A freeze in science funding equates to a real terms cut of 8.9% over three years.

(But, again, this is not so very different with what's happening to science funding.)

If so how does he reconcile this with the recent cuts in science funding reported by Newsnight.

During the period where science funding was growing rapidly, this sometimes forced researchers to make judgment calls on what they could afford to save.

The president also discussed education, foreign relations, science funding, development, space travel and the Internet.

The book is about the political relationships which affect science funding.

The traditional patterns of science funding have failed to help.

"It's the kind of tragedy that's going to hurt science funding for years."

Step 1 was to determine who is supported by science funding.

Topics include current affairs, science funding, business, scientific ethics and research breakthroughs.