Consultation launched on how science should benefit from funding
25 Apr 2014 04:28 PM
Giving you the
opportunity to say how the new funding on science and research should be
spent.
The consultation is
seeking views from the science community so that it has the opportunity to say
how this money should be invested; from refurbishing a university laboratory,
to investing in a new major international project.
This follows the Chancellor’s announcement on making a long-term
commitment to invest in science and research infrastructure, increasing capital
investment to £1.1 billion and growing it in line with inflation each
year to 2020. This boost will also further support the UK economy
The research vessel will
give UK science one
of the biggest, most capablepolar ships in
the world. It should be ready to enter service in 2019, and will support
scientists in both the Antarctic and the Arctic. It’s hull will have
incredible strength, allowing it to push deeper into pack ice than any previous
British research vessel. It will be equipped with leading-edge technology to
support oceanographic, marine ecosystem, geophysical and other research
activities that will help determine the changing polar
environments.