Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford’s Department of Physics, responds to the news that University funding for astronomy and physics research will be cut by almost a third . Professor Chris Lintott. Modern astronomy is full of marvels. In recent years we have rejoiced in the success of the James Webb Space Telescope  (JWST), and been puzzled by the surprisingly vibrant early Universe it is showing us. We have found thousands of exoplanets , worlds around other stars, many of which