Guardian: The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been saved from being dismantled after a climbdown from the universities and science minister, David Willetts, and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
The proposed merger with the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton would have irreparably damaged one of world’s leading centres for polar research, according to many critics.
“BAS is a national and international asset that delivers world-class environmental science, and this country’s…

Other Posts: