Scissor-tailed Flycatcher having a successful hunt of insects in the ag fields west of #CorpusChristiTx. #Birds
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher having a successful hunt of insects in the ag fields west of #CorpusChristiTx. #Birds
February 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The STFC funding cuts are impacting dementia research.
"I am certain that the majority of dementia researchers never realised that they were involved in the STFC budget problem, and I had not fully realised just how great the problem was." Adam Smith UCL
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"I am certain that the majority of dementia researchers never realised that they were involved in the STFC budget problem, and I had not fully realised just how great the problem was." Adam Smith UCL
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The STFC Cuts Dementia Researchers Need to Know About
I spent the last 18 years working around dementia research, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is not a funder that comes up in conversation every day. The MRC, NIHR, Alzheimer’s...
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August 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The STFC funding cuts are impacting dementia research.
"I am certain that the majority of dementia researchers never realised that they were involved in the STFC budget problem, and I had not fully realised just how great the problem was." Adam Smith UCL
www.linkedin.com/pulse/stfc-c...
"I am certain that the majority of dementia researchers never realised that they were involved in the STFC budget problem, and I had not fully realised just how great the problem was." Adam Smith UCL
www.linkedin.com/pulse/stfc-c...
The STFC Funding Crisis – Guest Post by George Efstathiou
The following guest post by George Efstathiou is a response to the current STFC funding crisis I blogged about here, and specifically to a letter by the Executive Chair of STFC, Professor Michele Dougherty. I include the letter here for…
The following guest post by George Efstathiou is a response to the current STFC funding crisis I blogged about here, and specifically to a letter by the Executive Chair of STFC, Professor Michele Dougherty. I include the letter here for…
The STFC Funding Crisis – Guest Post by George Efstathiou
The following guest post by George Efstathiou is a response to the current STFC funding crisis I blogged about here, and specifically to a letter by the Executive Chair of STFC, Professor Michele Dougherty. I include the letter here for completeness: George's post continues: --o-- I am glad that Michele Dougherty has finally communicated the position of STFC to the community.
telescoper.blog
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
The STFC Funding Crisis – Guest Post by George Efstathiou
The following guest post by George Efstathiou is a response to the current STFC funding crisis I blogged about here, and specifically to a letter by the Executive Chair of STFC, Professor Michele Dougherty. I include the letter here for…
The following guest post by George Efstathiou is a response to the current STFC funding crisis I blogged about here, and specifically to a letter by the Executive Chair of STFC, Professor Michele Dougherty. I include the letter here for…
"This is not straightforward... and the STFC thing is particularly difficult"
Understatement 😬
A thread with quotes from Lord Vallance and his thoughts on the "STFC thing"
Understatement 😬
A thread with quotes from Lord Vallance and his thoughts on the "STFC thing"
The Science, Innovation & Technology Committee will be questioning Science Minister, Lord Vallance, today at 13:30 in its inquiry examining the UK’s science diplomacy capabilities.
I'll have my popcorn ready! #SaveUKAstronomy #STFCcuts
📺: committees.parliament.uk/event/26819/...
I'll have my popcorn ready! #SaveUKAstronomy #STFCcuts
📺: committees.parliament.uk/event/26819/...
Excited to have come away from my trip to London for Royal Astronomical Society Council with a batch of newly-printed “Save Astronomy” stickers! 🔭
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social
March 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"This is not straightforward... and the STFC thing is particularly difficult"
Understatement 😬
A thread with quotes from Lord Vallance and his thoughts on the "STFC thing"
Understatement 😬
A thread with quotes from Lord Vallance and his thoughts on the "STFC thing"
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June 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Joyful light relief from the STFC cuts doom and gloom. @jodrellbank.bsky.social has a resident pheasant called Maurice 🥰
This picture is 6 years old!
A long-standing icon 💅🏼
A long-standing icon 💅🏼
February 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Joyful light relief from the STFC cuts doom and gloom. @jodrellbank.bsky.social has a resident pheasant called Maurice 🥰
November 10, 2024 at 1:54 PM
And incase you missed it, here is George Efstathiou (recently retired STFC Science Board member) going on the record about why it's come to this...
telescoper.blog/2026/02/06/t...
telescoper.blog/2026/02/06/t...
The STFC Funding Crisis – Guest Post by George Efstathiou
The following guest post by George Efstathiou is a response to the current STFC funding crisis I blogged about here, and specifically to a letter by the Executive Chair of STFC, Professor Michele D…
telescoper.blog
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
And incase you missed it, here is George Efstathiou (recently retired STFC Science Board member) going on the record about why it's come to this...
telescoper.blog/2026/02/06/t...
telescoper.blog/2026/02/06/t...
Cracking turnout for #clemitstime #stfc
December 21, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Cracking turnout for #clemitstime #stfc
November 14, 2024 at 5:47 PM
November 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM
IOP President Paul Howarth and I have today written to Science Minister Lord Vallance calling for a full impact assessment of proposed STFC cuts to particle physics, astronomy and nuclear (PPAN) research.
May 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
IOP President Paul Howarth and I have today written to Science Minister Lord Vallance calling for a full impact assessment of proposed STFC cuts to particle physics, astronomy and nuclear (PPAN) research.