Correspondence

Science and research: budget allocations

How budget allocations for science and technology could best be spent, and what are areas of concern.

• From: Council for Science and Technology
• Published: 15 November 2010

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Science and research consultation: budget allocations

Ref: BIS/10/1313

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This letter from the Council for Science and Technology (CST) to Professor Adrian Smith, Director General Science and Research at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, looks at the budget allocations for science and technology.

Following a request for further advice from the Director General, the council reports on:

• the balance between quality research and research council funding
• the allocation of funding between different research councils
• the importance of large research facilities

Published 15 November 2010