Minister welcomes latest tranche of international Sêr Cymru scientists to Wales
Attracting new international talent to Wales to increase our already impressive scientifi c research and development capabilities
is essential
This is the message from Wales’ Skills and Science Minister, Julie James as she welcomed the international
latest tranche of research Fellows and
Chairs to Wales at a special reception in Cardiff on 27 February 2017 to celebrate Sêr Cymru investments and the start of the second phase of the programme. Sêr Cymru II aims to build on the success of the original Sêr Cymru programme, which supported the establishment of four Sêr Cymru Chairs and three research networks in Wales across STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Maths and Medicine)
subject areas. This latest phase of the programme involves more than £45m investment - £29m from European funding streams - and it will fund more research chairs, ‘Rising Stars’ and research fellowships and include special support for those returning to work following a career break. Led by the Welsh Government, Sêr
approach, for Wales’
economic prosperity and our ability to compete effectively across global marketplaces.
bringing to deliver
Government, European and academic resources
together Welsh a
developments
that places Wales at the cutting edge of research
programme aimed
at
Skills and Science Minister, Julie James, and Wales’ Chief Scientifi c Adviser, Professor Julie Williams, welcoming some of the latest trance of Sêr Cymru II Fellows.
Cymru delivers funding from the European Union (both COFUND via Horizon 2020 and European Regional Development fund via WEFO), the Welsh Higher Education sector and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW). The
funding talent deployed through in Wales, to the
programme aims to attract and develop some of the world’s best scientifi c research
deliver economic growth and high quality jobs. The overall investment in the
programme since its launch in 2013 now stands at nearly £100m. Welcoming the latest tranche of Sêr Cymru II talent, Skills and Science Minister, Julie James said: “Increasing our already
impressive research
capabilities by attracting brilliant new talent to Wales helps to drive up our economic prosperity by creating well paid and stimulating jobs. “Sêr Cymru really is a partnership
tackling real issues such as human disease, new energy sources and innovative manufacturing and materials technologies. “Building our research capacity also makes Wales more attractive for further investment and helps to raise our profi le on an international stage. Our research discoveries can also be commercialised, creating more and better jobs for Wales which we aim to develop and keep here.” Wales’ Chief Scientifi c Adviser, Professor Julie Williams,
added:
“This programme will produce a step change in research capacity and put Wales fi rmly on the map as a centre of scientifi c discovery. These young people will be the leaders of tomorrow.” One of the latest Sêr Cymru II intakes to benefi t from the programme is Dr. Catrin Williams; a multidisciplinary researcher attached to Cardiff University whose Fellowship spans the STEM subjects. One of the key areas her research aims to address is how electromagnetic fi elds interact with biological systems.
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