Title : Prospect science briefing: impact of funding cuts

British science has taken three sucker punches since July 2006. In February 2007, £68m was taken away from the research councils – money that had been ring-fenced for science. In October 2006, far-reaching changes were announced to the criteria for eligibility for research council funding. And in July 2006, all Defra's agencies and public bodies were instructed to make in-year cuts to their budgets. This briefing looks at the impact of all these cuts.