Is there a catch to the UK’s £22 billion science spending pledge?

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Now is the time for action on the UK’s R&D spending target

The science base, public and private, needs certainty over how promised funding increases will be spent, says Chris Skidmore

By Chris Skidmore

9 June

UK’s cut to research funding from overseas aid hits 70 per cent

Allocation of £422 million last year cut to £125 million this year

By Jack Grove

18 March

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Cuts to the golden triangle could leave the UK in bad shape

Both the rationale and the mechanism for redistributing research activity around the regions are far from clear cut, say Sarah Chaytor and Graeme Reid

By Sarah Chaytor

6 December

Rebalancing UK research funding regionally: how could it happen?

Rebalancing to the regions will bring a battle over ‘excellence’ and ‘place’ models, along with questions on the best mechanisms to deliver change

By John Morgan

11 February

Is there a catch to the UK’s £22 billion science spending pledge?

Recent cuts and scares have cast doubt on ministers’ commitment to harnessing science in pursuit of a levelled-up, post-Brexit innovation economy. Questions also remain about how funding should be distributed and directed. Jack Grove examines the lessons from history and from overseas

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Is there a catch to the UK’s £22 billion science spending pledge?

Recent cuts and scares have cast doubt on ministers’ commitment to harnessing science in pursuit of a levelled-up, post-Brexit innovation economy. Questions also remain about how funding should be distributed and directed. Jack Grove examines the lessons from history and from overseas

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Now is the time for action on the UK’s R&D spending target

UK’s cut to research funding from overseas aid hits 70 per cent

Cuts to the golden triangle could leave the UK in bad shape

Rebalancing UK research funding regionally: how could it happen?

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