$260-million cut to grants hits UK physical scientists
Nature: UK physicists, received more bad news this week when the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced a 15% cut worth $260 million (£130 million) money awarded as research grants.
"It is unclear what the impact will be on EPSRC's future ability to fund computing research," says Steve Furber of the British Computer Society. "The government seems to be signalling to potential science applicants that computing research is not accorded a high priority."
The EPSRC scale-back is expected to lead to job losses,and comes after the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council announced funding cuts of around £80 million and a 25% reduction in grant money.
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