Drayson maps out new arrangements for SciTech Council

The science minister, Lord Drayson, has outlined new arrangements for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), which it’s hoped will allow the Council to plan with greater predictability and provide its community with more stability.  Two of the primary arrangements include better management of pressures arising from international subscriptions (such as CERN), and longer-term planning and budgeting for large domestic facilities (such as Diamond). Such measures, it’s claimed, will address the two main sources of uncertainty STFC faces.

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