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British universities can expect a further 300 million pounds sterling during the next three years, supporting research via block grants received from the Department for Education and Employment. This is as well as sums announced by the government and the Wellcome trust for rebuilding and refurbishing university laboratories, and the extra 400 million pounds sterling for research council projects. The university community has broadly welcomed the funds, but the government has signalled that it plans to reduce the degree of autonomy enjoyed by universities in decisions on how research funds will be spent.
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The Health Secretary stressed the need for implementing effective research based programs, by allotting more funds and independence to managers and make optimum use of the government aid to health service programs. Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will focus on aiding projects based on improving health technology, and research needs of clinicians and health managers will take priority. The government's aims at making its program cost-effective is evident by its proposal to give less attention to Research Community determined programs.
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The Labour party in the UK intends to set up a National Endowment Fund for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), with initial funding from the National Lottery, if it wins the general election. There is widespread belief that a new government would present new opportunities, and the proposal for NESTA has been welcomed by the Committee of Vice-chancellors and Principals. The present government only has minor support from the scientific community.
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