Hungary’s historic election offers path back to academic freedom - Research Professional News Hungary has an opportunity to reclaim its universities—and European standing, says Kurt Deketelaere

Hungary's election impact on research could be profound. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

A tough old day where I felt I was underperforming at everything, especially as a parent. And then the little one presents me with this huge daisy he pulled up because he knows I love daisies and actually it is ok

In memory of Ruth Francis - Stempra It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Ruth Francis.

Shocked to hear about the death of Ruth Francis - Ruth RIP stempra.org.uk/resources/ne...

The ever-eloquent Ruth Francis of @scholarlyfutures.bsky.social gives her thoughts on research integrity

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Free-to-read opinion: UK funding U-turn for Cern project is 'a fundamental betrayal' says spokesperson

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Physics cuts put livelihoods, investment and reputation at risk - Research Professional News Cutting the UK out of the Electron-Ion Collider project will damage science, says Daria Sokhan

Free-to-read opinion: UK’s ‘sudden withdrawal’ from international Electron-Ion Collider project is causing ‘immense reputational damage’, warns leader Daria Sokhan

‘Will any international collaboration view the UK as trustworthy in future?’

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Powerful opinion piece about impact of UKRI pulling UK funds from Electron-Ion Collider project - US-based international facility for research into structure of matter - by Daria Sokhan, principal investigator on EIC-UK.

Four senior UKRI leaders appeared at a press briefing this morning in the wake of RPN stories over the last week about a shake-up to research council funding

Our story that the MRC is expecting to fund fewer grants through applicant-led calls that closed in September last year was confirmed

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How local energy networks are saving lives across the world In the US and the Global South, local ‘microgrid’ power networks are being adopted in neighbourhoods battling rising heat

Really interesting to learn more about microgrids and their potential to democratise access to power for @dialogueearth.bsky.social dialogue.earth/en/energy/ho...

The mooooooon over Goonhilly satellite dishes 🐺📡🛰️🌕

It is Imbolc! And the sun is about to hit my north facing back garden for the first time this year

a woman wearing a wig and a suit says " whatever you do " ALT: a woman wearing a wig and a suit says " whatever you do "

Oh no 😔

I think he knew I had just mopped the floor 🐾🐈

Research Europe – 22 January 2026 - Research Professional News In issue 643: MEP warns against ‘cannibalising’ Horizon; how Trump has changed world science

Out today! The latest edition of Research Europe.

MEP warns against ‘cannibalising’ Horizon; how Trump has changed world science and much more.

Today's edition in full: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Researchers must have right to stop papers becoming AI fodder - Research Professional News Authors deserve the last word on how their work is used, says Dmitrii Kochetkov

Opinion: Researchers must have right to stop papers becoming AI fodder.

Authors deserve the last word on how their work is used, says Dmitrii Kochetkov.

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‘Cornwall isn’t resilient enough’: towns struggle with broadband outage after Storm Goretti Politicians call for more infrastructure funding amid anger that county is seen as ‘holiday playground’

We were without broadband for over a week. Many friends are still without. Luckily we didn't lose power but only by some fluke. The devastation left by this storm is seen everywhere.

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Lizard peninsula

Northern lights in deepest Cornwall!

Playing against my youngest. He is ruthless

Cat is exemplifying how to relax, at the end of a not very relaxing week I think I need to pay heed.

What is UKRI for, and do the people in charge know? - Research Professional News Breaking up UK Research and Innovation could be the way forward, says John Womersley

What is UKRI for, and do the people in charge know?

Breaking up UK Research and Innovation could be the way forward, says John Womersley.

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Excited to have started a year of fun at Research Professional News as opinion editor, standing in @johnwhitfield.bsky.social 's hard-to-fill shoes for a bit. If you have an opinion let me know!!

cute story: for this 2007 piece we needed a photo of Omar Yaghi, but he was visiting family in Jordan. So he gatecrashed his little step brother's school science lab and asked his nephew to take a picture for us!

World’s most porous sponges: intricate carbon-trapping powders hit the market Metal-organic frameworks were the next big thing in chemistry when they were invented more than three decades ago. Now, these intriguing materials are becoming commercial tools for capturing carbon dioxide and harvesting water from the air.

These intriguing materials - the world's most porous sponges - won today's Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Yes definitely

Researchers voice dismay at all-male science Nobels All seven winners of this year’s science prizes were men. Some say this shows a disappointing lack of progress towards diversifying the awards.

of course not forgetting the perennial problem with these huge prizes.... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Space invaders - Nature MOFs, or metal–organic frameworks, are sponge-like crystalline compounds held together by strong chemical bonds — carbon–carbon, carbon–oxygen, or metal–oxygen. Their unique structure results in solids that are rigid and strong, but at the same time porous, flexible and incredibly light. The 'killer app' for MOFs could well be in making the hydrogen economy a reality by providing the solution to the problem of hydrogen storage.

And I also wrote about MOFs for Nature back in 2007! www.nature.com/articles/448...

World’s most porous sponges: intricate carbon-trapping powders hit the market Metal-organic frameworks were the next big thing in chemistry when they were invented more than three decades ago. Now, these intriguing materials are becoming commercial tools for capturing carbon dioxide and harvesting water from the air.

the 2025 #Nobel prize in Chemistry for MOFs! Delighted to have dug into the potential of these amazing materials earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/d41...

So excited for this Nobel! Fabulous. And do read my feature unpicking what these materials are being used for.