The message is clear – government support will stand fast, but more private sector investment in skills and facilities will be needed to maintain competitiveness.
When recession struck, Conservative ministers were taking office with a pledge to reduce government spending. Against this backdrop, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts says his biggest achievement has been “protecting the science and research budget so that universities and the research base comes out of the recession in reasonable health.” Science escaped the big…
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