Candidates face calls to prioritize research as the leadership contest heats up.
However, not everyone is convinced. “The big increases in science spending that he signed off when chancellor were already planned under previous prime minister Theresa May,” points out Kieron Flanagan, who studies science and technology policy at the University of Manchester, UK. “In fact, he scaled them back and delayed them because of the pandemic.”
Flanagan says there is a slim chance that such rhetoric, which some perceive as anti-China, could escalate to a point that it affects universities. China sends huge numbers of students to UK universities, where they pay a premium for education and training. As UK government funding generally does not cover the full costs of doing research, many institutions rely on this income from students to stay afloat, he says. Any change in PhD student numbers could also affect the scientific workforce.
Chris Millward, who studies education policy at the University of Birmingham, UK, cautions against reading too much into pledges made during the leadership contest, which are designed to appeal to Conservative Party members, the majority of whom are white men over the age of 50 living in the south of England. “Whoever is elected may be looking at moving back from positions that they are taking now to provide a pitch that is more broadly palatable by the general public,” he says.
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