Science in Wales

摘要

Wales, known as a land of poets, artists, bards (and rugby), wants to be just as famous for its science. Benchmarking against the other parts of the United Kingdom-England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland-showed that although Wales has five percent of the U.K. population, it receives only about three percent of U.K. Research Council funding. Wales excels at attracting support for the arts, but could do better in science. This analysis prompted the government, in spring 2012, to release Science for Wales, a 60-page document with a five-year vision for Welsh science. The plan could support the Welsh economy by creating research jobs and businesses. A major goal is increasing the share of U.K. research funds to be proportional to the population by 2017.