CaSE responds to PM's speech on research funding increase
Wednesday, 13 November 2019 18:01
CaSE has responded to the Prime Minister's speech today, outlining
Conservative plans to increase research spending to £18 billion in
2024-25. Commenting CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main said: "The
Conservatives are building on earlier pledges, making a welcome
long-term investment commitment to boost UK science and
innovation.” Today's announcement by the Prime Minister is in line
with CaSE's projection for reaching the previous Government’s goal
of R&D investment of 2.4% of...Request free trial
CaSE has responded to the Prime Minister's speech today,
outlining Conservative plans to increase research spending to £18
billion in 2024-25.
Commenting CaSE Director Dr Sarah Main said:
"The Conservatives are building on earlier pledges, making a
welcome long-term investment commitment to boost UK science and
innovation.”
Today's announcement by the Prime Minister is in line with
CaSE's projection for reaching the previous Government’s goal of
R&D investment of 2.4% of GDP by 2027.
“Questions remain as to the Prime Minister’s intentions on
participating in EU research programmes, which bring wide-ranging
benefits for example for ease of collaboration.
“With a clear commitment to a long-term rising budget, attention
will turn to not how much is committed but how it will be spent.
For the UK’s science and engineering strength to serve us best,
the next Government must ensure it is supported by not only by
funds, but by the people and partnerships that make research
happen.”
In CaSE's election asks, we have called on all political
parties to set out a long-term plan to reach 3% of GDP invested in
R&D by the end of the next decade, with planned annual
increases for public investment in R&D
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Notes to Editors
- The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is the UK’s
leading independent advocate for science and engineering. Our
mission is to ensure that the UK has the skills, funding and
policies to enable science and engineering to thrive. We
represent over 115 scientific organisations including businesses,
universities, professional bodies, and research charities as well
as individual scientists and engineers. Collectively our members
employ over 336,000 people in the UK, and our industry and
charity members invest around £32.2bn a year globally in
R&D.
- CaSE has developed a model for public and private R&D
investment to reach an intensity of 2.4% of GDP by 2027 and 3% in
the long term: http://www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/resource/nextdecade.html
- CaSE has published its' election manifesto with three asks
for the political parties:
1. A long-term plan to reach 3% of GDP invested in R&D by
the end of the next decade, with planned annual increases for
public investment in R&D
2. Make the UK a partner of choice for international
collaborations, including with the E
3. An immigration system that works for Science and
Engineering
- CaSE has published a new report, 'Building on Scientific
Strength; The Next Decade of R&D Investment', on how the
Government can stimulate a rise in the UK’s research intensity
and meet the goal of investing 2.4% of GDP in R&D by 2027
: http://www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/resource/nextdecade.html
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