Brian Cox says physics faces ‘unquantifiable’ threat under punishing funding cutsPemotongan Dana UK: Fizik Berdepan Ancaman Tak Terukur
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Senior British scientists have cautioned that particle physics in the United Kingdom confronts an existential crisis following devastating budget cuts to university research funding.
Ahli sains kanan Britain telah memberi amaran bahawa fizik zarah di United Kingdom sedang menghadapi krisis kewujudan berikutan pemotongan bajet yang memusnahkan terhadap pembiayaan penyelidikan universiti.
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Professor Brian Cox, a prominent physicist at the University of Manchester, argued that the reductions effectively amounted to the destruction of the country's scientific future.
Profesor Brian Cox, seorang ahli fizik terkemuka di Universiti Manchester, berhujah bahawa pengurangan tersebut secara berkesan menyamai kemusnahan masa depan saintifik negara itu.
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The warning came after universities learned that grants for theoretical particle physics from 2026 to 2030 had been slashed by nearly seventy percent.
Amaran itu muncul selepas universiti mendapat tahu bahawa geran untuk fizik zarah teori dari 2026 hingga 2030 telah dikurangkan hampir tujuh puluh peratus.
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British physicists have shaped humanity's understanding of the universe for over a century, making groundbreaking contributions to fields ranging from quantum mechanics to cosmology.
Selama lebih daripada satu abad, ahli fizik British telah membentuk pemahaman manusia tentang alam semesta, memberikan sumbangan terobosan dalam bidang yang merangkumi mekanik kuantum hingga kosmologi.
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Were these cuts to proceed unchecked, fewer than twenty postdoctoral researchers per year would remain active in particle theory nationwide.
Jika pemotongan ini diteruskan tanpa kawalan, kurang daripada dua puluh penyelidik pascadoktoral setahun akan kekal aktif dalam teori zarah di seluruh negara.
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One senior physicist at a prestigious institution emphasized that some university physics departments were likely to close altogether as a direct consequence.
Seorang ahli fizik kanan di sebuah institusi berprestij menekankan bahawa beberapa jabatan fizik universiti berkemungkinan akan ditutup sepenuhnya sebagai kesan langsung.
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The University of Manchester, where Ernest Rutherford discovered the proton and proposed the existence of the neutron, has been hit particularly hard.
Universiti Manchester — tempat Ernest Rutherford menemui proton dan mencadangkan kewujudan neutron — telah terjejas dengan sangat teruk.
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Its particle theory grants have reportedly been slashed by as much as ninety percent.
Geran teori zarah universiti itu dilaporkan telah dikurangkan sebanyak sembilan puluh peratus.
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Not only does this undermine a historic institution, but it also jeopardizes decades of accumulated expertise in fundamental research.
Ini bukan sahaja melemahkan institusi bersejarah, malah turut membahayakan kepakaran yang terkumpul selama berdekad-dekad dalam penyelidikan asas.
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Cox characterized the broader impact as unquantifiable, noting that theoretical physics underpins practical advances in quantum computing and medical imaging.
Cox menyifatkan impak yang lebih luas sebagai tidak dapat diukur, sambil menyatakan bahawa fizik teori mendasari kemajuan praktikal dalam pengkomputeran kuantum dan pengimejan perubatan.
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The Science and Technology Facilities Council, which oversees research funding in this domain, acknowledged in a letter that the situation was critical.
Majlis Kemudahan Sains dan Teknologi, yang menyelia pembiayaan penyelidikan dalam bidang ini, mengakui dalam sepucuk surat bahawa keadaan adalah kritikal.
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The council's grant panel warned of long-term risks to the health and sustainability of the entire UK theory community.
Panel geran majlis memberi amaran tentang risiko jangka panjang terhadap kesihatan dan kemampanan seluruh komuniti teori UK.
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Had the government acted sooner to address institutional challenges in science policy, such drastic measures might have been averted.
Sekiranya kerajaan bertindak lebih awal untuk menangani cabaran institusi dalam dasar sains, langkah drastis sedemikian mungkin dapat dielakkan.
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Prior to these cuts, a funding delay had already meant that no new postdoctoral positions in theoretical particle physics were created this year.
Sebelum pemotongan ini, kelewatan pembiayaan sudah bermakna tiada jawatan pascadoktoral baharu dalam fizik zarah teori diwujudkan pada tahun ini.
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The implications of these budget cuts extend well beyond academia.
Implikasi daripada pemotongan bajet ini melangkaui bidang akademik.
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Scientific progress in particle physics has historically driven innovation in technology, healthcare, and industry.
Kemajuan saintifik dalam fizik zarah secara sejarah telah memacu inovasi dalam bidang teknologi, penjagaan kesihatan dan industri.
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Should the United Kingdom fail to reverse this trajectory, it risks losing an entire generation of researchers to international competitors.
Sekiranya United Kingdom gagal membalikkan trajektori ini, ia berisiko kehilangan seluruh generasi penyelidik kepada pesaing antarabangsa.
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Whether policymakers will heed the warnings of the scientific community and reconsider their approach to university policy remains to be seen.
Sama ada pembuat dasar akan mendengar amaran komuniti saintifik dan mempertimbangkan semula pendekatan mereka terhadap dasar universiti masih belum dapat dipastikan.