Category Archives: Science Policy

The Higgs will be open access

Posted on 01/09/2011 by Jon Butterworth

George Monbiot is right, but how did particle physics escape? At the Guardian. I read George Monbiot’s piece on the high social, intellectual and financial cost of the academic publishing business with a familiar sense of outrage, shared in most of the follow … Continue reading →

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From Higgs Hunters to Job Seekers

Posted on 16/03/2011 by Jon Butterworth

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee are currently looking into Astronomy and Particle Physics in the UK. At The Guardian.

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Delivery Plan

Posted on 12/12/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Posted on The Guardian 23/12/2010.

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Colliding Particles: Episode 7

Posted on 27/11/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Featuring amongst others Nicolas Sarkozy, Fabiola Gianotti, Colin Blakemore at “Science is Vital”, Adam’s PhD viva and a big fountain. And what exactly the big deal is about nanotechnology.

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