Tag Archives: STFC

The STFC: what went wrong

Posted on 04/02/2010 by Jon Butterworth

There has been a great deal of speculation about how a major research funding body – the Science and Technology Funding Council – has lurched from one financial crisis to another. Yesterday in the evidence session of the Science and … Continue reading →

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Strategy and Responsiveness in Science

Posted on 19/01/2010 by Jon Butterworth

One strand in the disastrous history of the Science and Technology Facilities council (STFC) is a tension between “top-down” and “bottom-up” research funding. The science minister and the chair of STFC are currently reviewing the structures; this tension is something … Continue reading →

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UK (and/or EU) Research Grant Prioritisation Pro – Forma

Posted on 01/01/2010 by Jon Butterworth

I got onto a quango by mistake. Tell me why I should be bothered reading this technical crap? How will your research directly subsidise the UK/EU business community? How will your research covertly subsidise the UK/EU business community? How much … Continue reading →

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