Reminder that the extended submission deadline for @iop.org and @newcastleuni.bsky.social's Photon 2026 is the 15th May! Find more information and the link for submissions here: www.photon.org.uk #photon #photonics #optics #quantum #physics #conference

Clean information and clean elections are as important as clean water. But are the regulators up to the job? The way GB News has quietly been allowed to become Reform TV should alarm us all app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72784/...

GB News seems to have become Reform TV—and Ofcom hasn’t stopped it

Whether they are charged with keeping our news impartial, our water clean or our elections fair, Britain’s regulators are dozing

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In a battle between hope and hate, hope won out. Why voters rejected the hateful politics of Reform and instead embraced the "Green Menace" in Gorton and Denton bylinetimes.com/2026/02/27/h...

Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory

A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov

bylinetimes.com

what do you mean they didn't realize this before

Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If Starmer 2.0 means nothing else, perhaps it can mean this…

New many-body postdoc offering at @UMDscience; come join us! umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/Uni...

High Court: proscription of #PalestineAction was unlawful. Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this. Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule

Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

theguardian.com

Notice a ton of commercials pushing AI during last night's Super Bowl? Here's why these companies are so eager to get you to adopt it in your life (hint: it's a bubble). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA

Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble

Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?

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Just in case anyone doubts that a Reform government would usher in a soggy mash of Trumpesque policies.

I'm the uber-woke net-zeroist rejoiner Morgan McSweeney warned you all about 😂

History repeating itself? UKIP under Nigel Farage controlled Thanet Council and nearly bankrupt it. Reform UK under Nigel Farage controls Worcestershire Council and it’s on the verge of bankruptcy. Never trust Reform UK. Imagine a country run by them. We'd be bankrupt with Trussite policies.

Science funding cuts in the UK are expected to be a "devastasting blow" for physics research, affecting international projects such as particle detection experiments at CERN

Physicists warn of 'catastrophic' impact from UK science cuts

Science funding cuts in the UK are expected to be a "devastasting blow" for physics research, affecting international projects such as particle detection experiments at CERN

newscientist.com

A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

Truly the classic far right campaign - “vote for me because you hate the other guy. Neither you nor I care what my party policies are”

It's been fun seeing The Consultants lose their mind about how they don't get this ad, which is the coolest shit she's done yet. (Also, yes, that's Matt Mercer, who I've come to learn since this ad dropped is more famous than Michael Jordan.)

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We still have open postdoc positions in our group! Looking for someone with expertise in quantum computing, tensor networks, Monte Carlo and other methods to simulate quantum many-body systems! Shares appreciates! Apply here: lanl.jobs/search/jobde...

Quantum Computing and Early Fault-Tolerant Simulations at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory is Hiring! Search available jobs or submit your resume now by visiting this link. Please share with anyone you feel would be a great fit.

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How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...

Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy

The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess

adambienkov.co.uk

Congratulations to School of Computing lecturer @jonterhance.bsky.social who has been listed in International Year of Quantum Science and Technology's Quantum 100 👏 Read more about Jonte's success: lnkd.in/eHjaruh7

Congratulations to Jonte Hance from @computingnewcastle.bsky.social who has been recognised in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology's Quantum 100 for his work in foundational and applied quantum science #WeAreNCL 👏

Jonte Hance@jonterhance.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Deeply honoured to have been named one of the Quantum 100 for the UN'S International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ)! quantum2025.org/quantum-100/...

Deeply honoured to have been named one of the Quantum 100 for the UN'S International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ)! quantum2025.org/quantum-100/...

Jonte R. Hance - IYQ 2025

Dr. Jonte R. Hance is an early-career researcher already making notable advances to foundational and applied quantum science. Despite only completing their PhD in March 2023, they have published 26 ar...

quantum2025.org

Very good points from Jess Wade @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on the risks caused by lack of diversity in quantum

Chi Onwurah@chionwurah.bsky.social · 9mo ago

On the Committee, I asked Jess Wade from Imperial College London whether a lack of diversity in quantum tech could introduce bias She warned that, just as we have seen with AI, if diverse people aren’t developing these technologies, they won’t benefit the whole of society equally

Hello @springernature.com - you’ve just published another bit of nonsense in Scientific Reports 🙁

Jack Ryan 🙏🧪@jacksonwryan.com · 9mo ago

Uhh,,, Figure 1 shows you... what exactly? Trying to understand Medical fryrmbial, runctitional features and mum's legs going through concrete. This whole article is a bit of a disaster. And it's very difficult to find other published work for the author. Strange! 🧪 (via @smutclyde.bsky.social)

Looking for a postdoc in foundations of physics/cosmology/science? Come work with us at @fqxi.org on the Foundational Answers project fqxi.org/jobs-postdoc...

Postdoctoral Research Associate - FQxI

FQxI is seeking Postdoctoral Research Associates for the Foundational Answers project. Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate Organization: Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI) Location: Remote...

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PhD applications are open! We'd love to have you visit Durham Physics to find out more about the(currently!) 17 available projects we have for October 2026 start. Our open day is November 26th, we hope to see you there! Find project descriptions and open day sign up links below.

Wish I could say I was shocked, but here's the Labour government constraining the right to peaceful protest again... 'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'

Peter Walker@peterwalker99.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

We’re pleased to see our report 'Physics Matters: Funding the Foundations of Growth' gaining strong media attention over the weekend: ➡️ The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/education/20... ➡️ The Independent: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... ➡️ The Daily Mail: www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds

Four out of five making staff cuts as physicists say findings are ‘great concern’ for UK’s leadership in important areas

theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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Great video from @cweidner0.bsky.social from @qetlabs.bsky.social at @bristoluni.bsky.social on why (many) quantum technologies need to be kept super-cool! 🥶❄️

Institute of Physics@iop.org · 11mo ago

Quantum tech is cooler than you think… literally! Atoms, superconductors, and crystals can form quantum systems, but only when they’re cooled close to absolute zero. In Dr Carrie Weidner’s lab at @bristoluni.bsky.social, lasers act like sci-fi tractor beams, chilling atoms and holding them in place.

Postdoc job! I expect to have an opening at Johns Hopkins for a postdoctoral researcher working somewhere in the broad realms of physics, philosophy, and complexity. Apply at Academic Jobs Online: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30496

This November, the Royal Institution will host two incredible days of talks and discussions with some of the world’s leading minds - featuring Nobel laureate Professor Anton Zeilinger, Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Artur Ekert, Helen Margolis, and more. 👉 Save your place: iop.eventsair.com/qst2025/