Leading scientists and businesses have said that cuts to the government's research risks 'stalling' efforts to make the UK a science superpower.
Leading scientists and businesses have said that cuts to the government's research risks "stalling" efforts to make the UK a science superpower.There is concern that proposed increases to boost the UK economy will now be cut back.
Back in 2020, when he was chancellor, Rishi Sunak had pledged to increase the research budget from just under £15bn per year to £20bn by 2025. The investment was part of the government's industrial strategy to create new and hi-tech jobs to boost the economy. Especially at risk is the £5.5bn allocated to UK membership of the European Union's Horizon research programme, which is currently in limbo because of a, according to Prof Sarah Main of the Campaign for Science and Engineering.
Prof Dame Anne Johnson, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, told BBC News that the recent Covid-19 pandemic showed why international collaboration was essential. Prof James Wilsdon, of the Research on Research Institute at Sheffield University said that although plundering Horizon Europe and government department funds would be easier than more contentious areas of spending, in relative terms it wouldn't raise that much money and would be short-sighted.
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