Open AccessThe excellence question
Author(s) -
Ottoline Leyser
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556
H-Index - 1186
eISSN - 1095-9203
pISSN - 0036-8075
DOI - 10.1126/science.abf7125
Subject(s) - excellence , taxpayer , portfolio , chief executive officer , management , public relations , officer , political science , business , accounting , economics , law , finance
Five months ago, when I stepped into my new role as the chief executive officer of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) organization, a question loomed large for me: What is excellence? After all, UKRI is the major public funder of science in the United Kingdom, spending billions of taxpayer money every year. To spend this money well, UKRI must support a portfolio of truly excellent work. So, what then is excellence?
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