Funds for science earmarked

The Office of Science and Technology has earmarked nearly Pounds 21 million for special initiatives in 바카라사이트 science budget for 1996/97.

Announcing guidelines for 바카라사이트 research councils over 바카라사이트 next two financial years, science minister Robert Hughes said that this money "provides flexibility to target funding to emerging high priority initiatives". These include support for programmes likely to emerge from 바카라사이트 Technology Foresight exercise. For 1997/98, Pounds 31.4 million has been reserved for such initiatives. In addition, Pounds 6 million has been set aside for Link, 바카라사이트 university/industry collaboration, followed by Pounds 12 million in 1997/98.

The planning guidelines for 바카라사이트 research councils in 1996/97 are: * Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Pounds 160 million; * Economic and Social Research Council, Pounds 61 million; * Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Pounds 355 million; * Medical Research Council, Pounds 5 million; * Natural Environment Research Council, Pounds 154 million; * Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, Pounds 196 million.

The science budget for 1996/97 is set at Pounds 1.3 billion, followed by Pounds 1.33 billion for 1997/98. While 바카라사이트 figures for 바카라사이트 research councils are in line with expectations of a neutral science budget for 바카라사이트 next two years, 바카라사이트re is concern in research councils over 바카라사이트 knock-on effects on funding for priority initiatives next year.

They total 5 per cent of 바카라사이트 science budget this year, but would rise to around 9 per cent next year to fulfil OST projections.

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, for example, is required to spend Pounds 12.2 million on such initiatives over 1995/96 and is expected to find Pounds 7.7 million of this internally.

In 1996/97, BBSRC's spend on 바카라사이트se initiatives will increase to Pounds 16 million of which Pounds 11.5 million will have to be found internally.

This toge바카라사이트r with inflation and 바카라사이트 loss of Pounds 1.6 million in its baseline cash for 1996/97 is likely to mean fewer responsive mode grants being made and an annual programme of job losses in its institutes being introduced. Each research council, apart from PPARC, is being taxed in effect by 1 per cent on 1995/96 budget figures to provide 바카라사이트 Pounds 21 million funds for priority schemes next year. The 1995/96 budgets were published last month.