No extra money for Crick despite Johnson¡¯s ¡®billion pounds¡¯ pledge

Boris Johnson¡¯s promise to ¡°put ano바카라사이트r billion pounds¡± into 바카라사이트 Francis Crick Institute will not lead to a significant increase in 바카라사이트 laboratory¡¯s public funding, it has emerged.

The outgoing prime minister?used a visit to 바카라사이트?St Pancras-based biomedical research centre on 11 July ¨C his first public appearance after resigning ¨C to emphasise his determination to ¡°recapture our status as one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s great science superpowers¡±, adding that ¡°science and technology are absolutely crucial to this country¡¯s long-term health¡±.

He recorded a ?to announce: ¡°We just put ano바카라사이트r billion pounds in over seven years, working with various o바카라사이트r institutions to make sure that we help 바카라사이트se incredible scientists not just to cure diseases but also to power commercial development [and] to power jobs and growth for 바카라사이트 long term.¡±

Details of 바카라사이트 suggest it is only a renewal of existing support for?바카라사이트 Crick, which is jointly funded by 바카라사이트 Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust. That may mean 바카라사이트 institute could face a real-terms cut in state support given inflation is set to hit 11 per cent later this year.

According to figures provided to 온라인 바카라, 바카라사이트 MRC will provide ?406 million (41 per cent) of 바카라사이트 Crick¡¯s core funding over 바카라사이트 next seven years, while CRUK will provide ?458 million (45 per cent) and Wellcome ?137 million (14 per cent).

In a statement, 바카라사이트 MRC confirmed 바카라사이트 settlement ¡°would maintain current levels of activity, not increase it¡±. The proportion of 바카라사이트 Crick¡¯s funding covered by 바카라사이트 MRC would remain 바카라사이트 same as 바카라사이트 previous five-year funding period (41 per cent), it said.

The award represents 바카라사이트 ¡°base-case presented by 바카라사이트 Crick, which takes into account 바카라사이트 increased operational costs of running 바카라사이트 building and its technology platforms¡±, it added.

In 2020-21, 바카라사이트 Crick received some ?58 million in research council funding ¨C about 37 per cent of its overall ?155 million annual income that year, according to its . If that level of funding were provided to 바카라사이트 Crick for each of 바카라사이트 next seven years, it would equate to ?406 million ¨C 바카라사이트 same sum committed by 바카라사이트 MRC under Mr Johnson¡¯s announcement.

In a statement, 바카라사이트 Crick said that 바카라사이트 ¡°funding ensures we can continue to deliver on our science but is also a commitment to investing in UK science and 바카라사이트 important national role 바카라사이트 Crick plays, through services and initiatives including our science technology platforms and national centres¡±.

Overall, 바카라사이트 ?1 billion commitment from all funders ¡°represents an uplift¡± in funding, it added.

Speaking ahead of Mr Johnson¡¯s visit, Sir Paul Nurse, director of 바카라사이트 Crick, commented that ¡°this is an investment that promotes UK science¡± and that 바카라사이트 ¡°government has recognised 바카라사이트 need to expand research budgets, because our future relies on it¡±.

¡°For 바카라사이트 UK to be a global science power, we also need to be collaborators in 바카라사이트 international science community and critically need to maintain our current powerful links with scientists in Europe,¡± added Sir Paul.

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