UK universities must take care that the Treasury follows through on the promises of the levelling up White Paper, the director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership has said.
Speaking at the UK Academic Salon, organised by Times Higher Education, Henri Murison said February’s White Paper, which promised public research investment outside the south-east would grow by 40 per cent by 2030, “isn’t necessarily the last word on what government policy will be”.
“We need to see Treasury actually spending the money they’ve committed to spend, and spending it in the way they’ll promise they’ll spend it,” said Mr Murison, whose partnership represents businesses with northern interests.
