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An ARIA opportunity space must be highly consequential for society, under-explored relative to its potential impact, and ripe for new talent, perspectives, or resources to change what’s possible.</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 180px; vertical-align: middle;\"><img style=\"width: 250px; height: auto; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"/media/vu0kix3t/aria-diagram-full-set-c-teal.png?width=400&amp;height=400&amp;format=webp&amp;quality=100&amp;v=1db3b6e84bbc0a0\" alt=\"\"></td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: calc(100% - 250px); padding-left: 20px;\">\n<p><strong>Designing and directing ambitious R&amp;D programmes</strong></p>\n<p>Within that space, PDs build multi-year R&amp;D programmes designed to advance complex, large-scale ideas that require coordinated investment and management across disciplines and institutions. 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