UK research council budgets to 2019-20 revealed

Most research councils will see funding cuts in absolute terms over 바카라사이트 next four years, according to government funding allocations released today, but nearly ?400 million will be made available for new multidisciplinary research.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has added to 바카라사이트 announcements in last November¡¯s Spending Review that research spending would be protected in real terms and include a ?1.5 billion fund to tackle problems in 바카라사이트 developing world.

Overall, resource funding will grow from ?4.8 billion in 2016-17 to ?5.1 billion in 2019-20.

However, this appears to be slightly less than was promised in 바카라사이트 , which said that ¡°science funding of ?4.7 billion will be protected in real terms and total spend will be over ?500 million higher by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 Parliament¡±, implying a 2019-20 allocation of ?5.2 billion.

In terms of individual allocations, all research councils except 바카라사이트 Medical Research Council and 바카라사이트 Science and Technology Facilities Council will see 바카라사이트ir resource allocations fall in absolute terms, although figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 are indicative only.

The bulk of 바카라사이트 overall rise in resource funding will go into 바카라사이트 Global Challenges Research Fund, which sets out to tackle problems in developing countries.

Research council resource budgets, 2016-17 to 2019-20

Source:?

BIS. Figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 indicative only

Most of this will not be allocated to a specific research council, and instead will ¡°promote multidisciplinary research¡±. The value of this type of funding will rise rapidly and come to ?377 million in total over 바카라사이트 four-year period.

¡°This approach will be developed with delivery partners over 바카라사이트 coming months,¡± 바카라사이트 document says.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England¡¯s block grant, mainly for quality-related research funding, will rise from ?1,695 million to ?1,745 million over 바카라사이트 same period.

Kieron Flanagan, senior lecturer in science and technology policy at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, said that 바카라사이트 requirement that 바카라사이트 GCRF ¡°unallocated¡± funding be used for multidisciplinary research made it less likely it could simply be used to fund existing research projects.

It might be used for major interdisciplinary centres or capacity building, he said.

Andy Westwood, professor of politics at 바카라사이트 University of Winchester, and associate vice-president of public affairs, University of Manchester, said: ¡°The thing that¡¯s surprising¡­is that over 바카라사이트 period 바카라사이트 vast majority of [research councils] get a cut [in 바카라사이트ir funding]."

He added that 바카라사이트 money set aside to tackle global challenges, and a ?2.2 billion ¡°grand challenges¡± pot for capital spending, would allow ministers to make ¡°headline announcements¡± over new facilities or projects.

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Resource funding figures for research councils, Global Challenges Research Fund and Hefce (?m)

Source: BIS. *Indicative allocations.