{"id":645,"date":"2007-10-22T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-22T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/epiphenom\/2007\/10\/science-and-discovery-centres-under-threat.html"},"modified":"2014-11-14T05:59:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T04:59:13","slug":"science-and-discovery-centres-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/epiphenom\/2007\/10\/science-and-discovery-centres-under.html","title":{"rendered":"Science and Discovery Centres Under Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Science and Discovery Centres, like the Science Museum in London and Techniquest in Cardif, have had a bit of a renaissance in recent years. The Millenium Commission gave big Lottery grants to 18 of them. But several have since fallen on hard times, with two closing and one (At-Bristol) recently made 45 staff redundant. Lord Sainsbury, the former Under Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, said of them that they:<\/p>\n

were funded simply with capital by the Millennium Commission, without any revenue streams being provided and on some projections for future revenues which were extremely optimistic, bordering on fantasy, I think, in many cases. As a result of that, there have been a number which simply could not survive. There are others which are on the borderline. Because we think that it would be a huge waste of public money if these centres were allowed to disappear, we have taken action to try and provide them with funding on a transitional basis to get them to a properly funded basis; but it is hard work, while they find other sources of finance<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now the Select Committee on Science and Technology<\/a> has come out in favour of long-term government support, if independent evidence can confirm that they confirm that they make a positive contribution to science education, the promotion of science-related careers and also public engagement.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping that they are succesful in convincing the government to change heart!<\/p>\n

To find a local science centre, check out: http:\/\/www.ecsite-uk.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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