UK’s public R&D bodies ‘still need more long-term support’

Government Office for Science finds public laboratories face ongoing challenges despite problems highlighted in 2019

Challenges remain for the UK’s publicly owned research institutions four years after a review called for them to be nurtured, according to the Government Office for Science.

In 2019, Go-Science urged the government to provide more long-term support for Public Sector Research Establishments, warning of underinvestment in and underutilisation of public laboratories.