Clare Paredes
@clareparedes.bsky.social
Runner, reader of thrillers + some serious books, writer, mum, English-Chilena. Fascinated layperson in the world of science. Institute of Physics comms.
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IOP President-elect Paul Howarth CBE warns of a "devastating blow to the foundations of physics" in the @financialtimes.com today following news of planned STFC cuts last week: www.ft.com/content/5732...
UK physicists raise alarm over planned funding cuts
Research chief tries to quell alarm as government reshapes science funding in effort to boost growth
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
IOP President-elect Paul Howarth CBE warns of a "devastating blow to the foundations of physics" in the @financialtimes.com today following news of planned STFC cuts last week: www.ft.com/content/5732...
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Sir Paul Nurse PRS writes in today's Times on cuts to UKRI funding: "If [discovery-driven science] is not properly supported, we lose the seed-corn of discovery research, harming subsequent science translation, societal improvement and economic growth." Read more(£): www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Times letters: Relevance of the Church in the 21st century
Sir, AN Wilson’s article (“More liturgy, fewer lectures please, archbishop”, Jan 31) is rather like the curate’s egg — good in parts
www.thetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Sir Paul Nurse PRS writes in today's Times on cuts to UKRI funding: "If [discovery-driven science] is not properly supported, we lose the seed-corn of discovery research, harming subsequent science translation, societal improvement and economic growth." Read more(£): www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
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"Physics isn't a luxury we can afford to throw away through confusion and cuts."
Following our response to STFC's funding reductions yesterday, it's great to see this news covered in @thetimes.com. (1/4)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Following our response to STFC's funding reductions yesterday, it's great to see this news covered in @thetimes.com. (1/4)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
UK’s science superpower hopes hit as Labour slashes physics funding
University funding for astronomy and physics research cut by almost a third as government seeks to concentrate budget on areas that prioritise economic growth
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"Physics isn't a luxury we can afford to throw away through confusion and cuts."
Following our response to STFC's funding reductions yesterday, it's great to see this news covered in @thetimes.com. (1/4)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Following our response to STFC's funding reductions yesterday, it's great to see this news covered in @thetimes.com. (1/4)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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We welcome the govt's recognition of science in today's #SpendingReview. But while £22.6bn/year for R&D is a positive step, we believe the UK still needs a strategic long-term plan for physical sciences to fully unlock the UK's potential in transformative technologies.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We welcome the govt's recognition of science in today's #SpendingReview. But while £22.6bn/year for R&D is a positive step, we believe the UK still needs a strategic long-term plan for physical sciences to fully unlock the UK's potential in transformative technologies.
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