Live snail racing on my office window this morning

Voyaging from Cornwall to the funeral of a darling friend, but a crash has closed the m5. I won’t get there to carry her coffin as planned. Is Ruth having a giggle about that time she made me drive around narbonne at 2am to pick her up from a broken down train? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Hungary's election impact on research could be profound. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

A tough old day where I felt I was underperforming at everything, especially as a parent. And then the little one presents me with this huge daisy he pulled up because he knows I love daisies and actually it is ok

Shocked to hear about the death of Ruth Francis - Ruth RIP stempra.org.uk/resources/ne...

The ever-eloquent Ruth Francis of @scholarlyfutures.bsky.social gives her thoughts on research integrity

Free-to-read opinion: UK funding U-turn for Cern project is 'a fundamental betrayal' says spokesperson www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Free-to-read opinion: UK’s ‘sudden withdrawal’ from international Electron-Ion Collider project is causing ‘immense reputational damage’, warns leader Daria Sokhan ‘Will any international collaboration view the UK as trustworthy in future?’ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Powerful opinion piece about impact of UKRI pulling UK funds from Electron-Ion Collider project - US-based international facility for research into structure of matter - by Daria Sokhan, principal investigator on EIC-UK.

Four senior UKRI leaders appeared at a press briefing this morning in the wake of RPN stories over the last week about a shake-up to research council funding Our story that the MRC is expecting to fund fewer grants through applicant-led calls that closed in September last year was confirmed ...

Really interesting to learn more about microgrids and their potential to democratise access to power for @dialogueearth.bsky.social dialogue.earth/en/energy/ho...

The mooooooon over Goonhilly satellite dishes 🐺📡🛰️🌕

It is Imbolc! And the sun is about to hit my north facing back garden for the first time this year

Oh no 😔

I think he knew I had just mopped the floor 🐾🐈

Out today! The latest edition of Research Europe. MEP warns against ‘cannibalising’ Horizon; how Trump has changed world science and much more. Today's edition in full: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Opinion: Researchers must have right to stop papers becoming AI fodder. Authors deserve the last word on how their work is used, says Dmitrii Kochetkov. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

We were without broadband for over a week. Many friends are still without. Luckily we didn't lose power but only by some fluke. The devastation left by this storm is seen everywhere. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Northern lights in deepest Cornwall!

Playing against my youngest. He is ruthless

Cat is exemplifying how to relax, at the end of a not very relaxing week I think I need to pay heed.

What is UKRI for, and do the people in charge know? Breaking up UK Research and Innovation could be the way forward, says John Womersley. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Excited to have started a year of fun at Research Professional News as opinion editor, standing in @johnwhitfield.bsky.social 's hard-to-fill shoes for a bit. If you have an opinion let me know!!

cute story: for this 2007 piece we needed a photo of Omar Yaghi, but he was visiting family in Jordan. So he gatecrashed his little step brother's school science lab and asked his nephew to take a picture for us!

These intriguing materials - the world's most porous sponges - won today's Nobel Prize in Chemistry go.nature.com/3VVjXug

of course not forgetting the perennial problem with these huge prizes.... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

And I also wrote about MOFs for Nature back in 2007! www.nature.com/articles/448...

the 2025 #Nobel prize in Chemistry for MOFs! Delighted to have dug into the potential of these amazing materials earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/d41...

So excited for this Nobel! Fabulous. And do read my feature unpicking what these materials are being used for.

Had a break from this site for a bit. I'm back and raring to go! To prove it here is my crew racing at the weekend

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were the next big thing in chemistry when invented three decades ago. Finally, these intricate sponge-like powders are hitting the market, to capture carbon dioxide, harvest water, and more. by @kms163.bsky.social | @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Are you a journalist writing about a current heatwave? The images you choose are critical to the story. The @climateoutreach.bsky.social team have shown some ideas here which help stress the risks rather than the typical ice creams: www.climatevisuals.org/how-do-you-p...

short and sweet by me but what amazing things caterpillars are! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Beach treasure

Freelancers! Is there data around productivity for freelancers around menopause? I have had awful brain fog these past several months and got to thinking that at any one time swathes of self employed women must be seeing their earnings plummet as a result of the 🧠🌫 #menopause #freelance #juggle

it was crazy that day!

this photo tells a story! The 2025 World Pilot Gig Championships. We have raced our guts out to try and get 10th place. 11th and we were out of the competition. 10th and we made the final. After a nail-biting hour we were declared 10th. So proud of this bunch of warriors. Credit: Smile and Turn

It was an honour to be a judge for this year's #ABSWawards. What an epic lineup of the brightest and best in science journalism. Congrats to all finalists!

And the winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2025 is… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Uan Minop Our favourite sign for the village

Mother's day

NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes

I felt sick listening to this exchange tonight. Well said @number10cat.bsky.social

#ABSW #ConfictZone Studies in Survival - Science and Conflict in Gaza and Beyond 📆 Thursday, February 27, 18:00-19:30 GMT Chaired by @andyextance.bsky.social 🎤 Meet our speakers 🔗zurl.co/Pe8z4

Oh good. heatmap.news/adaptation/t...

This was what many of us had suspected would happen. I guess that means US scientists who would like to be authors of the next 7th assessment working group reports (WGI-III) will have to find alternative affiliations to make sure their applications can be considered.

Half term. Trampoline park for them. Work for me.

Extreme weather is our new reality. We must accept it and begin planning

Cat