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Petition · past parliament

Protect the funding for STEM subjects/research in the UK.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

One major concern I have with leaving (having voted to leave myself) is the lack of protection that STEM and academia may receive in the future. I believe that our world-leading academia is a strategic and essential sector within the UK: will it be protected?

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Commit to close the funding gap in UK science research left by leaving the EU

Timeline

24 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.