UK science funder STFC bracing for headcount cuts 'probably in the hundreds'
Space_Mog · x · 2026-10-14
- The UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) could see headcount reductions "probably in the hundreds," per the report.
- STFC funds and operates the UK's major research facilities, so cuts at this scale signal significant pressure on UK public research infrastructure.
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