🙏 Thank you to the 2700 colleagues who signed our open letter: the same as the # of people at risk of redundancy at the University of Nottingham.
We continue to ask leadership to engage with the alternative measures proposed to avoid compulsory redundancies.
nottinghamphysics.github.io/Open_Letter
Meghan Gray
"Someone, somewhere, has taken the decision to defund astrophysics research in the UK, but no-one seems quite sure who that was, or why."
The latest on the impact of the catastrophic funding cuts to UK astrophysics, by me, in @natastron.nature.com 👩🔬🧪🔭
✒️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Royal Astronomical Society is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Read our statement 👉 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
“It takes years of dedication to build up a world-class reputation. I worry that it can be destroyed much more quickly.” - Antonio Padilla on proposed cuts to the physics department at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Story by my colleague @michaelbanks.bsky.social 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/nottingham...
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 🔭👩🔬⚛️
We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support we have received in the face of possible compulsory redundancies at the University of Nottingham.
Physics friends: please sign and share if you can
nottinghamphysics.github.io/Open_Letter
Thank you @starxiv.bsky.social for featuring this paper led by PhD student Rhys Jordan! 🔭 ☄️
(as well as your kind words for the challenges currently facing Nottingham Physics)
The infall regions around clusters are fascinating but messy...this is a first step towards sorting out what's what.
A stark warning:"The proposal threatens irreparable harm, not only to the University of Nottingham’s international standing, but more generally to the reputation of UK science for quality and stability, signalling that the national research base can be slashed by the stroke of an accountant’s pen."
Grateful to the 14 Fellows of the Royal Society for their letter to the Times against proposed cuts to of Nottingham Physics and Astronomy.
"Killing a goose that lays golden eggs is a short-sighted response to difficulties paying for goose feed."
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
When 8 Nobel prize winners warn you are about to do something foolish, isn't it a good sign to consider alternatives?
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
Royal Astronomical Society
Meghan Gray
Meghan Gray
Meghan Gray
Write to [email protected] Sir, Alan Milburn’s report on young people not in education or training (Neets) has rightly been warmly welcomed but it falls short of suggesting that benefits
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (...
