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Debt crisis threatens UK science

As Britain's researchers face fierce budget cuts, Nature finds out how labs are preparing for hard times.

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Brumfiel, G. Debt crisis threatens UK science. Nature 463, 410–411 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463410a

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