Archive for March, 2008
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
STFC is currently advertising for the post of Finance Director. Salary ~£90k! Must be able to ..."excel in diplomatic and shrewd negotiation, and in evaluating complex financial issues." ... like sorting out the mess the current leadership has got into!!!
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Under questioning from Mike Hall (Lab - Weaver Vale) and Helen Southworth (Lab - Warrington South), the Minister for Science, Ian Pearson, explained the Governments plans to develop Daresbury and highlighted the lab's leading role in the New Light Source project. He also stated that he would be visiting the ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
The Prime Minister has stated his commitment to Daresbury in answer to a question by Helen Southworth (Lab - Warrington South).
But will STFC management show a similar commitment?
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
£130-million cut to grants hits UK physical scientists
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Freedom of information act request to DIUS by Prof Ken Peach on correspondence between STFC and DIUS regarding CSR07 - so far refused.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Announcement of launch of NLS project. It is VITAL that Daresbury be named as the site where it is to be constructed. Daresbury is the only place that possesses the skills required and has proved itself many times over. Daresbury has the only synchrotron source in the world to have ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
In this article in the Times it is suggested that STFC's peer review committees are "voting for their own pet projects" when deciding funding priorities.
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Arctic spectacle may remain mystery on Sky News, including report from Svalbard and interview with Lisa Baddeley and Dr Jim Wild. See full story at youtube including interviews with Prof Alan Alyward and Prof John Womersley. See also Northern Lights Science 'May ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Professor Sir Bernard Lovell condemns 'disastrous' plan to close Jodrell Bank in the Times plus Closing Jodrell Bank for the sake of 4p a head letters including Prof Ken Pounds
For 50 years, it has watched the stars. Now, to plug ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
An article in the Daily Mail
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