Almost a year after publishing its Universities and Scotland report, the Scottish Affairs Committee has received the UK Government’s response - with complaints over pertinent questions left unanswered and solutions to enhance the Scottish sector rejected.
Specifically, Westminster rejected the committee’s recommendation that Scottish institutions should have a greater representation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), including a seat on the UKRI board.
The committee believes this would have been a “quick win” to get the voice of Scottish academia reflected in the UK’s main research and development agency.
