UK research faces multiple challenges in an election year
The UK must ensure it has the workforce it needs to compete with other countries and not fall behind globally in fields such as clinical trials, sector leaders have told Research Professional News.
An upcoming rise in visa costs, gaps in skills and lagging clinical trials are among the issues that threaten the global competitiveness of R&D in the UK, sector leaders have said setting out their hopes and fears for research policy in 2024.