Michael

[Martin Bauer @martinmbauer]

“…theoretical physics grants will be almost 70 per cent lower from October 2026”

These are catastrophic cuts that will end the careers of many UK researchers and dismantle theory groups in several UK Universities

https://t.co/eG32VkF731

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

I agree with everything in this article. The cuts to particle, nuclear and astro physics research in the UK will be devastating, not only to the fields themselves but also to universities more widely and, in the longer term, to industry and therefore the economy as a whole. They were not thought through, there was little or no consultation, and I do not believe they have the support of parliament. The SI&T select committee has been ignored, indeed pretty much everyone who knows anything about the successful but delicate research ecosystem in the UK has been ignored.

[Science, Innovation and Technology Committee @CommonsSITC]

We've published a letter to DSIT and UKRI about the funding pressures at Science and Technology Facilities Council, which could put some areas of scientific research at risk.

Read it here: https://t.co/dveodmx1VD

[Martin Bauer @martinmbauer]

I’ve spoken to many physicists and the unanimous reaction was how impressed they were by the committee’s preparation and questions

“This is unacceptable,” as @ChiOnwurah put it, was a pitch-perfect summary of the situation

[Michael @spannowsky]

Today at 9:30 UK time - on BBC Parliament

https://t.co/sbdgS8udAx

[Michael @spannowsky]

@tankots How is data protection ensured? It seems I have to surrender all my information to wispre and give the app full access to every interaction I have with my phone. How can I be sure that wispr does not collect all this information?

[Martin Bauer @martinmbauer]

They called me a zero, they called me a constant. They told me I could never change. Well, who is evolving now?

[Michael @spannowsky]

@thomega You can’t comb a hedgehog!

[Michael @spannowsky]

Phys. Rev. A 108, 052825 (2023) - Deuterium spectroscopy for enhanced bounds on physics beyond the standard model https://t.co/IoRmFI69Mt

[HEPData @HEPData]

Added @AlicePapers data on "Charm production and fragmentation fractions at midrapidity in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV" to https://t.co/cObrMPi3Gm

[Michael @spannowsky]

The @IPPP_Durham invites applications for postdoc positions in theoretical particle phenomenology

https://t.co/u8OIvTcYih

[Michael @spannowsky]

@BPNachman Congratulations Ben!!

[higgsinocat @higgsinocat]

Hunting for Neutral Leptons with Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays. (arXiv:2303.11352v2 [hep-ph] UPDATED) relevance:66% https://t.co/FxcnfTv4e8 #darkmatter @LucienHeurtier @spannowsky

[Machine Learning: Science and Technology @MLSTjournal]

'A duality connecting #neuralnetwork and cosmological #dynamics' by @KrippendorfSven and @spannowsky @LMU_Muenchen @IPPP_Durham @DurhamPhysics hits 500 downloads! https://t.co/lr5t9xxCrO #machinelearning #HEP #cosmology #fieldtheory #AI #gravity #astrophysics #HPC #quantum

[higgsinocat @higgsinocat]

Hunting for Neutral Leptons with Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays. (arXiv:2303.11352v1 [hep-ph]) relevance:67% https://t.co/FxcnfTv4e8 #darkmatter @LucienHeurtier @spannowsky

[UCU @ucu]

The Academic Freedom Index 2023 shows a "significant decline" for the UK

Our academic freedom is being harmed by universities' addiction to insecure contracts, political interference by government & marketisation

These issues are polluting the entire sector & causing real harm

[Malcolm Fairbairn @malcfairbairn]

Some details about the strike today. Not only are our salary rises sub-inflationary, our salaries have been systematically devalued relative to other professions across our society. The two coloured lines are a postdoc and reader while black lines are from HMRC. #ucuRISING 1/4