Recent data on the comparative scientific performance of different nations suggest that the decline in British basic science apparent during the 1970s began to level off at the start of the 1980s. However, rather than heralding the beginning of a revival, the evidence suggests that this is merely a temporary halt to the long-term slide.
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Irvine, J., Martin, B., Peacock, T. et al. Charting the decline in British science. Nature 316, 587–590 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/316587a0
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