Monday, 5 April 2021, 4:14 pm When Nobel Laureates open their mouths in despair and anger, their observations tend to be worth noting. Immunologist Professor Peter Doherty was willingly doing so last week, and found himself indignant at the merciless cuts to courses and subjects in Australian universities. He was particularly worried about what was happening at the University of Melbourne, which is removing various subjects in the sciences as part of its “pandemic reset programme”. His sombre words were recorded in The Age: “If we are serious about tackling climate change with technology, if we are serious about preventing more pandemics, then research and the study