In a time of great uncertainty for our country, we should turn to the past for inspiration and use our history and institutions as a platform to become the global centre of science, technology and education.
 Such a role will become increasingly important in the coming decades, as a whole range of advances – artificial intelligence, robotics, and genetic engineering to name just a few – radically change societies across the world.
 Crucially, this role is independent of size; we need not compete with the industrial might of China to teach their students physics, mathematics and computer science.
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7 billion over 4 years - which he had announced in the autumn statement last November.
 After consulting universities and industries on its industrial strategy, the Government pledged to focus funding research and manufacturing technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, offshore energy, nuclear power plants, and mining.
 £16 million will be used to develop a high-speed and next-generation 5G mobile network.
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