Signals are grim for Jodrell Bank Observatory after UK science funding decision

Jodrell Bank Observatory faces an uncertain future after UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) pulled funding. The UK's Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics (PPAN) science budget is decreasing by 2.7 percent over four years, which, coupled with increasing costs, means cuts seem inevitable, and the venerable Jodrell Bank could be on the chopping block. Professor Michele Dougherty, Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, said the situation required "some tough, but