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Government ‘laid foundations’ for physics funding crisis
Thursday, 2nd October 2008. Press Release
Responding to the publication of the Research Councils UK
Review of UK Physics, Shadow Science and Innovation Minister
Adam Afriyie said:
“It now seems
certain that the Government laid the foundations for the
physics funding crisis during its botched creation of the
STFC.
“The science
minister must now accept the call to make a statement on the
Haldane Principle if he is to redeem his department’s
tarnished reputation.
“We are
excited about the future of UK physics and UK science and it
is a great shame that the Government has brought the
excellent work of UK researchers to the headlines in such a
negative way.”
ENDS
Notes to Editors:
1.
The RCUK review of physics is published here:
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/review/physics/default.htm.
2.
The review panel noted that the Government deliberately
created a reduced STFC Council, and that structure ‘has
not best served the community’ (p. 55).
3.
DIUS accepted the review panel’s recommendation to expand
the panel’s membership in the response published with RCUK.
The response is also published here:
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/review/physics/default.htm.
Contact Details:
Telephone: 020 7219 8023
Email:
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