Telescopes and space missions News Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit Construction of the $1.4bn TMT set for delays, as opposition hardens Read article: Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews The great high-energy write-off A forensically detailed analysis of what went wrong with the Superconducting Super Collider impresses reviewer Andrew Robinson Read article: The great high-energy write-off
Policy and funding News UK science funding protected from cuts £4.7bn science budget will increase with inflation until 2020 Read article: UK science funding protected from cuts
Telescopes and space missions News Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits Robert Kerr resigns following clash over funding historic facility in Puerto Rico Read article: Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Cooking Bacon Has Francis Bacon been unfairly vilified, asks Robert P Crease Read article: Cooking Bacon
Policy and funding Video Scotland’s photonics cluster Academia–industry partnerships at the University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre Read article: Scotland’s photonics cluster
Publishing News Leading universities form funding ‘clique’ Study finds that institutions occupy "brokerage positions" Read article: Leading universities form funding ‘clique’
Telescopes and space missions News European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments Agreements signed for E-ELT's phase 1 instruments with the UK, France, Germany and other European states Read article: European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Individual recognition Sahal Yacoob describes how a "target culture" can cause problems when applied to academia Read article: Individual recognition
Policy and funding Interview Enrique Cabrero Mendoza: Mexico’s vision for science and technology An exclusive interview with Enrique Cabrero Mendoza, director of Mexico's National Council for Science and Technology, about the country’s political priorities Read article: Enrique Cabrero Mendoza: Mexico’s vision for science and technology
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