Liz Truss has been urged to make education and research a priority after being confirmed as the UK’s next prime minister.
Ms Truss, currently the foreign secretary, beat former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to be the new leader of the Conservative Party, securing about 57 per cent of valid votes. She will replace Boris Johnson in No 10 on 6 September.
Despite pitching herself as an “education prime minister” during the course of the campaign, Ms Truss has had little to say about universities and research.
