The Higgs boson aside, Britain is still failing its scientific community
The PM’s claims to have preserved Britain’s science budget are inadequate: we continue to underfund and neglect researchers, squandering our economic advantage.
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Wrong again: The Daily Mail claim wind farms change the weather
Reuben Balfour-Brown, a researcher at the Institute for Public Policy Research, fact checks the latest Daily Mail dodgy science on wind farms changing the weather.
More evidence of impact of Osborne’s savage research and development cuts
There was yet more evidence of the impact of George Osborne’s short-sighted cuts to science and research and development today, reports Shamik Das.
IFS questions Osborne’s “short sighted” failure to invest in science and skills
The Institute for Fiscal Studies today urged the government to invest rapidly in skills and science, to avoid falling further behind rising economies like China.
Budget 2011: More proof we aren’t “all in this together”
Today the chancellor made it quite clear, for anyone still unsure, that we are not ‘all in this together’ as he announced even bigger tax breaks for business than already planned.
Denham warns science funding freeze will push UK further behind competitors
Short term funding of scientific research will push Britain further behind world leaders, shadow business secretary John Denham has warned.
UK’s “disappointing” R&D spending under fire from EU research chief
The European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science today warned ministers Britain risked losing its place as a world-leader in research and development.
Freezing of science budget could hit UK’s global reputation
The freezing of the £4.6 billion budget for scientific research could mean a cut of 8.9 per cent in real terms – though it could have been a lot worse, “it’s not as bad as we were expecting” being the common refrain among scientists at a Young Fabians policy network event this week on the impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review in on research and development and science.
Increased science funding would help reduce the deficit
British universities are in trouble. Lord Browne today proposes a huge cut in the Hefce budget, while the govt. plans to cut funding for scientific research.
BIS experiment dismisses internationally excellent research
David Willetts, minister of science, yesterday confirmed on the Today programme that the science budget will be cut. Although I don’t agree with this policy, I was not surprised. The decision has been widely trailed, with most university departments quietly bracing themselves for this outcome.