Regional Investment, European Funding and Defining Value: The Future Challenges for Research
…to reaching the target of spending 2.4 per cent of GDP on R&D. This should combine commitments to both excellence and fair distribution. Those of us championing a place-based agenda need to find new arguments to navigate these complex issues, while avoiding simplistic interpretations such as the north-south divide and cities vs towns. These ignore the poverty in parts of London and the southwest and the affluence of some towns. The other divide in…