“The one thing we’re competing for is talent. Lab space can be found anywhere, the thing that really matters is the people.”
Technology entrepreneur Ewan Kirk spoke to The PIE about concerns amongst the scientific research and development community that current policy is harming the country’s ability to attract and retain talent.
In 2023, the prime minister Rishi Sunak launched a plan to cement the UK’s place as a science and technology superpower by 2030, by bringing “every part of government together”.
Kirk, who is the current entrepreneur in residence at the University of Cambridge, chair of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences and non-executive director at BAE Systems, believes the current situation couldn’t be farther from the truth.
