Why the North must be at the heart of the UK’s innovation future
Last month, the UK Government announced the recipients of its £54 million Global Talent Fund, designed to attract the world’s top researchers to the UK in sectors like life sciences and digital technologies. But despite the North of England being home to some of the country’s most innovative institutions, not a single northern university was selected.
This decision has sparked a strong response from eight northern mayors, who issued a joint statement calling for urgent reform in how public research and innovation funding is allocated. Their message was clear: the North has the talent, the infrastructure, and the ambition - now it needs the investment.
At York Biotech Campus, we stand firmly behind this call. Here’s why the North is not just deserving of investment, but essential to the UK’s future as a global science superpower:
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