking of the Universities Minister www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
- Cracking opening line there from @patrickwintour.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Change incoming for the UK stats system as the National Statistician resigns. Big in-tray for any incomer - short run challenges to get labour market & economic stats back on track. But big medium term challenge is the next census using admin data uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/stateme...
