Research in the UK is under threat from people who do not understand the point of science, says Robert M. May
WHAT is the point of science? Most researchers would probably say it is to increase our understanding of the world, though they would also be the first to point to the amazing extent to which life and health have been enriched by their curiosity. Understandably, many politicians have a more cold-eyed, practical view: research is done to make money.
Such differing views create tensions between governments and scientists, tensions that have been thrown into sharp relief in the past…
