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UK to Add Nearly $1B in Science Spending to Budget; Synthetic Bio a Key Area

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The UK government plans to add £600 million ($963.1 million) in additional funding over the next three years to the budget of the Research Councils UK (RCUK), the agency which funds the national science councils, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said this wee

UK Report Urges 'Fundamental Shift' to New Open-Access Policy

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The UK is considering moving to an open-access system for publication of the results of government-funded science, and a new report out this week proposes that science funders, publishers, and government prepare for a "fundamental shift" in how research is published.

UK Prepping to Reshape Strategy for Capital Investments in Research

UK Aims for $161M Investment in Life Sciences Facilities

The new budget proposal from UK Prime Minister Cameron's government seeks $161.2 million in new R&D facilities and infrastructure spending.

Source BioScience Selected as Sequencing Service Provider for RCUK

Source expects the contract to provide it with revenues of at least £500,000 ($775,000) per year.