Emanuele Bagnaschi
@ebagnaschi.bsky.social
INFN researcher at Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, working on particle physics theory and phenomenology. Views are my own.
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Excellent thread from @astroroyalscot.bsky.social
This hearing was very important. Let's see if UKRI announcements will be at the level of such commitments.
If not, and such commintments are not met, then I am also looking forward to seeing how Ian Chapman explain it to the Lords next week...
This hearing was very important. Let's see if UKRI announcements will be at the level of such commitments.
If not, and such commintments are not met, then I am also looking forward to seeing how Ian Chapman explain it to the Lords next week...
On display this morning, parliamentary scrutiny at its very best with @chionwurah.bsky.social and her committee questioning Secretary of State Liz Kendall about the STFC funding cuts. Worth watching in full, but here are some of the highlights!
1: Doctoring the minutes!
1: Doctoring the minutes!
July 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Excellent thread from @astroroyalscot.bsky.social
This hearing was very important. Let's see if UKRI announcements will be at the level of such commitments.
If not, and such commintments are not met, then I am also looking forward to seeing how Ian Chapman explain it to the Lords next week...
This hearing was very important. Let's see if UKRI announcements will be at the level of such commitments.
If not, and such commintments are not met, then I am also looking forward to seeing how Ian Chapman explain it to the Lords next week...
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UK research vandalism update. Surprising that such callous and unnecessary damage is being pushed through by a department ahead of a change in leadership.
UK research at Cern to shrink as government approves STFC cuts.
🚨Exclusive: Science department approves UKRI’s cost-saving proposal, with major UK facilities also facing cutbacks.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
🚨Exclusive: Science department approves UKRI’s cost-saving proposal, with major UK facilities also facing cutbacks.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UK research at Cern to shrink as government approves STFC cuts - Research Professional News
Exclusive: Science department approves UKRI’s cost-saving proposal, with major UK facilities also facing cutbacks
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
July 7, 2026 at 7:06 AM
UK research vandalism update. Surprising that such callous and unnecessary damage is being pushed through by a department ahead of a change in leadership.
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Happy Higgs-versary 🎉
On this day, 14 years ago, the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social announced the existence of a particle with characteristics consistent with those of the #HiggsBoson.
Read more on how the Higgs boson was discovered: home.cern/science/phys...
On this day, 14 years ago, the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social announced the existence of a particle with characteristics consistent with those of the #HiggsBoson.
Read more on how the Higgs boson was discovered: home.cern/science/phys...
How did we discover the Higgs boson? - Home | CERN
The Higgs boson was discovered, almost 50 years after first being proposed, by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at CERN in 2012. But why did it take so long to find it? With a mass of more than 120 times that of the proton, the Higgs boson is the second-heaviest particle known today.
home.cern
July 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Happy Higgs-versary 🎉
On this day, 14 years ago, the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social announced the existence of a particle with characteristics consistent with those of the #HiggsBoson.
Read more on how the Higgs boson was discovered: home.cern/science/phys...
On this day, 14 years ago, the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social announced the existence of a particle with characteristics consistent with those of the #HiggsBoson.
Read more on how the Higgs boson was discovered: home.cern/science/phys...
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Another excellent article from @francesjones.bsky.social . These cuts represent an enormous act of self harm and solutions that maintain PPAN science must be found.
Exclusive: STFC evaluation lays bare ‘huge damage’ if cuts go ahead.
Advisers warn of “major crisis” for UK research as impact assessment is sent to ministers.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Advisers warn of “major crisis” for UK research as impact assessment is sent to ministers.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
STFC evaluation lays bare ‘huge damage’ if cuts go ahead - Research Professional News
Advisers warn of “major crisis” for UK research as impact assessment is sent to ministers
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
June 24, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Another excellent article from @francesjones.bsky.social . These cuts represent an enormous act of self harm and solutions that maintain PPAN science must be found.
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The latest value for the mass of a fundamental particle called the W boson is consistent with the standard model of particle physics, challenging a previous anomalous result
go.nature.com/3O9qZvg
go.nature.com/3O9qZvg
High-precision measurement of the W boson’s mass lends weight to the standard model
The latest value for the mass of a fundamental particle called the W boson is consistent with the standard model of particle physics, challenging a previous anomalous result.
go.nature.com
April 11, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The latest value for the mass of a fundamental particle called the W boson is consistent with the standard model of particle physics, challenging a previous anomalous result
go.nature.com/3O9qZvg
go.nature.com/3O9qZvg
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If even with that, the UK government keeps ignoring the alarms, I think fundamental research can start packing...
✔️To read absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
✔️To read absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Brian Cox says UK physics funding cuts are ‘destruction of the future’
Grant cuts of nearly 70% may force university departments to close and ‘annihilate’ research, scientists say
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM
If even with that, the UK government keeps ignoring the alarms, I think fundamental research can start packing...
