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I hope this journalist is exaggerating that STFC may not award any grants this year.


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How can a Vice-Chancellor not understand the nature of a subject taught in her own university and use her misunderstanding of the situation as grounds to close that subject down? Yesterday, the VC of @cardiffuni was on the Today programme. I have transcribed her words. /


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August 2024: Edinburgh University 'exascale' AI supercomputer axed due to Labour spending cuts. January 2025: Labour’s first artificial intelligence growth zone to be sited in Culham, Oxfordshire.


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🔬 We've joined a coalition of top UK scientists and research leaders, including @ProfBrianCox and Dr Sir Tim Hunt, to voice serious concerns about potential cuts to the #ScienceBudget. In a letter to @thetimes, we've warned that slashing R&D investment would halt progress,…

PhysicsNews's tweet image. 🔬 We've joined a coalition of top UK scientists and research leaders, including @ProfBrianCox and Dr Sir Tim Hunt, to voice serious concerns about potential cuts to the #ScienceBudget. In a letter to @thetimes, we've warned that slashing R&D investment would halt progress,…

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“The NHS has too many managers” latest

What? Waiting times reduced from a year to 7 weeks by employing an administrator.

AliJaneMoore's tweet image. What? Waiting times reduced from a year to 7 weeks by employing an administrator.


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Brian back for a new series tonight. Well done lad. Not many people know that Brian has actually been around for longer than many realise.

TheProfRobin's tweet image. Brian back for a new series tonight.  Well done lad.
Not many people know that Brian has actually been around for longer than many realise.
TheProfRobin's tweet image. Brian back for a new series tonight.  Well done lad.
Not many people know that Brian has actually been around for longer than many realise.

We celebrated the 20th @ATLASexperiment Hadronic Calibration Workshop this week in Ottawa :)

shefmarkh's tweet image. We celebrated the 20th @ATLASexperiment Hadronic Calibration Workshop this week in Ottawa :)

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When you clock off for bank holiday mid-tweet

Please be aware that currently the M11



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V good @FT @timleunig piece, with hard truths about UK economy & what needs to be done about it, relevant to both parties This para is striking - small firms are lionised, but it's big firms that drive productivity & R&D, & we don't have enough of them ft.com/content/72c273…

RichardALJones's tweet image. V good @FT @timleunig piece, with  hard truths about UK economy & what needs to be done about it, relevant to both parties
This para is striking - small firms are lionised, but it's big firms that drive productivity & R&D, & we don't have enough of them
ft.com/content/72c273…

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Patrick Vallance on @nature on budget, Brexit and Exascale computing nature.com/articles/d4158… Oh no... please don't tell me they think Exascale computing is about AI... also disappointing non-answer on budget: goodbye 2.4% of GDP, I guess it was nice while it lasted


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That ASLEF pay rise, in numbers.

1️⃣ Gov put fares up 5% pa raising £1.5Bn in 3yrs 2️⃣ Gov blocks pay rises 3️⃣ 30 strikes @ £30m/day = £1bn lost revenue 4️⃣ £100m - cost of 5% payrise over 3yrs 5️⃣ Gov spent £1Bn to save £100m. And lost.

Ogilvie_CJ's tweet image. 1️⃣ Gov put fares up 5% pa raising £1.5Bn in 3yrs

2️⃣ Gov blocks pay rises

3️⃣ 30 strikes @ £30m/day = £1bn lost revenue

4️⃣ £100m - cost of 5% payrise over 3yrs

5️⃣ Gov spent £1Bn to save £100m. And lost.
Ogilvie_CJ's tweet image. 1️⃣ Gov put fares up 5% pa raising £1.5Bn in 3yrs

2️⃣ Gov blocks pay rises

3️⃣ 30 strikes @ £30m/day = £1bn lost revenue

4️⃣ £100m - cost of 5% payrise over 3yrs

5️⃣ Gov spent £1Bn to save £100m. And lost.


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Another great hope of the UK's tech industry falls into foreign ownership. Not sure what to think of this - clearly Graphcore needs backers with deep pockets to realise its potential, but what stops UK capital markets playing that role? Ownership = control, and that matters.

Exciting news: Graphcore joins @SoftBank_Group to build next generation of AI compute. graphcore.ai/posts/graphcor…

graphcoreai's tweet image. Exciting news: Graphcore joins @SoftBank_Group to build next generation of AI compute. graphcore.ai/posts/graphcor…


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Breaking news. @RishiSunak to re-introduce rationing in a radical plan to combat malnourishment and obesity. All UK citizens will be entitled to 3 balanced and nutritious meals a day, in correct portion sizes, with no snacking in-between meals allowed. Launching his plan, Mr.…


Probably lots more fallout to come at universities with the current funding issues.

Job cuts at Huddersfield show financial crises affecting universities have impacts beyond walls of institutions - Huddersfield has chosen to close national nuclear research facilities (used for fusion projects, among other things) researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni… 1/4

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University’s job cuts hit national research infrastructure - Research Professional News

Facilities used in nuclear fusion projects at risk as University of Huddersfield cuts 200 jobs



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I’m sorry, WHO is standing for the Liberal Democrats in Wivenhoe??

ColchBK's tweet image. I’m sorry, WHO is standing for the Liberal Democrats in Wivenhoe??

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Want to know what 759 early career researchers in HEP think about their experiences and prospects in the field? Find out here: arxiv.org/abs/2404.02074


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Today, I am announcing my candidacy for the next Director General of @CERN and am honoured to do so with full UK government support. @SciTechgovuk @FCDOGovUK


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