‘Cosmic magnet’ study retracted after cleaning agent wipes away results Electron diffraction patterns of an alloy before (left) and after (right) cleaning revealed the cleaning agent was was responsible for reflections (circle, right) reported in the original study. O.…

“I have given several scientific talks that included our retraction story,” Greer said of the paper, which was retracted in December 2024. “Audience reaction has been uniformly positive.”

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) PhD in Digital Metal with Rolls-Royce (Enhanced Stipend) Development of Advanced Barrier Coatings for extreme en... EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) PhD in Digital Metal with Rolls-Royce (Enhanced Stipend) Development of Advanced Barrier Coatings for extreme environmentsBackgroundApplicants are invited to u...

PhD position in Coatings for Aerospace Applications

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) PhD in Digital Metal with Rolls-Royce (Enhanced Stipend) Development of Advanced Barrier Coatings for extreme environments

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Professor Sarah Sharples smiles, wearing a brown blazer and black and green dress

We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Sarah Sharples has been appointed as our new Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering!

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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University - Reading Time: 4 minutesBy an anonymous academic. Cover image by Adwitiya Pal On the second day of classes…

Read this: it really captures the reality of mass redundancies in the university sector, which will only snowball from here.
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You can make it present if you wish! You are welcome at Nottingham.

You got a lovely weather for a run! The campus is gorgeous.

Thank you for sharing @drjenbaker.bsky.social . I love the sparks!
#energystorgae #batterymaterials

University of Nottingham plans to cut more than 250 jobs Announcing the consultation, the university said it was a

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Power in Intimate Relationships: What You Need to Know Power is part and parcel of any relationship, even intimate ones. Here are tips to navigate power struggles in your intimate relationships.

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University of Sussex fined £585k in free speech row

At the 100th Birthday symposium for Sir Peter Hirsch

EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review

NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway.

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Let’s stop treating "leaving academia" as negative. Scientists train for academia, industry, or what suits them. Industry isn’t an alternative; it’s a choice. In fields like engineering, most PhDs go to industry, and no one calls it "leaving academia." We should train scientists for diverse paths.

Chris, Sorry I have been travelling. If it’s not too late, I will respond today.

A proposal was submitted to a research council in the UK in September 2023. The applicants are yet to receive a decision in Dec 2024.
The research moved on in 15 months, and so did the researchers.
It's not a great place for the funder or the applicants.

In Je-S & Grant on Web days, one could see the list of proposals going to the panel before even the panel was convened.
Now with TFS, the latest panel information available is from July 2024. From transparency & governance POV this should be addressed sooner than later.

Blueksy Mentions are now in Altmetric. It's been 84 years meme #AcademicSky #HigherEd #MedSky #HMSky #Altmetrics #Medlibs #Metascience

BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD

Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:

We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!

We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.

Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.

Let's get into it!

EDICa is working with Animmersion to create virtual reality experiences of workplaces that are good examples of an enabling workplace, and examples of poor design.

Sign up to an online workshop 14 Nov 2-4, or in person in Edinburgh on 28, 29 Nov.
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The application deadline has been extended for the IGNITE Network+ #Mentoring Programme 2025: Action Learning Circles to support researchers from underrepresented and minoritised groups in #energy research.
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How does Blue Sky pay for all the network costs for accommodating millions of users without advertising or anything similar?
Asking for a friend.

I do! Great seeing many familiar faces here.

Yep.
Is there an edit button?

It’s like twitter back in 2017-18! Great to see many old faces.

Wishing the Elsevier editors who desk-accepted this all the best for their next career moves.

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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

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NHS physician associates and doctors locked in 'toxic' staffing row A toxic row has engulfed the NHS, say ministers. So why have doctors turned on physician associates?

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COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed "contempt for our vulnerable people".

Nobody thought this meeting would end on time, but running over is also a justice issue. Who can afford to stay until the bitter end? www.bbc.com/news/article...

dcorney.com/thoughts/202... I think this is my favourite Uni league table not just because @uniofbath.bsky.social is at the top! Would love to see World rankings are there any on negative height above sealevel?