These sorts of announcements have become the norm over the past couple years, and I expect them to only continue. :(

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...