✔️To read absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
✔️To read absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Major reforms to the United Kingdom’s national research funding agency are aimed at boosting the nation's economy
go.nature.com/3MeHCED
go.nature.com/3MeHCED
Is UK science in jeopardy? Huge funding reforms spark chaos and anxiety
Nature - Major reforms to the United Kingdom’s national research funding agency are aimed at boosting the nation's economy.
go.nature.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Major reforms to the United Kingdom’s national research funding agency are aimed at boosting the nation's economy
go.nature.com/3MeHCED
go.nature.com/3MeHCED
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Exciting new results from the LZ experiment: new constraints on DM–nucleus scattering, a 4.5σ detection of the solar neutrino flux, and a measurement of the weak mixing angle. lz.lbl.gov
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Exciting new results from the LZ experiment: new constraints on DM–nucleus scattering, a 4.5σ detection of the solar neutrino flux, and a measurement of the weak mixing angle. lz.lbl.gov
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It's a wrap! No more #LHC collisions this year - it's time for the "year end technical stop"
op-webtools.web.cern.ch/vistar/
op-webtools.web.cern.ch/vistar/
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's a wrap! No more #LHC collisions this year - it's time for the "year end technical stop"
op-webtools.web.cern.ch/vistar/
op-webtools.web.cern.ch/vistar/
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Comments (14:18:36) tk STABLE BEAMS ##*
IP2/8 on target
XRPs IN
plan to dump at ~15:00
LHC delivered 500 fb™-1 to ATLAS and CMS!!!
IP2/8 on target
XRPs IN
plan to dump at ~15:00
LHC delivered 500 fb™-1 to ATLAS and CMS!!!
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Comments (14:18:36) tk STABLE BEAMS ##*
IP2/8 on target
XRPs IN
plan to dump at ~15:00
LHC delivered 500 fb™-1 to ATLAS and CMS!!!
IP2/8 on target
XRPs IN
plan to dump at ~15:00
LHC delivered 500 fb™-1 to ATLAS and CMS!!!
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Intensity is on the rise at the #LHC 💫
The Large Hadron Collider propelled particle bunches containing more than 230 billion protons (2.3 x 10^11): 40% more than usual. These bunches generated an average of 150 collisions, compared to around 65 collisions during normal operations.
The Large Hadron Collider propelled particle bunches containing more than 230 billion protons (2.3 x 10^11): 40% more than usual. These bunches generated an average of 150 collisions, compared to around 65 collisions during normal operations.
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Intensity is on the rise at the #LHC 💫
The Large Hadron Collider propelled particle bunches containing more than 230 billion protons (2.3 x 10^11): 40% more than usual. These bunches generated an average of 150 collisions, compared to around 65 collisions during normal operations.
The Large Hadron Collider propelled particle bunches containing more than 230 billion protons (2.3 x 10^11): 40% more than usual. These bunches generated an average of 150 collisions, compared to around 65 collisions during normal operations.
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New test of DAMA/LIBRA result available: No modulation observed by ANAIS and COSINE collaborations.
Our combined results, published in Physical Review Letters, have been highlighted as editor's suggestion and featured in the Physics Magazine:
lnkd.in/dyTyQXBa
Our combined results, published in Physical Review Letters, have been highlighted as editor's suggestion and featured in the Physics Magazine:
lnkd.in/dyTyQXBa
Experiments Refute Dark Matter Claim
Two direct-detection experiments see no evidence of a signal reported by their predecessor.
physics.aps.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New test of DAMA/LIBRA result available: No modulation observed by ANAIS and COSINE collaborations.
Our combined results, published in Physical Review Letters, have been highlighted as editor's suggestion and featured in the Physics Magazine:
lnkd.in/dyTyQXBa
Our combined results, published in Physical Review Letters, have been highlighted as editor's suggestion and featured in the Physics Magazine:
lnkd.in/dyTyQXBa
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This #CMSpaper looks again at a non-significant (but intriguing!) excess in signatures consistent with two unstable, unknown particles from a heavier source. This paper further compares to theory predictions explaining these four-jet events
arxiv.org/abs/2507.17884
arxiv.org/abs/2507.17884
September 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This #CMSpaper looks again at a non-significant (but intriguing!) excess in signatures consistent with two unstable, unknown particles from a heavier source. This paper further compares to theory predictions explaining these four-jet events
arxiv.org/abs/2507.17884
arxiv.org/abs/2507.17884
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Call for Ambizione
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 14 August 2025.
Submission deadline: 4 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/dDQl9QA
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 14 August 2025.
