Science funding cuts will harm Britain’s global standing | Letters
There are additional reasons why this decision is so shortsighted. Modern astronomy is no longer simply physics. It brings together physics, chemistry, biology and computing to understand how the universe evolved and where we came from.
- ▪There are additional reasons why this decision is so shortsighted.
- ▪Modern astronomy is no longer simply physics.
- ▪It brings together physics, chemistry, biology and computing to understand how the universe evolved and where we came from.
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An exhibition space inside Cern, Geneva. ‘Withdrawing previously secured funding has shocked international partners.’ Photograph: Stefan PangritzView image in fullscreenAn exhibition space inside Cern, Geneva. ‘Withdrawing previously secured funding has shocked international partners.’ Photograph: Stefan PangritzScience policyLettersScience funding cuts will harm Britain’s global standing Readers respond to an editorial about the threat to research funding, including plans to close the Jodrell Bank ObservatoryMon 3 Aug 2026 11.28 EDTLast modified on Mon 3 Aug 2026 11.30 EDTShareYour editorial rightly criticises the decision to cease funding the Lovell telescope from March 2028 (The Guardian view on the Lovell telescope: budget cuts to physics are bad science and worse politics, 31 July).
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