Dear Colleagues, The individual budgets for the seven UK Research Councils over the 2011/12-2014/15 spending review period were announced December 20 by David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science. Information can be found online at: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/news/2010news/Pages/101220.aspx The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Delivery Plan 20111/12 - 2014/15 can be found online at: http://www.stfc.ac.uk/resources/pdf/DP2011-15.pdf The Independent has an article on the details of the impact of this budget on science at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/capital-spending-on-science-cut-by-40-2165290.html Sincerely, Norman Graf