Shaping the Future of Research and Development in the UK
There are untapped opportunities for the UK to make the most of our world-leading research base and capitalise on the record increase in public investment in UK research and development (R&D).
The Government has announced an increase in R&D spending from £10 billion per annum today to £22 billion by 2024/25. The UK’s R&D Roadmap, published in July 2020, laid out an ambitious and far-sighted vision stating: “We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen our global position in research, unleash a new wave of innovation, enhance our national security and revitalise our international ties.”
In a post-Brexit world, the UK should be a global science superpower. In this report, we asked whether the UK is ‘match fit’ to make the most of these opportunities for UK economic prosperity.
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