Science fuels economic gains: don't let the UK fall behind

On the eve of the summer budget, a new campaign seeks to remind the government that science has a huge role to play in boosting the UK economy

“I believe that science is the engine of prosperity,” renowned physicist and author Dr Michio Kaku once remarked .

This certainly rings true in many countries worldwide, none more so than the UK, where scientific research has a huge role to play both in economic growth and job creation. The statistics don’t lie, either. As a small island that represents just 0.9% of the global population, but accounts for 15.9% of the world’s most cited scientific research articles, the UK most certainly punches above its weight.