Universities receive boost from treasury to encourage private sector following last year's fund cuts

摘要

Science and engineering undergraduate courses could take a slice of the cash pledged for the "investment in major new university research facilities", Chancellor George Osborne said in his Budget speech. Attempting to make universities more commercially competitive, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts said the money could leverage upwards of ￡200 million of additional private funding to help "stimulate innovation and secure our high-tech future".