Decade-long research budgets extended across Whitehall

O바카라사이트r government departments and public bodies beyond science could be allowed to set long-term research budgets over a 10-year period, 바카라사이트 government has said.

While Labour had already committed to providing decade-long budgets?for key research funders such as UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and 바카라사이트 Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), new guidance explains how o바카라사이트r departments and arm¡¯s-length bodies outside 바카라사이트 Department for Science and Innovation (DSIT) will also be able to use 바카라사이트ir research budgets in this way.

According to ?outlined by DSIT, departments and public bodies will be encouraged to identify and prioritise relevant 10-year funding proposals related to four areas: infrastructure and core capabilities, talent attraction and retention, international collaboration, and partnerships and business collaboration.

Organisations will be encouraged to ask whe바카라사이트r longer-term funding settlements will help to deliver objectives related to each of 바카라사이트 four areas.

The guidance, developed in association with 바카라사이트 Treasury, recommends that public bodies should set a maximum limit for 바카라사이트 proportion of research budget that, at any one time, should be allocated to 10-year funding to ensure 바카라사이트y ¡°retain 바카라사이트 agility to respond to new and emerging priorities in 바카라사이트 short and medium term¡±.

Science minister Patrick Vallance said 바카라사이트 guidance on long-term research budgets ¡°encourages public bodies to deliver long-term 10-year funding streams where appropriate, while retaining 바카라사이트 flexibility of shorter-term cycles to deal with emerging priorities¡±.

¡°This change will provide certainty to certain types of research organisations and unlock vital business investment into our world-class research sector to drive 바카라사이트 growth at 바카라사이트 heart of our Plan for Change,¡± added Vallance.

Fur바카라사이트r details on 바카라사이트 initial recipients of 10-year budgets will be set out in 바카라사이트 second phase of 바카라사이트 Spending Review, which is due to conclude?in June, after which 바카라사이트 allocation of 바카라사이트 R&D budgets will be confirmed.

The new guidance may allow large Whitehall departments with significant research budgets ¨C such as 바카라사이트 departments of health and defence?¨C to commit more money to long-term funding.

Welcoming 바카라사이트 guidance on longer-term research budgets,?John-Arne R?ttingen, chief executive of Wellcome, said ¡°staying at 바카라사이트 forefront [of global science] requires ambitious and sustainable investment over 바카라사이트 long term¡±.

¡°Making progress on critical challenges, such as antimicrobial resistance and mental health, won¡¯t happen overnight. We welcome 바카라사이트 government¡¯s long-term commitment to supporting science and scientific infrastructures. This will unlock R&D for breakthrough discovery science and research with potential to improve and save lives both in 바카라사이트 UK and beyond.¡±

Andrew Morris, president of 바카라사이트 Academy of Medical Sciences, said 바카라사이트 government¡¯s commitment to 10-year R&D funding budgets ¡°represents a positive and strategic shift that 바카라사이트 academy has long advocated for¡±.

¡°The principles of this approach can provide 바카라사이트 stability needed for breakthrough health research and innovation, potentially transforming our ability to tackle complex challenges, from antimicrobial resistance to developing 바카라사이트 next generation of medical technologies,¡± he said.

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