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I would like to make you aware of an open letter addressed to the UK’s Research and Innovation CEO and the Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council. These organisations are responsible for the funding of ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. </div>
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Recently, it was announced that the STFC will face significant budget cuts. This letter makes the case for continued strong support for the UK's central research facilities, including the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. </div>
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Please feel free to read the letter, which is linked here: <a href="https://stfc-open-letter.co.uk" data-outlook-id="603053d4-2dd5-4a78-9621-c6943e1b8607">
https://stfc-open-letter.co.uk</a> (we have heard about some issues accessing the letter from certain University networks; if you cannot access it, please try on a mobile phone). </div>
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<span style="text-transform: none;">To maximise the impact of the letter, we are aiming to gather as many signatories as possible from across the UK community. Therefore, if you are a
</span>user<span style="text-transform: none;"> of UK-funded facilities or have collaborations within UK-based research programmes that rely on these facilities, we would be grateful if you would consider signing and sharing this letter widely.</span></div>
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We'll send the letter on 2 April, so please act quickly. </div>
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If you would like more context, I wrote a blog article on the subject a few weeks ago (<a href="https://mccluskey.scot/2026/03/09/the-hidden-cost-of-stfc-cuts.html" data-outlook-id="1badfbd9-93a4-4267-9230-4d019e265784">https://mccluskey.scot/2026/03/09/the-hidden-cost-of-stfc-cuts.html</a>). </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Thanks</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Andrew</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b>Andrew R. McCluskey </b>(he/him)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Senior Lecturer, School of Chemistry</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: none;">Interim Programme Director, PGT Scientific Computing with Data Science</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Topic Editor – Journal of Open Source Education</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Treasurer of Neutron Scattering Group</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">School of Chemistry (N221)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">University of Bristol</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Bristol BS8 1TS</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Web: </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://scams-research.github.io/" data-outlook-id="2b018291-8e1b-49c4-b052-5788dc9c3ac5" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">scams-research.github.io</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><i>Due to personal reasons, I may have unusual working hours.</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><i>I would never expect a reply outside of your own working hours.</i></span></p>
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