Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian Iddon (Labour), on Wednesday, 9 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 69 members in total.

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CLOSURE OF UK UNIVERSITY SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS

That this House congratulates the Government on the publication of Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014; notes that the costs of maintaining university science departments far exceed inflation; further notes that the higher education funding councils have changed their funding formula to the detriment of the chemical and physical sciences; believes that the drop in grant aid from a 5 to 4-star department, rated by the research assessment exercise, is too steep; views with concern that, despite increased university funding, science departments continue to close; and recommends that the Government carry out a review of these closures and attempts to measure the impact of them on the United Kingdom's long-term economic performance.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

718 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Closures Finance Universities Science

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk