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Meanwhile, in the real world, in 2020, 60% of the UK’s internationally co-authored papers were with EU partners, and thirteen of the UK’s top 20 “most collaborated with” countries were EU member states. Not for much longer.
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Good piece by on the latest burst of performative sabre-rattling by Liz Truss over . This “formal consultation” does nothing for UK science & research—it merely sets up the now-inevitable “pivot” to “Plan B”
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The Uk Government enters the endgame in its stand off with over UK membership to of #HorizonEurope research programme . But is it a ploy to pivot to a UK plan B alternative research programme?
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. on government new plans to break deadlock on : “Instead of starting rows with the , the next PM should sit down with all parties to ease tensions and find agreement in the national interest.”
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. on latest effort to end stand off with on “We cannot allow this to continue. That is why the UK has launched consultations and will do everything necessary to protect the scientific community."
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. tells "The only thing that today's announcement offers is a clearer path towards a pivot from the UK's Association to Horizon Europe, to s hastily cobbled together plan B”
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In case you missed it! This 15 min documentary describes some of the latest developments in astronomy🌟
One of the "Cosmic Hunters" featured is Prof Gavin Dalton from RAL Space and ! He discusses the William Herschel Telescope's WEAVE upgrade👇
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod
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Here’s a BBC article on our recent paper in PNAS using data linked with environmental footprint data
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For the first time it’s now possible for assess the full environmental impact of your food shop. Researchers @UniofOxford have developed an algorithm that food companies are already using to make their products more sustainable. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e
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🚨New job as a full time Climate and Science journo for 🚨
Seemed a ridiculous dream when I switched careers last year but I am beyond excited. Spent an evening in nature to celebrate
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We welcome eco-labels on food products to help shoppers chose a more sustainable diet as highlighted by . Labels should also include methods of production so that consumers can make informed choices on animal welfare.
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What are people’s thoughts on food labels showing environmental impact?
Should it be one overall number, or split into categories?
Is this a good strategy to reduce impact, or is there a better way?
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Great to partner with on this amazing project, something we are very passionate about and making a difference to the planet, one meal at a time.
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Really pleased with this thorough reporting of our research by Thanks and Cook Kitchen for their inputs too.
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For the first time it’s now possible for assess the full environmental impact of your food shop. Researchers @UniofOxford have developed an algorithm that food companies are already using to make their products more sustainable. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e
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For the first time it’s now possible for assess the full environmental impact of your food shop. Researchers have developed an algorithm that food companies are already using to make their products more sustainable.
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So an echo-friendly diet could consist largely of ready meals, sausage rolls, Yorkshire pudding and fizzy drinks? I'd like to check the paper to see if I've got that right but you didn't provide a link to it
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In the mountains of La Palma you'll find our gravitational wave detector , one of three 'cosmic hunters' in this new BBC iPlayer news special. meets with Prof. Danny Steeghs and Dr Kendall Ackley to find out more!
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Great to be featured on Cosmic Hunters with (bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c) alongside and - lots of ground-breaking science ahead on all fronts!
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One of Earth's most powerful telescopes got supercharged and it's delving into the origins of our Milky Way. explains.
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Meet the cosmic hunters on the trail of black holes, colliding neutron stars and the origins of our universe. Lovely 15min film by
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I am incredibly sad to report that Nichelle Nichols has died. Known throughout the Universe as Uhura in Star Trek. Photo Paramount.
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Watch three inspired scientists achieve their lifelong ambitions in discovering the secrets of neutron stars, black holes and the role they play in the evolution of the Milky Way. Watch the iPlayer news special: The Cosmic Hunters.
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Cosmic hunters .. look what science is doing in space now. Our BBC 15 min doc reveals the beauty and wonder on iplayer.
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod
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How did the stars in the night sky get there? A new instrument Comes online to discover the origins of the Milky Way.
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Farewell from to my colleague - the veteran environment journalist who changed the political weather on attitudes to climate change.
I’m sure that you’ll continue with your pioneering work.
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When stars collide, the shockwave is felt throughout the universe including the atoms inside us - evocative reporting by
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Today, and are featuring the work of the -led project! With quotes from our Danny Steeghs and Joe Lyman, respecting work from all our valued colleagues.
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The telescope that spots neutron stars crash together.
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Chuffed to have a won the Royal Society Audio Award at the awards last night. It’s for a CrowdScience episode I presented on the , produced by my talented friend and edited by the awesome
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You can watch the whole of last night's ceremony here, including the amazing Lifetime Achievement award presentation to Judith Hann from 1h23 mins on....
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Amazing to be back at the @absw awards last night - always reminds me how many talented science journos there are - congrats on the winners, and Judith's speech was 
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Congratulations to the winners of the awards - especially to one of my science journalism inspirations, Judith Hann, from Tomorrow’s World, for the Lifetime achievement prize.
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Pentaquarks: scientists find new "exotic" configurations of quarks which could lead to a deeper understanding of ine if the fundamental forces of nature that holds atoms together.
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Researchers have discovered a "pentaquark" and two tetraquarks". These the latest in a new family of so-called exotic matter that is enabling physicists to learn more about one of the fundamental forces of nature that holds atoms together.
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Stars, planets and life could only emerge because particles gained their mass from the "Higgs field". Its existence was confirmed in 2012, when two #LHC experiments announced the discovery of the #Higgsboson.
But what do you know about this particle?
Here are the quick facts 👇
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