Ongoing shortcomings at the UK’s largest public funder of research and innovation (R&I) projects threaten to undermine the UK’s position as a “global leader” in supporting the development of new knowledge, a senior MP has warned.
An assessment by the National Audit Office (NAO) of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body established in 2018, found concerns about fraud protection and its ability to maximise value for money from its funding.
