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Johnson earmarks £100m to attract top researchers to UK

Images: Jo Johnson and BIS Digital Image Library [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Universities and science minister Jo Johnson has announced a global talent research fund to attract highly skilled researchers to the UK.

Speaking at the launch of UK Research and Innovation’s strategy on 4 July, Johnson said the £100-million fellowship pot would be called the Rutherford Fund.

Precise details of the fund, such as the timing and application process were not available by the time this article was published.

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