#UKsciencefundingcrisis MRC,BBSRC,EPSRC paused researcher-led grants until Spring. This means no funds in 2026 as evaluation takes 6-9 months. Projects halted, staff, knowledge loss. We need to challenge this and the lack of info and clarity. #ScienceisVital #academicSky
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I think it doesn't have to be just higher ranking academics, this needs to be from the whole Life Sciences scientific community. #ScienceisVital Time to regroup @jennyrohn.bsky.social @scurry.bsky.social @statto.bsky.social ?
For anyone with current grants under review at #MRC, this is what's happening, according to Research Professional:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
We are facing a major
#UKsciencefundingcrisis but no outcry, no news. As we said in 2010, #ScienceIsVital, we need to do something!
As the poster points out, what will the 🇺🇸 do when once eradicated diseases start making a come back and there won’t be a warning because CDC’s scientists and researchers are not allowed to do their jobs 🤔❓RoW won’t stop believing #ScienceIsVital so…
How does this action align with the Mars quest🤔❓The cognitive dissonance from this kakistocracy of a 🇺🇸 administration is akin to enduring whiplash
#ScienceIsVital
Newton’s Third Law, “For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction” - #ActionReaction
RT @stephenemoss: The entire Potter film series has grossed £4bn, about the same as anti-cancer drug #Avastin in 2010 alone. #scienceisvital
Apparently if you surrender your uranium, you get a cool new research centre. http://bit.ly/f2ohGj Er, #scienceisvital?
@Myrmecos @gimpyblog Demonstrating "coolness" isn't the way to stop them doing that. #ScienceisVital is.
Lessons that the student demos could have learned from #scienceisvital RT @thepermanator http://bit.ly/9Zbwxv @jennyrohn @drevanharris
Zaragoza University teaches homeopathy. It's a public university. Great. Composing angry letter... #fb #scienceisvital
my MP Anas Sarwar (Lab for Glasgow Central) fully intends to sign EDM 767 #scienceisvital
I salute you all. RT @sciencecampaign The #scienceisvital petition arrives at Number 10! http://flic.kr/p/8K17PL
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Support #scienceisvital, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - http://twibbon.com/join/scienceisvital
Just asked Anas Sarwar (labour MP) to sign up to the 'Science is Vital' Early Day Motion http://is.gd/fVr3G Hope he does. #scienceisvital
RT @ProfBrianCox: A £1 BILLION CUT IN SCIENCE WILL COST UK ECONOMY UP TO £10 BILLION, says GOVERNMENTS own report !! #scienceisvital
first thing on news this morn: Oct 20 is only 10 days away. gulp. #scienceisvital
a pretty good reason: RT @JackHAUttley: #scienceisvital because it proves religion wrong.
RT @NickDoody: Upcoming science cuts so severe that people from the future don't have technology to come back and warn us. #scienceisvital
shocking RT @simon_frantz Bonuses paid out 2 UK banking sector in 2009/10=£7bn. Total UK Science budget 4 same year=£3.2bn #scienceisvital
1% of the UK population consists of scientists but WE account for 14% of the world's scientific publications! #iheartscience #scienceisvital
the UK spends less money on science than any EU country bar italy #scienceisvital #iheartscience
Heh, think I just saw bloke who did @SeeFurtherFest's tweets in this pub. Took me a minute to work out why I recognised him! #scienceisvital
Old Shades pub on Whitehall's rammed w/science geeks. Bar staff likely somewhat confused by all the labcoats & geek t-shirts #scienceisvital
#ScienceIsVital petition is delivered to @number10gov nxt week. sign today http://scienceisvital.org.uk/ pls RT
http://twitpic.com/2w13en - Haha, @flimsin and some random bloke are comparing their inflatable globes! #scienceisvital #geeksareexcellent
#scienceisvital braindrain is not just international migration of minds, it's also a product/sign of what society identifies as value
Oh, #scienceisvital is trending worldwide? So presumably it'll soon be swamped with free iPad and porn spam #computersciencecanbeusedforevil
