Lack of maths funding will hinder UK ’s scientific progress | Letter

Maths is the bedrock of all the sciences, but promised funding is yet to be delivered, writesProf Ulrike TillmannThe aim of making the UK a “science superpower” is welcome, but the deficiencies in the government’s strategy highlighted in a Lords report are only the start (‘Science superpower’ plan risks making UK bureaucracy superpower, says peer, 4 August).Lord Krebs compared the amount of bureaucracy involved to “setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together”. However, the report barely mentions mathematics, the bedrock of all the sciences. Without a greater focus on the mathematical sciences, the nation is in danger of setting off on a marathon without any footwear.Continue reading...
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