It’s quite a complicated package, with more detail in these explanatory notes - including “overall balance between loans and grants will be at least 75:25 in favour of loans” & “the vast majority of research funding goes towards STEM disciplines.” https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/support-for-university-research-and-innovation-during-coronavirus-covid-19/university-research-support-package-explanatory-notes">https://www.gov.uk/governmen...
Obviously a v welcome move, which will go some way towards easing mounting pressures on research-intensive HEIs. Aim is to cover “up to 80%” of income losses from international students, but this isn’t guaranteed.
Consultation on a wider R&D roadmap is expected to follow soon, to inform allocation of the doubling of public R&D spend from £11bn to 22bn per yr by 2024-5. According to FT, this will be launched by the PM in a speech this week https://on.ft.com/3i78S47 ">https://on.ft.com/3i78S47&q...
Finally, on Monday, @OttolineLeyser takes the reins as new @UKRI_CEO - so it’s set to be a pretty massive week for UK science & research policy..!
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