Hi all
I thought I would post this for anyone who missed it the other day: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/johnson-sets-out-measures-to-make-uk-best-place-in-world-to-do-science
The meat of the announcement is that they are setting up "a new £30 million Inspiring Science Capital Fund - £20 million from government and £10 million from the Wellcome Trust - which will support the UK's science centres and attractions, offering schools and families hands-on experiences of science and engineering by bringing ideas, research and inventions to life.
"The Inspiring Science Capital Fund will enable Science Centres and other attractions to grow their STEM outreach activities through the creation of new exhibitions, as well as science laboratory and education spaces to better accommodate schools and visiting groups. Applicants will need to demonstrate how the funding would help them to engage underserved and underrepresented audiences."
I guess we're all looking forward to seeing how that actually works in practice. But it's hard to see this as anything other than good news.
Have a good day
Dom
Dom McDonald
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