Brian Cox

@ProfBrianCox

Professor of Particle Physics at The University of Manchester

Somewhere in Spacetime

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Brian Cox
@ProfBrianCox
Aug 12
That was wonderful wasn’t it !
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Brian Cox
@ProfBrianCox
Aug 6
We need a major structural review of UK science. A series of government decisions over the last decade (including but not limited to the Brexit referendum and the subsequent fall out) have undermined this vital foundation of our economy - that is unarguable. The problems have
Jonathan Amos
@JCDAmos
Aug 4
The UK's Earth Observation sector lost on the order of £150–300m during 2021–2025 as a result of the Brexit withdrawal from Copernicus. Loss of contract eligibility, industrial capability, influence, and market position. Can we claw our way back? Read the value for money report:
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Brian Cox
@ProfBrianCox
Aug 3
On the physics funding crisis in the UK - there are some issues of nuance, shall we say, in the attached article below. The reason STFC had 'no choice' but to cut so many projects (Jodrell and many more) was NOT the government's spending review settlement. It was a deliberate
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Brian Cox
@ProfBrianCox
Jul 29
Jodrell Bank is the most visible causality of UKRI’s short sighted ‘vision’ for science, but as you’ll see below, there are many other valuable UK facilities and collaborations at risk. We became aware of the problem in the autumn of last year. It is not a result of the overall
Martin Bauer
@martinmbauer
Jul 28
The announced closure of the UK's largest telescope at Jodrell Bank is only a small part of the cuts in UK physics
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Brian Cox
@ProfBrianCox
Jul 27
This is the result of many bad legacy decisions taken by UKRI hastily and without proper consultation, overseen by a government department that no longer exists. Surely the new @andyburnham government will want to take time to review this.
Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK
Jul 27
🚨 NEW: The UK’s largest telescope for studying space is now set to close after the Government pulled its funding It supported various Apollo missions and tracked Soviet rockets in the Cold War
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