Read CaSE’s response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on scientific infrastructure.
Our response considers the questions:
- What role should the Government play in ensuring that there is an effective long-term strategy for meeting future scientific infrastructure needs?
- What impact has removing capital spend from the ring-fenced budget had on investment in scientific infrastructure and should the ring-fenced science budget be redefined to include an element of capital spend?
- If the current funding level is maintained or reduced, what would be the longer term impacts on scientific infrastructure in the UK?
- To what extent do funding structures in the UK help or hinder involvement in EU and international projects, and should the level of UK involvement be improved?
- What impact does publicly funded scientific infrastructure have in terms of supporting innovation and stimulating the UK’s economy?
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