1st July 2011

Continued investment in university research ‘vital’ for the development of new medical devices and solutions, report warns

UNIVERSITY researchers need to be supported and funding maintained if the NHS is to benefit from innovative new technologies that can help secure efficiencies and save lives, a new report warns.
 

Jointly published by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Universities UK, Big Ideas for the Future pulls together the leading research projects currently taking place across UK universities, singling out those expected to make the biggest impact on healthcare outcomes going forward.

 

But, the report stresses, none of these projects would be possible if funding was not made available and universities supported in their efforts to invent new solutions.

 

Commenting on the importance of ongoing research, despite the current public sector cutbacks, Professor Lord Robert Winston, a TV personality and world-renowned fertility expert, said: “If the UK is to remain at the forefront of international health research, support for our universities is vital.

 

“The decision to invest public money in health and wellbeing should be easy to make, even in times when budgets are severely threatened. So many lives can be changed by university researchers and our bright young scientists must be supported if we are to see the different world which they hope to help shape.

 

To read more and review the leading research projects click here