Persuade the government to increase the 2015-16 science budget in June – we only have a few weeks to make a difference!
We urge the Government to unfreeze the science budget and increase its research and development spend in 2015-16. Further, to demonstrate its vision that science is vital for the UK, we ask the Government to set itself the long-term target of raising R&D spending to at least 0.8% of GDP – the G8 average.
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These top scientists endorse our campaign:
| Dr Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, KBE FRS | Professor Anne Dell, CBE FRS |
| Professor Sir Martin Evans, Nobel Laureate, FRS | Professor Dame Kay Davies, CBE FRS FMedSci FRCPath HonFRCP |
| Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate, KBE FRS | Professor Brian Cox, OBE RSURF |
| Professor Sir John Gurdon, Nobel Laureate, KBE FRS | Professor Eleanor Dodson, FRS |
| Professor Sir Tim Hunt, Nobel laureate, KBE FRS | Professor Jeff Errington, FRS FmedSci |
| Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel laureate, KBE FRS, HonFRSC | Professor Phil Evans, FRS |
| Professor Sir John Walker, Nobel laureate, KBE FRS | Dr Matthew Freeman, FRS |
| Professor Stephen Hawking, CH CBE FRS FRSA | Professor Dame Athene Donald, DBE FRS |
| Professor Uta Frith, FRS FBA FMedSci | Professor Chris Frith, FRS FMedSci FBA |
| Professor Sir Roy Anderson, KBE FRS FMedSci | Professor Sir Timothy Gowers, FRS |
| Professor Jim Al-Khalili, OBE | Professor Peter Lawrence, FRS |
| Professor Alan Ashworth, FRS | Professor Xin Lu, FRCPath |
| Professor France Ashcroft, FRS | Professor Richard Morris, CBE FRS |
| Professor Alan Baddeley | Professor Mark Miodownik |
| Professor David Barford, FRS | Professor Dame Linda Partridge, DBE FRS |
| Professor Sir David Baulcombe, KBE FRS | Professor Laurence Pearl, FRS |
| Professor Colin Blakemore, FRS FmedSci HonFSB HonFRCP | Professor Jordan Raff |
| Professor Dorothy Bishop, FBA FMedSci | Professor Martin Raff, FRS FMedSci |
| Professor Sir John Burn, KBE FMedSci | Professor Martin Rees, OM FRS |
| Professor Jon Butterworth | Professor Trevor Robbins, FRS |
| Professor Iain Campbell, FRS | Professor Liz Robertson, FRS |
| Professor Nicky Clayton, FRS | Professor Dame Carol Robinson, DBE FRS |
| Professor John Collinge, CBE FRS FRCP | Professor Helen Saibil, FRS FMedSci |
| Professor David Colquhoun, FRS | Dr Simon Singh, OBE |
| Professor Dame Janet Thornton, DBE FRS | Professor Geoffrey Smith, FRS FmedSci FSB |
| Professor Brian Spratt, CBE FRS FMedSci | Professor Gabriel Waksman, FRS FMedSci |
| Professor David Stuart, FRS |
We are grateful for the support of the following organizations:
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