A generation of UK researchers could be lost in funding crisis
by Nicola Davis from Science | The Guardian on (#54YRV)
Covid-19 has slashed donations to medical research funding, charities warn Boris Johnson
The discovery of new cancer treatments could be delayed, research institutes shut, and a whole generation of upcoming scientists lost because of a funding crisis in medical research, charities have warned.
Covid-19 has caused fundraising to plummet, with events cancelled and charity shops shut because of the lockdown. The upshot is a dire financial situation that could have a severe impact on research crucial to finding new ways to diagnose, manage and treat diseases from cancer to neurological conditions and heart disease.
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