December 28th, 2007
Why we should support astronomy
Posted by
chrislintott in
Funding
Sadly, my laptop is out of commission, so now review of 2007 just yet. But in the meantime, you should all read Steve Eales’ article on why we should fund astronomy, as published in this month’s Prospect. He ends by arguing that the correct level of funding is one which sees the number of foreign scientists working in the UK increasing. I’m not sure this is quite right - that just ensures things are better here than elsewhere - but it’s an interesting thought. I wonder how to calculate if this is currently the case or not?
