Dramatic cuts to UK foreign aid budgets undermine global research partnerships
Dramatic cuts to UK foreign aid budgets have left the future of hundreds of research projects in developing countries hanging in the balance and trusted partnerships severely undermined, say leading scientists.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced on 11 March that its international development budget for 2021/22 had been reduced from £245 million to £125 million as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, leaving a £120 million gap between allocations and commitments .
It says more than 800 projects will be affected by the cuts, which will see grants such as those awarded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and Newton Fund significantly reduced or, in some cases, terminated.
Oil and gas production in Scotland decreased from 2018 to 2019, according to new statistics announced recently by Scotland s chief statistician.
Oil and gas production in Scotland decreased from 2018 to 2019, according to new statistics announced recently by Scotland’s chief statistician.
Production in Scotland, including Scottish adjacent waters, is estimated to have been 74 million tons of oil equivalent in 2019, which marked a decrease of 3.9 percent compared to 2018. The 2019 figure of 74 million tons accounted for 78 percent of total UK production.
The production of crude oil and natural gas liquids increased by 2.3 percent to 54 million tons of oil equivalent from 2018 to 2019. The figure, which was said to be the highest level since 2010, was offset by a fall of 17.4 percent in natural gas production, to 20 million tons of oil equivalent.
Global research partnerships ‘obliterated’ by UK aid cuts
A health worker checking a child suspected to have malaria. A study seeking to improve understanding of malaria transmission is now at risk due to a budget cut. Copyright: Demissew Bizuwerk, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
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