News · 9 July 2026
Science labs face £160m funding cut despite record UK research spending
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Some of the UK's leading research facilities are set to reduce their project scope, following an announcement from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that it will save over £160 million. Planned research costs have spiralled, even though the government's overall R&D spending has increased to £22.6 billion a year by 2029-30. Boulby Underground Laboratory's budget will be cut by 40%, while the Daresbury Lab and Rutherford Appleton Lab's computing departments will lose £10 million yearly.
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