Funding boost for science and tech breakthroughs that improve lives, create jobs and grow our economy

£55 billion long-term backing for the UK’s research agencies and bodies is a real-terms rise, with DSIT making its largest-ever investment in R&D

Every £1 spent by government on R&D delivers £8 of wider economic benefit – from the invention of new cancer treatments, to new ways of harnessing renewable energy – delivering national renewal

From the tech that screens airport luggage to keep us safe, to life-changing new medical treatments, the inventors and innovators behind Great British breakthroughs that drive growth and improve our daily lives are in line for a £55 billion funding boost to take their work to the next level.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ha

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