Twitter bio: Chair @GenomicsEngland, Member Lords Science & Tech Committee, Former Innovation Minister, wife & stepmother, old time musician.
Affiliation: Conservative
Join Date: 1 Feb 2019
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
RT @martinrsmith: Cutting through the jargon - the CST says we need to be spending 2.4% of GDP on R&D by *May 2024*, not 2027.
That's less…
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
This is fantastic 👇 https://t.co/BQuGaxIK9i
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
My article in @thetimes @timesredbox today with Jon Keating @LondMathSoc on why we must invest in pure maths to mee… https://t.co/XDWm339t5u
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
Ok so first day shops & hair dressers are open and looks like we’re getting snowed in. I repeat *snowed in* https://t.co/hssiebc8Bj
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
Today’s news hit hard. Dame Cheryl Gillan MP campaigned so effectively to improve support & awareness for Autism an… https://t.co/hJAV7HO9Vb
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
First time to see my family today in a year - snowy garden meal, walk and Easter Egg decorating (which is actually… https://t.co/jhodCPV3yC
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
It was sunny when I woke up. Now it’s snowing. At 5 there’ll be a Covid press conference. Is the asteroid scheduled for 1900?
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
Played my flute today - first time in a *really long time - Chaminade & Bach - so surprised by the muscle memory &… https://t.co/Fzd19oibTx
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
RT @jameswilsdon: Just had a v helpful tutorial from @ersatzben on the science behind the numbers in tonight’s @beisgovuk R&D release! And…
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
Just in time! Horizon Europe to be met by BEIS funds (not @UKRI_News), rest of Nov SR intact + £250m today. ODA &… https://t.co/C8aX67Cx0O
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
Novavax delays signing EU vaccine deal as production gets underway in UK etc
EU has spent vaccine roll out demoli… https://t.co/IsQvL5iHfB
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
Brilliant start to AI UK this morning! Showcasing breadth & depth of UK #AI & #DataScience looking at skills, ethic… https://t.co/joTr1xa4aV
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
I can only think the very serious science budget situation is a mistaken consequence of an incredibly difficult Cov… https://t.co/Q0LFDVcKcN
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
Welcome back to @UKParliament @tracey_crouch 💃🚀🙌❤️
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
RT @tabithagold: The pandemic has been devastating for some industries. The Tech Nation report shows tech is thriving "deep tech UK investm…
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
RT @AHSNNetwork: The #CovidOximetry at home model is already reducing emergency admissions in some parts of the country.
Find out how #Pa…
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
This politicised madness over the AZ vaccine is going to haunt EU leaders - it is so blatant, so indefensible, so inexplicable
Nicola Blackwood
@nicolablackwood
RT @natashaloder: So @doctorsoumya lays out the vaccine mathematics in the @WHO briefing:
2.6m deaths from covid
300m vaccinations so far,…