Science funding must be at the heart of the UK's economic strategy | Paul Nurse

Britain is in a global race for science investment and we can't afford to slip behind The chancellor of the exchequer is very supportive of science: he has identified it as a "personal priority". That is good news for the science community in the UK, but why has a politician who studied history got such an interest and belief in science? Do his words translate into effective actions, and what will they mean for the economy? In last year's autumn statement, which was not full of giveaways, there ...