UK scientists warn of 'catastrophic' impact of funding cuts

Loss of grants, driven by deep cuts to foreign aid, threatens research and international collaborations

Senior scientists fear that deep cuts to government research spending will have catastrophic" consequences for the UK, with projects cancelled midway through and some of the brightest minds moving to other countries.

Hundreds of research projects tackling issues from the Covid pandemic to antimicrobial resistance and the climate crisis are already being axed after the country's main science funder, UK Research and Innovation, told universities its budget for official development assistance (ODA) grants had been cut from 245m to 125m.