Current UK science and innovation policy is focussed on establishing the UK as a science superpower.
The Minister for Science, Research and Innovation has advocated for an innovation led economy with a vision for the UK to be a global hub. There are a number of routes to achieve this ambition which currently revolve around increased core funding through UKRI, ARIA (supporting high-risk research), and investment in research clusters.
The recent REF exercise has shown that the UK research base is both broad and deep.
