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No cash rescue for UK physics funding crisis

Guardian Unlimited: The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) will not receive any funding to plug the £80m shortfall in its budget over the next three years, research council chiefs have confirmed.

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I think cuts in physics will be disastrous to the reputation of physics internationally. The whole physics community is deeply worried but this £80m shortfall and that's why some students are organising petition awareness day on the 15th of February to promote the petition to save physics from this crisis.

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