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Published online 8 July 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.941

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Spending plan appeases UK physicists

Uneasy truce struck after re-arrangement of limited funds.

Geoff Brumfiel

"It's good to see so many friends here, and as for the rest of you, I hope you left your weapons at the front desk." With those ominous words, Richard Wade, the chief operating officer of the United Kingdom's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), opened the first public meeting to discuss the plan published on Thursday 3 July for dealing with a large hole in the UK physics budget.

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