UK ‘needs coherent plan’ for research spending after Horizon row

A surgeon watches as a line on a monitor spikes downwards, symbolising cuts to health research

The extra £250 million of UK research funding does not answer every doubt

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#1 Submitted by Classic on April 9, 2021 - 10:13am

And how is the taxpayer expected to do that when HS2 has to be funded at a ghastly cost nearer to £100 Billion. Discuss.

UK ‘needs coherent plan’ for research spending after Horizon row

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UK ‘needs coherent plan’ for research spending after Horizon row

‘Unpredictable’ sequence of cuts and increases for UK science budgets is undermining faith in spending promises, say sector leaders

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Leaders say harm from ‘destructive’ research cuts will last years

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