Petition Enshrine the UKRI's long-term mission and Haldane principle in Royal Charter

The Higher Education and Research Bill 2016 will dissolve UK Research Councils' Royal Charters and form a super-council, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), to act strategically across disciplines. The UKRI must aim to fund research for the UK's long-term good, at arm's length from day-to-day politics.

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Higher Education and Research Bill 2016 [Bill No 004 of 2016-17]

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Date closed 30 April 2017
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