I know that guy!

I’ll see your “lower valued human capital” and raise you “the exhaust gases of the university” … read for yourself Why young academics are leaving academia giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Plenty suggestions down this thread where to get your badges from, including places that support LGBTQIA+ charities. 🏳️‍⚧️

A very striking male Red-footed Falcon on Holt Heath tonight - well worth the 36-mile round trip on the bike @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Nigel Farage. Defender of Jews. Graham Linehan. Defender of women.

Completely unacceptable from the Board of Deputies. This nakedly partisan hypocrisy does not represent me or many other British Jews. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Did … did climate change write this?

In case anyone is wondering how things are going down in Bournemouth and Poole, we’ll be having Reform-majority town councils while Reform campaigned against the town councils (and Con did not stand candidates in Poole) 🤷‍♂️

This is inspired, a great idea empowering the labless in research and academia.

Following our successful judicial review against the Office for Students (OfS) in the High Court, hear more from our Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Sasha Roseneil.

Hurray for the University of Sussex. Not so hurray for OfS. 'Sussex University has overturned a £585,000 fine by England’s higher education watchdog after the high court rejected claims the university had breached free speech regulations involving its former professor Kathleen Stock.'

“Trump does not grasp the value of investing in research for the long term; … does not believe in diversifying the national portfolio, and is instead betting heavily on AI; ...” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... I would quite like to read the follow-up piece critically reviewing UKRI decisions.

I was quite dismayed by the recent FT article that there were no modern protest songs and… Do you see the man on the screen Just a puppet but you never see the strings Calling it a war n not a genocide Telling us it isn't what it seems Man that's a different kind of greed Mon Rovia - Heavy Foot …

Altogether the event was a great cohort training experience, preparing Crocus students to become future leaders in environmental research, policy and impact. With thanks to NERC, Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales.

The event closed with a session hosted by speaking coach Charlotte Lewis, helping students develop confidence in establishing networks with professionals outside academic settings.

Under time pressure, students put this into practice, using evidence to draft policy recommendations on farm sewage sludge.

At Senedd, the cohort learnt about the Welsh Government’s devolved powers in environmental policy and legislation, and heard from the Strategic Evidence Unit and Environment Platform Wales about the policy making cycle and science-policy interface.

On a site visit to the River Clyne, Natural Resources Wales explained how they investigate water pollution, and how scientists can have impact in developing environmental solutions.

In April the first cohort of Crocus students got together in south Wales to learn learn about effective collaboration and careers with environmental regulators and policy makers.

I will report back when I receive a reply to my FoI request

Had a surprisingly sunny mid-afternoon onward here in Verwood today, thanks to some more stable air drawn from the Bristol Channel. This phenomenon requires just the right wind direction & speed. This is the most pronounced I can ever recall seeing it on satellite imagery.

Perfect name for something you use for your science and not give any credit

In 2008 I met a climate scientist from Mali who was advocating for this so long that he looked exhausted. Absolutely amazing man. He was working so hard on this. And then I see numbers like this and my heart just soars. Youba Sokona, you (and your peers) really did it. www.ipcc.ch/people/youba...

This was part of my first skeet. Today, the FAAM aircraft was towed away for failing to be part of the national growth strategy, whatever that means. Would be nice if the next hedge fund billionaire invests in atmospheric science!

And it's gone. This is a video of the aircraft as it is being moved to another hangar, where we no longer have access to it. We don't really know what will happen to it: will it be sold or scrapped, and it is an emotional moment for many of us. Goodbye, Atmospheric Research Aircraft ✈️

Last few weeks, after we were told that FAAM Airborne Laboratory will be closing down, were pretty sad, but at least we got to say goodbye to the aircraft the other day 💔

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Unsurprisingly the government response mostly echoes the UKRI statement, partly using the uptake in 2027-2029 as an excuse, ignoring that the aircraft is to be grounded for much of that period.

Grateful for @yuanfenyang.bsky.social to have tabled a question on the FAAM decision: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques... But not holding my breath for a meaningful response 😔

Yes, please specialise. No, not by focusing on aircraft measurements. No, not by investing in infrastructure. Yes, work together and share equipment. No, not on international physics programs. Look, there's these three buckets...

Let's just say I'm not a happy bunny. But also read this for Chris's surgical dismantling of the statement announcing the FAAM decision.

Impressive statement from NCAS and FAAM to push back on most of the narrative put out by UKRI without ever losing composure 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 Leave the swearing to us offline (and potentially in staff meetings 🤫)

Following hot on the heels of the STFC cuts, the defunding of FAAM by UKRI shows similar "inconsistence" as clearly illustrated by the Royal Meteorological Society in their statement www.rmets.org/news/stateme... (1/3)

These three contributions alone led to a huge financial benefit to UK plc, outweighing the costs of the aircraft. After spending £50M over the past few years on an mid-life upgrade to the FAAM , the £32M to keep it flying for the next few years seems like a bargain. A short-sighted decision? (4/4)

During the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010, FAAM flights provided critical evidence to support the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre. The aircraft also made flights at the request of the Home Office in response to the Buncefield oil depot fire & the Elgin gas platform release, among others. (3/4)

Excellent statement from RMetS questioning the decision to cease funding for the FAAM aircraft: www.rmets.org/news/stateme...

Starmer: “If you don’t like our policies you can leave.” Voters:

Shocking from UKRI: no more aircraft observations, investing in "land-based capabilities and remote sensing equipment." The atmosphere is not land-based(!) and remote sensing can only provide an approximation of what FAAM could do. And I say that as someone who should gain from such a pivot.

Wow.....to mentioned in the same air as the Tuskegee Airmen and my mentor Dr. Warren Washington is humbling weather.com/news/weather...

Mesmerising performance by Lisa O'Neill in Poole last night: "Natural disasters devastate and turn our world upside down, BUT it is the man-made greed-motivated unnatural disasters put upon our beautiful planet and it’s people that inspired this song." #farright youtu.be/Nbm-pNGPuo8?...

We use 30 year averages to show climatology (average weather conditions). During the 20th century the UK climatology followed a path around a confined box. With #globalwarming and #climatechange they have escaped out the box. This #dataviz shows UK rainfall and temperature.

I haven't managed to verbalise it well yet but the growing use of AI in weather forecasting and claims about improvement in forecast skill when using AI suggest we need a lot more investment in how we measure improvement in forecast skill 🙃

Yeah, big space weather implications. Both in terms of protecting the hardware and in terms of transmitting the data through the ionosphere at high rates.

Sounds like someone may need to invest promptly into space weather forecasting! @mathewjowens.bsky.social (space weather awkwardly not featuring among the key challenges...) ‘The race is on’: will Elon Musk be the first to put a data centre in space? - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

If you were trying to come up with more harmful guidance towards trans and non-binary young people you would be hard pressed to find it. The fact it is backed by Cass shows how wrong it is. We are already seeing an increase in suicide rates among trans young people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

5 years is not "quite short". those 5 years cost us about fourteen grand, three horrendously stressful applications, and (for example) a full half decade where nobody would offer us a mortgage because my wife only had temporary residency, so we had to keep paying a fortune in rent instead

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

Free advertising advice for Tom Raffield: If my products were prominently placed in the hottest TV show right now I would probably make a bigger deal out of it. (Even if many viewers' eyes would be focused elsewhere.) #HeatedRivalry

Again, symptom of a lack of strategic thinking across Government is that we are simultaneously cutting university research grants, refusing to engage with university funding issues and announcing massive investment into green technology and AI.