Following the success (of a sort) of the Science is Vital campaign I have been co-organizing the last few weeks, I’m wondering what the response is in other countries. Specifically, are you pleased that the UK science budget has been ring-fenced, or are you (secretly, maybe) disappointed that we’re still competing with everyone else? In…
Although it was by far the most visible thing we did, the Science is Vital rally was never intended to be the only event. It was, more than anything, a publicity stunt designed to rally support and to send a message to the Treasury that we were serious. There was, as you might expect from…
A copy of ‘People & Science’, the publication of the British Science Association appeared on my desk this morning. (Aside: what is it with these people? Founded in 1831, they used to be known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science, or the BA, and set out to combat the perceived elitism of…
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