Read article 'ICFA calls for stability in science funding'
The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) has issued a statement on the need for continuous and stable funding for large international science projects, such as the proposed Internati...
Read article 'Why particle physics needs stability'
A premature end to SLAC's B-factory, a stop to UK investment in the International Linear Collider (ILC) project and more than 300 lay-offs at Fermilab and SLAC – 2007 ended on a bad note.
Read article 'Particle physics in the UK is facing a severe funding crisis'
The UK increased an additional £1200 m in the budget for science but this leads to a deficit of £80 in particle physics.
Read article 'UK and US announce budget bombshells for particle physics'
Within one week in December 2007, particle physicists in the UK and the US received unexpectedly bad budget news, which rocked the two communities.
Read article 'DESY laboratory forms new research links with Russia'
DESY and three Russian institutes will work together to resolve current questions in particle physics.
Read article 'Europe’s astroparticle physicists publish roadmap to the stars'
The Astroparticle Physics European Coordination (ApPEC) consortium and the AStroParticle European Research Area (ASPERA) network have together published a roadmap giving an overview of the status and ...
Read article 'NSF selects Homestake for deep lab site'
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected a proposal to produce a technical design for a deep underground science and engineering laboratory (DUSEL) at the former Homestake gold mine near ...
Read article 'German particle physics gets funding boost'
Physicists in Germany will soon be able to strengthen their role in the international quest to understand the fundamental laws of nature.
Read article '…and Council approves additional resources'
In another major development, Council approved a programme of additional activities together with the associated budget resources.
Read article 'Canada looks to future of subatomic physics'
A recent review by the Canadian subatomic-physics community has identified the main priorites for the coming years for research in nuclear and particle physics in Canada.
