Image: Policy Exchange [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Kwasi Kwarteng reportedly rejected appointment of Jonathan Michie, deeming him “too left-wing”
Reports that the UK business secretary vetoed the selection of Jonathan Michie as leader of the Economic and Social Research Council have stoked fears of a “creeping politicisation” of the public appointments system.
Michie, president of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford and a professor of innovation and knowledge exchange, was reportedly chosen as the next executive chair of the ESRC by an independent selection panel.
This article on Research Professional News is only available to Research Professional or Pivot-RP users.
Research Professional users can log in and view the article via this link
Pivot-RP users can log in and view the article via this link.