Archive for January, 2008

Another DIUSS select committee hearing announced

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

SCIENCE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS 9.30am Wednesday 20 February 2008 Evidence will be heard from: Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills: Ian Pearson MP, Minister for Science and Innovation; and Professor Sir Keith O'Nions, Director General, Science and Innovation.

DEATH of Big Physics - New Statesman

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A fantastic article in the New Statesman.

BBC - Space Weather Science Rues Cuts

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

BBC News have a piece about how cuts are affecting the Solar Terrestrial Physics community.

Pay Up - Guardian, 29th Jan

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

An article exploring the issue of Full Economic Costing of research grants.

IUS Select Committee Renames Itself - Now Innovation, Universities, SCIENCE & Skills!

Monday, January 28th, 2008

See here. It's heartening to know that our elected representatives value SCIENCE and are prepared to say it!

DIUS Select Committee Transcript Released

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Can be found here. The committee will visit RAL on 31st January.

Gemini Withdrawal - £7M penalty fee payable - 26th Jan

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Links from the Astronomy campaign on the fallout from the Gemini withdrawal decision 26 Jan 08 Skies dim for British astronomers - BBC News item on withdrawal - and comment - by Prof Paul Crowther 25 Jan 08 ...

University of Liverpool - Discussions ongoing over science funding

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Discussions ongoing over science funding.

IOP - 24th Jan 2008

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Institute reaction to funding council crisis

Government must back researchers, not technology parks - 25 Jan

Friday, January 25th, 2008

An extremely relevant commentary from Electronics Weekly can be found here. "the UK will end up with the finest facilities for science in the world… but empty of scientists."