Eugene Lim

Cern project cut ‘weakens’ UK global standing, says STFC leader - Research Professional News Michele Dougherty grilled by MPs on “catastrophic” impact of cuts on early career physicists

Cern project cut ‘weakens’ UK global standing, says STFC leader

Scintillating performance from both physicists and MPs earlier today at the SITC hearing. Glad I was there in person.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Thank you for representing our views so effectively

Rows of people wearing orange lanyards in a House of Commons committee hearing. At the front is Catherine sporting her "I'm about to perform an appendectomy" mask and looking particularly snazzy.

Here is my run-down of today's Science, Information & Technology Committee hearing (House of Commons) where @jonbutterworth.bsky.social @si-wills.bsky.social & I argued for no funding cuts, & Prof. Michele Doughtery explained why they were needed. The public gallery again packed with physicists 🔭👩‍🔬⚛️

Five year Astro career development fellowship in Oxford open for applications, broadly in survey astronomy including transients and cosmology. College teaching and research. Do think about joining us. Happy to answer questions! 🔭

Labour needs to work harder to win over more REF voters in order to leapfrog over the Greens I believe.

I hope not as they have been around for over 50 years!

I agree that it is puzzling (indeed when I saw it I had exactly the same thoughts). My guess is that they are suffering from cash flow problems. I didn’t ask them.

The latter is what I thought too. Or having cash flow problems (which sadly many independent cafes are going through).

10% for cash payments what my local cafe is offering though. The pub story might be fake but this is not implausible.

10% discount for cash payments is exactly what my local cafe is offering. The pub story might be fake but this is not implausible.

Top academics warn UK physics cuts threaten effort to boost economy More than 50 heads of departments tell science minister that changes risk undermining crucial tech growth fields

"Planned cuts to physics and astronomy funding threaten to undermine a core UK government strategy to harness innovation to boost economic growth, leading researchers have warned ministers."

Thanks @financialtimes.com for covering this really important story

🗞️: www.ft.com/content/a235...

They should have hired ole Gunnar solsjkaer. Only have kidding

I worry about him running saka to the ground before 30

Only the daftest of the Liverpool fans (a lot of those online) think slot would go. Even if he didn’t get CL (he likely would) next year.

They are *this* close to understanding why house prices are falling but alas

4 March 2026 - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee - Oral evidence session - Committees - UK Parliament 09:00 - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

"Following reports that the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is facing significant cost pressures, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will hold a one-off evidence session exploring scientific research funding."

committees.parliament.uk/event/26683/...

Somebody need to make a Downfall parody video.

You are not the only one. The Labour strategy circa 2024-2029 will be studied in polisci classes for decades to come as the canonical model of how to fuck yourself up from a position of strength*.

*provided that REF UK didn't take over and abolish all universities.

And the fact that it is obviously pandering and political just means that nobody believe them. The right thinks they are BS-ing, the left is just going to keep voting alternatives to punish them until they stop.

The busiest road in London is officially going car-free – as plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street have just been given the green light Sadiq Khan has confirmed that the plans to pedestrianise the busiest street in London could come into effect as early as summer 2026.

Oxford Street is going traffic-free.

I’ve given the green light to transform it into a world-class, fully accessible pedestrian avenue. The heart of London, reclaimed for people.

Wait till they make you Head of Department!

The eternal problem of an academic department.

It’s the fundamental Islamist party PAS that plays the role of the fascists though

A 2023 tweet: every european election The People’s Democrats (center-right) 31 per cent Soviet Worker’s Party (center/center-left) 22 per cent Citizen’s Forum (fascist) 19% Wow! (Center) 11 per cent Friendship is Magic (left) - nine per cent Green Partt - eight per cent

This remains a good, tongue in cheek guide, though the centre-right is doing worse across the board than it was then, while the Greens are taking the “Friendship is Magic” vote in addition to their traditional core.

ah shucks we are on the doom side of the bracket.

The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win.

The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong.

Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

Maybe Labour should keep trying to punch the progressives even more ? If they can win some more REF UK votes they might overhaul the Greens I think.

Producing is not learning.

The problem is that academia has designed itself to teach by making students produce

Einstein - AI Homework Agent Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer — he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

Is this bad

This is right.