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British Government Slashes Scientific Research

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-soup-for-you dept.

asobala writes "The British Government has slashed the funding of scientific Research Councils by £68 million. The Research Councils most affected by this include the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, which has been hit by a £29 million reduction in funding, and the Medical Research Council, which is seeing a £10.7 million reduction in funding. The response of the BBSRC biological research council announces that the council will have to cut 20 new grants and reduce expenditure on new equipment."

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  1. Ministry Funding by DevelopersDevelopers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, in Britain's defense, that money is much better used at its new recipient, the Ministry of Silly Walks. They've been in need of additional funding for quite some time now to compete with foreign, Silly Walking threats.

  2. Re:US rarely needed government investment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wasn't it AOL?

  3. Eurofighters by suffe · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess they needed four additional Eurofighters. Got to have 'em all! Or is that Pokemon? I always get the two confused.

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  4. Re:The squiggle currency... by Quietly_Confident · · Score: 2, Funny

    anything more than an hours drive for me turns into a swim.

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