Science Policy UK: parliamentary committee inquiry on science infrastructure
The UK parliament's House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has announced an inquiry on Scientific Infrastructure. In summary, the key questions are.../
- What scientific infrastructure is currently available in the UK and do UK researchers have sufficient access to cutting edge infrastructure? How does this compare to other countries?
- What role should the Government play in ensuring there is an effective long-term strategy for meeting scientific infrastructure needs?
- Is it more important to invest in large national infrastructure or medium infrastructure?
- How were decisions on investment made since the Comprehensive Spending Review reached? What has been the impact on these decisions?
- What has been the impact of removing capital spend from the ring-fenced budget? Should the ring fenced science budget be redefined to include an element of capital spend?
- Are effective and fair arrangements in place for access and charging for public and private science infrastructure?
- To what extent do funding structures in the UK help or hinder involvement in EU and international projects?
- What impact does publicly funded scientific infrastructure have in terms of supporting innovation and stimulating the UK’s economy?