As the Government outlines action required to strengthen the UK's troubled economy, the Institute of Physics (IOP) seeks assurance that the Government will keep science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM) at the heart of the recovery.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has reportedly promised to protect spending on research, innovation, business and enterprise, and student numbers in higher education. However, IOP is disappointed that fewer opportunities for new science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM) students will be opening up now that the scope of the University Modernisation Fund has been diminished.
According to Dr Robert Kirby-Harris, chief executive at IOP, the Government needs to keep its focus on improving the uptake of STEM subjects at university and the creation of a business environment conducive to the growth of high technology businesses.
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of more than 36 000 and is a leading communicator of physics-related science to all audiences, from specialists through to government and the general public. Its publishing company, IOP Publishing, claims to be a world leader in scientific publishing and the electronic dissemination of physics.
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