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Nature 427, 768 (26 February 2004) | doi:10.1038/427768b

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Closure threat propels astronomers to institute's aid

Quirin Schiermeier

Top astronomers are protesting that a proposal to close the Astronomical Institute at the University of Basle in Switzerland ignores the institute's strong track record in research.The university's governing council recommended on 22 January that the department, along with the university's institutes of geology and Slavic studies, should close by 2008.