Policy and funding News Critics deride US administration’s ‘golden age of science’ report The document comes as the administration looks to cut the science budget for 2027 Read article: Critics deride US administration’s ‘golden age of science’ report
Policy and funding News Future of UK physics threatened by ‘ruinous’ funding cuts, says Institute of Physics The cuts at UK Research and Innovation have resulted in the cancellation of several significant international projects Read article: Future of UK physics threatened by ‘ruinous’ funding cuts, says Institute of Physics
People Blog Letter from Argentina: ‘an empty desk and an idle electron microscope signal the erosion of the country’s science’ Faramarz S Gard laments the decline of Argentine science Read article: Letter from Argentina: ‘an empty desk and an idle electron microscope signal the erosion of the country’s science’
Policy and funding News National Science Foundation’s X-Labs initiative draws fire as ‘terrible idea’ Criticism comes from former presidential science adviser and NSF director Neal Lane Read article: National Science Foundation’s X-Labs initiative draws fire as ‘terrible idea’
Policy and funding Podcasts Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest Read article: Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics
Policy and funding News Nottingham physics redundancies ‘an act of academic sabotage’, warn scientists University plans to cut almost 30% staff in the physics department Read article: Nottingham physics redundancies ‘an act of academic sabotage’, warn scientists
Earth sciences Blog The coming hurricane: early-career physicists and the crisis in American science Parallel sessions at the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit reveal a stark divide Read article: The coming hurricane: early-career physicists and the crisis in American science
Policy and funding Blog Love, Tito’s: vodka maker funds physics research Texas distiller has donated tens of millions of dollars to scientific research Read article: Love, Tito’s: vodka maker funds physics research
Policy and funding News UK physics leaders express ‘deep concern’ over funding cuts in letter to science minister Patrick Vallance Heads of almost 60 physics departments sign letter saying UK funding cuts are causing “reputational risk” Read article: UK physics leaders express ‘deep concern’ over funding cuts in letter to science minister Patrick Vallance
Policy and funding Podcasts LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut LHCb spokesperson-elect Tim Gershon is our podcast guest Read article: LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut
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