I wrote a piece on substack about Messi, Yamal and particle physics open.substack.com/pub/proftony...

Messi, Yamal and the odds of a remarkable photograph

Anyone scrolling through social media in the build up to the world cup final will have seen it: a photograph from almost 20 years ago of a young Lionel Messi, an emerging star at Barcelona, awkwardly ...

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Dear trade union people. We're looking for a new branch admin officer to support our UCU branch in Nottingham... www.tuc.org.uk/jobs/branch-...

Branch Administrator/Organiser

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Goals pay the rent - and Keegan does his share. RIP KK

A few months ago I did an event in London called Sophia club where I talked about string theory and dark energy and the cosmological constant. Anyway, it got picked up by national radio in Australia and you can listen to the audio here @aeon.co www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Is the cosmos unravelling? With theoretical physicist Tony Padilla - ABC listen

Forget climate change, forget nuclear Armageddon, did you know that the universe is unravelling? It's probably aeons away, but according to physics, dark energy could end us all. Join award winning th...

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Gave my two pennies on the crisis at UoN (2:40ish) www.channel4.com/news/notting...

Nottingham university staff strike over plans to cut jobs and programmes

Staff at the University of Nottingham have begun a two month strike, along with a marking boycott, over plans to cut more than 700 jobs and shut down dozens of degree programmes altogether.

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Almost missed this one coming out with all the chaos at UoN A new video by two profs at risk of redundancy! youtube.com/watch?v=txAv...

Quarks, Axions and other Particles - Sixty Symbols

YouTube video by Sixty Symbols

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Sergiu Klainerman spent years proving that black holes won’t fly apart; and arguing that maths is not a human invention. An Essay by Steve Nadis

For Sergiu Klainerman, maths is a fact to be divined | Aeon Essays

Sergiu Klainerman spent years proving that black holes won’t fly apart; and arguing that maths is not a human invention

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Just seen this in our caravan in Cornwall. It's defo been made by a string theorist, surely ....

Please please donate to the UCU hardship fund at Nottingham. We are fighting back at almost 700 redundancies by launching a marking boycott to save our future. Mgmt is imposing 100% cut in pay. We need funds to keep fighting @uonucu.bsky.social www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Dear academic colleagues. Please sign and share this open letter expressing your support for Physics & Astronomy at Nottingham, as the university plans unnecessary and devastating cuts. One in three academics staff expected to lose their jobs nottinghamphysics.github.io/Open_Letter/...

This article points to an £85m loss to reinforce the idea that UoN will run out of cash. That number includes the reval of the pointless campus and redundancy payments. Neithe affect cashflow. The truth is we made a slim profit operating (£0.8m) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting...

Nottingham ‘would run out of money’ by 2031 without further cuts

Vice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher education

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Looking at jobs in hep-th and gr-qc and only seeing stuff as far afield in China. If anyone hears of anything in Europe, please let me know. The redundancy situation at Nottingham is getting very serious

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

Our industrial actions are set to begin this month, with a marking and assessment boycott beginning on May 20th and the first strike day occurring on May 22nd.

Chris Havergal@chrishavergal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Union members at @uonucu.bsky.social have warned a planned marking and assessment boycott could prevent students from graduating if not resolved www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Have to suspect that some of my erstwhile senior managers, who are usually so keen to turn every list into a league table, might be less keen to see how far up this one they have driven their institution.

Man U fans singing 'sign in' Bad Tories. Just like their owner

University of Nottingham marking boycott ‘could prevent graduations’. Staff also set to strike later this month amid reports that 600 roles could be at risk. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Nottingham marking boycott ‘could prevent graduations’ - Research Professional News

Staff also set to strike amid reports that 600 roles could be at risk

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Happy International workers day everyone Nurses, doctors, teachers, uni workers and more. Don't let the bosses who bring no value to what you do take advantage of your passion and dedication. Do what you do brilliantly, but on your terms, not theirs

Just learnt that the great mathematician GH Hardy was a union rep. I think we would have got along ....

🚨🚨🚨 Only a few weeks left to apply for summer schools in physics (MSc / junior PhD): • Dark Universe - May 10 • Quantum Gravity & Quantum Chaos - May 10 • Scientific ML - May 15

PSI – Petnica Summer Institute

Intensive summer schools in theoretical physics, phenomenology, quantum technologies, and machine learning at the Petnica Science Center, Serbia.

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The results are in. And it's a massive win for our union. (📷: @tregenza.bsky.social)

Hi everyone. Our Jess and her mates are doing their annual fundraiser. This time they are gonna walk up kinder scout to raise money for the Samaritans. Please consider a donation below. Ta. www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...

Donate to Fundraiser for the Samaritans, organized by Eleanor and Friends

Hello! We are a group of secondary school students who are raising money for the S… Eleanor and Friends needs your support for Fundraiser for the Samaritans

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Don’t miss our event in London on Tuesday 21 April, where we'll explore the mysteries of the cosmos with @proftonypadilla.bsky.social alongside captivating performances by acclaimed musician Oliver Coates. Tickets from £5 here: sophiaclub.co/event/is-the...

Is the cosmos unravelling? — Hoxton Hall, April 21 | Sophia Club

How tiny fluctuations in the quantum world may determine the fate of reality as we know it

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Wanna come along to this next Tues in London? It's gonna be me chatting about the universe unravelling and Ollie Coates playing his music. Pretty excited by it. Ollie has composed music for a ton of films and has some cool ideas for bringing the physics into sound sophiaclub.co/event/is-the...

Is the cosmos unravelling? — Hoxton Hall, April 21 | Sophia Club

How tiny fluctuations in the quantum world may determine the fate of reality as we know it

sophiaclub.co

London! Join us at the Sophia Club on 21 April where we will traverse the twisted hearts of black holes and the mysteries of our Universe, alongside theoretical physicist and scientific storyteller @proftonypadilla.bsky.social. Get your tickets now! buff.ly/DtYsdbV

Is the cosmos unravelling? — Hoxton Hall, April 21 | Sophia Club

How tiny fluctuations in the quantum world may determine the fate of reality as we know it

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I watched Nuremberg on the flight back from my hols. Great film. Back then the Americans were very much advocating for a set of international laws that everyone, and it means everyone, should abide by. They didn't say "except Israel" They didn't say "except America" Times have changed

The leader of the so called free world talking about blowing the water supply to 90 million people. Jeez

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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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Happy Pi day with skittles youtu.be/7O6ej9OSW2w?...

Calculating Pi with Skittles and Census Data - Numberphile

YouTube video by Numberphile

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