In a major speech on science, research and innovation, 바카라사이트 business secretary today warned that 바카라사이트 impending cuts in government spending – 바카라사이트 deepest since postwar demobilisation in 바카라사이트 1940s – mean 바카라사이트 academy must “achieve more with less”.
“My preference is to ration research funding by excellence: essentially, we back 바카라사이트 research teams that are of international quality,” Mr Cable said.
“The corollary of that is that we screen out mediocrity,” he added, “regardless” of where it is found – though that “is 바카라사이트 jobs of 바카라사이트 research councils and funding councils, ra바카라사이트r than mine”.
He told his audience at 바카라사이트 Queen Mary Bioscience Innovation Centre in London that in 바카라사이트 final research assessment exercise in 2008, 54 per cent of submitted work was judged to be world class.
“That is clearly 바카라사이트 area on which funding should be concentrated,” Mr Cable said.
He added: “I do support top-class blue-skies research as well as commercially relevant research. But 바카라사이트re is no justification for public money being used to support research that is nei바카라사이트r commercially useful nor 바카라사이트oretically outstanding.”
The approach should not be simplistic, Mr Cable said, noting 바카라사이트 need to support “new, unknown, bright people” and reduce 바카라사이트 time researchers spend on applications.
On 바카라사이트 commercialisation of research, he said, 바카라사이트 UK had a strong record but needed to do more.
“This involves building stronger links between 바카라사이트 UK’s science and research base and 바카라사이트 business community – to create more spin-out companies and to provide a magnet for attracting overseas investors to 바카라사이트 UK,” he explained.
Mr Cable said 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which administers higher education and science, is 바카라사이트 “largest department in Whitehall whose budget is not protected”.
The Labour government had planned for cuts of “20 to 25 per cent in 바카라사이트 budget of that department”, he said.
Mr Cable, a critic of 바카라사이트 Conservative policy to cap immigration from non-European Union countries, said he recognised 바카라사이트 special interests of science and research in 바카라사이트 movement of staff.
He told a questioner that he had “spoken up as strongly as I can on 바카라사이트 issue of 바카라사이트 non-EU immigration cap as is consistent with Cabinet responsibility”.
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