Google's developer verification creates "a pathway to censorship." - EFF. Developers in restrictive countries, anonymous open-source contributors, and privacy tool maintainers are among those most affected. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social Find out what you can do here keepandroidopen.org

The Diamond Light Source is one of the UK's most productive scientific faclities. Just signed an open letter urging the STFC to ensure decisions about its future are "transparent, evidence-led, and made in meaningful consultation with its […] user communities." openletter.earth/open-letter-...

We're happy to announce that the first recordings for Sustainable HEP are available at www.youtube.com/@hecap-eco For access to resources/slides and for tomorrow's live Zoom meeting, register at indico.global/e/susthep26

Sustainable HEP 2026 — 5th Edition

Welcome to the 5th edition of the Sustainable High Energy Physics (HEP) conference! Where: Videoconference link (Zoom) can be found by registered, logged-in users at the "Videoconference" page at the ...

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Sustainable HEP 2026 starts tomorrow at 14:00 CEST! We can't wait! Registration is still open and free! Even if you can't attend live, by registering you will have access to all of the recordings and networking channels indico.global/e/susthep26 #SustainableHEP #SustainableResearch #GreenSky

Sustainable HEP 2026 — 5th Edition

Welcome to the 5th edition of the Sustainable High Energy Physics (HEP) conference! Where: Videoconference link (Zoom) can be found by registered, logged-in users at the "Videoconference" page at the ...

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With just 1 week until the kickoff of the Sustainable HEP Conference 2026, we wanted to share an update of our exciting program! When: 8 - 10 July 2026 Where: Online Cost: Free Registration Link: indico.global/e/susthep26 #SustainableHEP #SustainableResearch #GreenSky #AcademicSky #PhysicsSky

Sign our huge people-powered petition telling the UK government to force Shell and other fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage they've caused: act.gp/3ZPWjRJ

Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay

Big Oil is fueling the climate crisis and leaving us to pay the price - Sign the Polluters Pay Pact.

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Detector xkcd.com/3254/

Home Solar xkcd.com/3226/

Happy to share that our living document sharing recommendations and resources for better environmental sustainability in large accelerator facilities is now published in the EPJ Research Infrastructures journal! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AcademicSky #SustainableResearch

Fuck yeah.

Matthew Hodson@matthewhodson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Durham County Council, run by Reform, pulled £2,500 from Durham Pride. But the Durham Miners Association, mindful of the support from LGBT communities during the miners strike, stepped in and, along with other Unions made contributions to make this year’s Durham Pride bigger than ever before. 🏳️‍🌈💪❤️

At the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) 2026 opening, happy to hear such a focus on how we as researchers must adapt with the changing world, must work on our social license to operate, and must find environmental sustainability an opportunity for innovation

Open LHC Monte Carlo Event Generation https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.12229 Enrico Bothmann et al.

We should bring back booing Boooo Reform UK BOOOO

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Join our panel of leading researchers for a SC4RC public webinar to explore the environmental impact of large-scale computing and solutions for a more sustainable future. Join live: www.youtube.com/live/JQbdZ7m... #sc4rc #greencomputing

I've only just been shown this, and it's made my day!

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First Detection of Exoplanetary Cannabinoids: Evidence for THC and CBD in the Atmosphere of K2-18b https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.29700 Amie J. Chism, Mary Jane van der Pot, Blaise P. Hasheau, Hans-Joachim Grasmann, Bonnie McToke, Bud Wellington-Kush, Maria Hierba-Verde, Puff D. Magic.

Green Science Festival: Transitioning to sustainable research practices together 28 May 2026, 09:00 AM – 19:00 PM CET Free Online (only online registration is still possible) www.greenlabs-nl.eu/green-scienc... #AcademicSky #Sustainability #GreenScience #SustainableScience #SustainableResearch

Green Science Festival 2026

Green Science Festival Transitioning to sustainable research practices together Date and time 28 May 2026 09:00 AM - 19:00 PM CET (Central European Time) Address NEMO Science Museum

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I really need to take some vacation, but so many cool sustainability in research events are occurring the week that I'm away. It's tempting to move my vacation week. I won't, but I did think about it.

The abstract submission deadline is just 1 week away (April 30th) for the Sustainable HEP Conference 2026! As an additional note, all speakers will be given the option to publish proceedings in SciPost. 8th July - 10th July 2026 Online and free! indico.global/e/susthep26 #SustainableHEP

Sustainable HEP 2026 — 5th Edition

Welcome to the 5th edition of the Sustainable High Energy Physics (HEP) workshop! Where: Videoconference link (Zoom) can be found by registered, logged-in users at the "Videoconference" page at the en...

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Just a few more weeks until the Sustainable HEP 2026 abstract deadline! Deadline: 30th April #SustainableHEP #SustainableResearch #AcademicSky

For-profit companies absolutely should not ever ask employees to volunteer their time. 👏 Outreach and engagement is work 👏 It has so many benefits, especially to the company. Put your money where your mouth is. N.B. this is after a conversation with a friend and not in any relation to my work.

Joke's on them, adverts are long enough to make a cuppa and take a pee break again.

Wim Vanderbauwhede, Mattias Wadenstein: Life Cycle Analysis for Emissions of Scientific Computing Centres https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14365 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.14365 https://arxiv.org/html/2506.14365

Fascinating assessment! "Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment of Data Centers in Texas: Quantifying Impacts and Environmental Tradeoffs" arxiv.org/abs/2509.213...

Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment of Data Centers in Texas: Quantifying Impacts and Environmental Tradeoffs

This study assesses air quality (AQ) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the rapid expansion of data centers in Texas, a major hub due to infrastructure, electricity markets, and business conditio...

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We all need to get off our asses and act. There is no magical technology coming to save us in time. We need to change the way we live and we need to do it today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms

The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

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Interesting: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Isometric exercise: The most efficient fitness regime?

Isometric exercises – which involve holding certain poses – can build strength and reduce our blood pressure.

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Good news on a sleepless night: apparently the boar piglets have been born at Parc Omega. CUTE.

The BBC is on it 🧪🔭 "What is agreed by all is that a way out of the current crisis in physics funding is urgently needed" 📢We need more than words, #UKRI BBC News - Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts

Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

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Delays to funding are translating into widespread attrition of early-career researchers across PPAN science. This is not hypothetical, this is happening now. Missing the international deadline has resulted in an effective 100% cut to new theoretical physics postdoc positions in the UK this cycle.

Pallab Ghosh@pallabg.bsky.social · 5mo ago

UK particle physics and astronomy are facing “catastrophic” cuts while science spending received a record increase. Documents seen by ⁦‪@BBCNews‬⁩ suggest money has been diverted away to government research areas🧪. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

PPAN-trained scientists drive innovation across the UK industry. Cutting this pipeline is short-sighted. If you’ve moved from PPAN into industry in the UK, add your voice 👇 industry-openletter-stfc.github.io/index.html #PPAN #UKRI #ScienceFunding 🧪🔭

Still absolutely obsessed with this choreography: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZCv... IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS Direction and Choreography: @rickyubeda11 Associate Choreographer: @bellamtagle DP/Editor: @jonathasnazareth Produced by @ahmadsimmons Music: “Sympathy” by @vampireweekend

It’s Not That Serious • A Dance Film by Ricky Ubeda

YouTube video by Ricky Ubeda

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