Kingman: ‘take nothing for granted’ on research spending pledge

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Will UK PM’s new science council start ‘picking winners’?

Boris Johnson’s new ministerial council has revived discussion over who controls science spending and whether industrial strategy requires government to start ‘picking winners’

By Jack Grove

28 June

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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

By Jack Grove

10 June

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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

UKRI is ‘paying price for loss of Dominic Cummings’

Funder’s reduced budget for 2021-22 reflects loss of pro-science adviser and mindset of new Treasury boss, say Whitehall and research council insiders

By Jack Grove

7 June

Kingman: ‘take nothing for granted’ on research spending pledge

Outgoing UKRI chair says this autumn’s spending review will be a ‘make-or-break moment’

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