British Government Slashes Scientific Research

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday February 26, 2007 @10:49AM 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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Re:The squiggle currency... by serutan · 2007-02-26 14:29 · Score: 0, Redundant

It seems ludicrous to think of $133 million as a big deal at the national level, but it reminds me of the charming British view that anything more than about an hour's drive away is an overnight trip.