Lords Science and Technology Committee responds to BEIS science funding
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee have responded to Business Secretary Greg Clark's announcement of an investment of £900m in the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme.
In its report,A Time for Boldness: EU membership and UK science after the referendum, the Committee recommended that the Government “should take decisive steps to promote the UK as a first class location for research careers” and that they could do this by “creating additional scholarships for the most talented early career researchers … regardless of whether they come from the UK or other countries.”
Therefore, the Committee strongly welcomes Business Secretary Greg Clark's announcement of a major new investment of £900m in the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme - open to the best researchers from around the world.
Lord Patel, Chairman of the Committee, said:
“The Committee called on the Government to take bold steps in order to ensure that UK science has a prominent place in the global economy after Brexit and therefore we welcome this new initiative.
“The UK's outstanding reputation and performance in the scientific world depends critically on redoubling efforts to persuade many of the world's most talented scientists to pursue careers in this country.
“It is vital the UK is still seen as open to scientific talent; the Government's announcement helps send out the message that the UK welcomes the brightest and the best early career researchers from around the world”.
