Plan to ‘level up’ UK research funding ‘unambitious’

Forty per cent increase in investment by 2030 pledged, with BEIS ring-fencing majority of its spending for areas beyond golden triangle

2 February

Research funding increase must come with ‘place-based ecosystem’ or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader

21 October

UKRI lead on place sees challenge to ‘idea that our research strength should all be concentrated in a relatively small number of institutions’

4 August

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

11 February

Comparison with current data suggests government proposals are ‘not exactly a revolution in the funding balance’, say experts