Submission deadline: 4 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/dDQl9QA
August 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Call for Ambizione
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 14 August 2025.
Submission deadline: 4 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/dDQl9QA
Ambizione grants are aimed at early-career researchers who wish to conduct and lead a project of their own. Interested in learning more about this call? Take part in our online info event on 14 August 2025.
Submission deadline: 4 November 2025
➡️ buff.ly/dDQl9QA
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Europe’s budget is investing in research, innovation andsupercomputing.
Powered by renewable energy, MareNostrum 5 powers breakthroughs in health, climate and AI.
Europe invests where it matters, to make a difference for 450m Europeans.
#ThePowerOfTogether
Powered by renewable energy, MareNostrum 5 powers breakthroughs in health, climate and AI.
Europe invests where it matters, to make a difference for 450m Europeans.
#ThePowerOfTogether
July 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Europe’s budget is investing in research, innovation andsupercomputing.
Powered by renewable energy, MareNostrum 5 powers breakthroughs in health, climate and AI.
Europe invests where it matters, to make a difference for 450m Europeans.
#ThePowerOfTogether
Powered by renewable energy, MareNostrum 5 powers breakthroughs in health, climate and AI.
Europe invests where it matters, to make a difference for 450m Europeans.
#ThePowerOfTogether
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Venice event brings future of #ParticlePhysics into focus
Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics and technology.
Read more: home.cern/news/press-r...
Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics and technology.
Read more: home.cern/news/press-r...
June 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Venice event brings future of #ParticlePhysics into focus
Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics and technology.
Read more: home.cern/news/press-r...
Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics and technology.
Read more: home.cern/news/press-r...
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While searching for additional Higgs bosons, the @cmsexperiment.bsky.social may have instead uncovered evidence for the smallest composite particle yet observed in nature – a “quasi-bound” hadron commonly called toponium.
cerncourier.com/a/cms-observ...
cerncourier.com/a/cms-observ...
April 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
While searching for additional Higgs bosons, the @cmsexperiment.bsky.social may have instead uncovered evidence for the smallest composite particle yet observed in nature – a “quasi-bound” hadron commonly called toponium.
cerncourier.com/a/cms-observ...
cerncourier.com/a/cms-observ...
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The European particle physics community is reflecting on its future - a process which we call #ESPPU (European strategy for particle physics update). It's an update because we repeat the exercise every 7 to 10 years or so. What's going on? A #thread.
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch
Welcome | European Strategy for Particle Physics – 2026 update
The European Strategy for Particle Physics is the cornerstone of Europe’s strategy-setting process for the long-term future of the field. Mandated by the CERN Council, the Strategy takes into account…
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch
April 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The European particle physics community is reflecting on its future - a process which we call #ESPPU (European strategy for particle physics update). It's an update because we repeat the exercise every 7 to 10 years or so. What's going on? A #thread.
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch
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Want something to read? The 263 (!) submissions for the European Strategy of Particle Physics are now online:
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch/sites/defaul...
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch/sites/defaul...
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch
April 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Want something to read? The 263 (!) submissions for the European Strategy of Particle Physics are now online:
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch/sites/defaul...
europeanstrategyupdate.web.cern.ch/sites/defaul...
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Beate Heinemann übernimmt Vorsitz des DESY-Direktoriums www.desy.de/aktuelles/ne...
DESY News: Beate Heinemann übernimmt Vorsitz des DESY-Direktoriums - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
www.desy.de
April 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Beate Heinemann übernimmt Vorsitz des DESY-Direktoriums www.desy.de/aktuelles/ne...
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There is currently a call for community input to the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. Here is one by early career researchers that highlights the importance of career perspectives and talent development when planning large projects over multiple decades: arxiv.org/abs/2503.19862
Early Career Researcher Input to the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update: White Paper
This document, written by early career researchers (ECRs) in particle physics, aims to represent the perspectives of the European ECR community and serves as input for the 2025--2026 update of the Eur...
arxiv.org
March 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There is currently a call for community input to the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. Here is one by early career researchers that highlights the importance of career perspectives and talent development when planning large projects over multiple decades: arxiv.org/abs/2503.19862
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Check out our new PubNote, on the expected sensitivity to H→bb and H→cc decays for ATLAS at HL-LHC:
cds.cern.ch/record/2927842
First evidence for H→cc might be in reach at HL-LHC!
cds.cern.ch/record/2927842
First evidence for H→cc might be in reach at HL-LHC!
March 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Check out our new PubNote, on the expected sensitivity to H→bb and H→cc decays for ATLAS at HL-LHC:
cds.cern.ch/record/2927842
First evidence for H→cc might be in reach at HL-LHC!
cds.cern.ch/record/2927842
First evidence for H→cc might be in reach at HL-LHC!