I think it is worrying if things have come to this and tweeted it On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Seth Clay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Interesting to note no outcry from the membership over this article Maybe > it is because too many are based in London as are the Institutions and care > little what happens beyond the M25. I wonder if the suggestion to close > the Science Museum and keep the other 3 organisations open would have > received so little comment.**** > > ** ** > > Seth Clay**** > > ** ** > > *From:* psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Sallie Robins > *Sent:* 03 June 2013 20:53 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [PSCI-COM] Reports that Manchester Museum of Science and > Industry under threat of closure**** > > ** ** > > Given previous discussions I thought others may be interested - just > picked this up on Facebook...although there is a distinct lack of clarity > in the piece on who the source of the information is as the quote from the > Science Museum says nothing specific about proposed closures ..**** > > ** ** > > > http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchesters-museum-science-industry-faces-4044896 > **** > > ** ** > > -- **** > > Sallie Robins**** > > Science publicist**** > > [log in to unmask]**** > > 07733 330344**** > > ** ** > > ABSW Science Writers' Awards <http://www.absw.org.uk> 2013 currently > being judged**** > > Science and Heritage Programme<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/silva/heritagescience> UCL, > London**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ********************************************************************** *** > * > > Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with > one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) **** > > • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set > psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the > list) • Subscribe here > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com **** > > Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and > JISCMail acceptable use policy > https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **** > > ************************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** > > Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with > one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) > > • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set > psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the > list) • Subscribe here > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com > > Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and > JISCMail acceptable use policy > https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print > > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • Subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **********************************************************************