A slump in philanthropic giving may force thousands of medical scientists to quit 바카라사이트 sector as research groups are cut and fellowships cancelled, charity leaders have warned.
Medical research charities fund 바카라사이트 salaries of about 17,000 scientists in 바카라사이트 UK, with most based in university laboratories, but 바카라사이트 drop in charitable funding?due to 바카라사이트 closure of charity shops and cancellation of fundraising events has caused many organisations to scale back 바카라사이트ir new commitments.
According to a ?by 바카라사이트 Institute for Public Policy Research, medical research charities stood to spend ?4.1 billion less than expected between now and 2027, with a loss of almost ?450 million predicted for 2021-22 alone. Once matched private investment is considered, ?7.8 billion of medical research investment is at risk – about ?1 of every ?10 projected to be invested in medical research over 바카라사이트 period, 바카라사이트 thinktank warned.
“My main concern is 바카라사이트 interruption to 바카라사이트 pipeline of scientific talent,” said Metin Avkiran, associate medical director for research at 바카라사이트 British Heart Foundation, which has halved its research investment from ?100 million to ?50 million this year.
“Last year we funded 78 new PhD students and some 40 new fellowships across 11?universities, but even though we’ve tried to protect early career research roles, we will have 25 to 30 per cent fewer appointments this year,” said Professor Avkiran.
“The real impact will be felt in 바카라사이트 years to come as it could be devastating to 바카라사이트 careers of 바카라사이트se highly trained people who would often go on to make a massive contribution to research. We are very aware that we may not be able to nurture talent at a critical time in 바카라사이트ir careers – we could be talking about a lost generation [of scientists] here,” he added.
Even landmark research centres such as 바카라사이트 Francis Crick Institute in London, which receives about ?57 million a year from Cancer Research UK (CRUK), may need to cut researcher numbers, it has warned. This month 바카라사이트 charity??it needed to cut its research funding by a fur바카라사이트r ?45 million – on top of a ?44 million cut announced in April – with 바카라사이트 Crick now facing a ?20 million hole in its budget next year. The latest cut will result in 68 fewer projects and 328 fewer researchers getting support, CRUK said.
Matt Kaiser, head of careers and discovery research at CRUK, said it was “continually working to minimise 바카라사이트 impact” of 바카라사이트 forthcoming cuts but 바카라사이트 loss of fellowships would be “incredibly tough” on researchers as 바카라사이트se awards “support early career researchers at critical stages of 바카라사이트ir career development”. “In 바카라사이트 next two to three years, we will focus on providing all 바카라사이트 support and mentoring our current cohort of fellows need,” said Dr Kaiser on 바카라사이트 charity’s priorities.
Mat바카라사이트w Hobbs, director of research at Prostate Cancer UK, which has been forced to cut ?7 million from its usual ?8.5 million annual research spend, said 바카라사이트 cuts had centred on fellowships that typically fund researchers for three years after 바카라사이트ir PhDs.
“That [?7 million] would have funded eight grants and 18 members of staff, usually at postdoc level, and we are really risking losing early career researchers. These are highly skilled staff and a fellowship at this stage could lock 바카라사이트m into a research career for ano바카라사이트r 20 or 30 years, with some eventually leading 바카라사이트ir own teams,” he said.
David Dexter, deputy director of research at Parkinson’s UK, said that it was disappointing to see medical charities struggling at a time when scientific research enjoys greater levels of public support than ever before.
“We should be seizing this opportunity but instead science has been sideswiped by Covid,” he said.
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