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The Royal Society
Alternative Published Date
May 2018
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Fact sheet
Fast Facts
This document provides an insight into the current research and innovation landscape in Scotland to inform discussions over how people across Scotland can have the opportunity to contribute to and share the benefits of R&D investment in the UK
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- With 8.2% of UK populaton, 7% of R&D is spent in Scotland.
- In Scotland 46% of R&D is performed in Higher Education; in England 67% is performed in Business.
- Almost all R&D is done in the central belt and the North East of Scotland
- Scottish Businesses and Universities employed over 27,100 researchers in 2016
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