This appalling fat cat wants to shut the door on all my mature students, many of whom left school after GCSE and give up a lot to go to university. I can tell him that they’re the hungriest for education and far from being unable to graduate, they regularly get the highest grades. Hateful man.
A picture of Heriot-Watt University's loch.
I prefer this one :)
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
I think it’s a bot account…
what even is the fucking point
Isn’t that what Abstracts are for?
OOOOH
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Maybe the wrong link shared?
Dear Sir Paul, Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues. Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied. A 2018 report from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”. This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research. In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research. For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial.
I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””. Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research. I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship. The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers. You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”. Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists. I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research. This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance. Yours sincerely, Professor Rachel A. Oliver.
Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.
Is it because you were going to say the word “taint”?
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
What’s the hidden gem in your catalogue? The work that didn’t take off as much as you might have hoped?
Sourced - thank you!
Not sure if #icanhazPDF is still a thing, but does anyone have access to this conference paper doi.org/10.1117/12.2...?
Picasso was alive at the same time as Charles Darwin and Eminem
@cwgabriel.bsky.social about to head on a field trip to South Africa if you or Kara want any long-distance gifts
Others welcome also - 988414023273
Perhaps more that we are increasingly a cashless society
@krisstraub.com
One benefit of your new walking regime is more time in the forest = more Eyrewood strips.
That, and living longer
“Anytime you take up a tool, and consider its use, imagine it in your worst enemy's hand, with the sharpest part of it pressed against your neck.”
I think about this wisdom from @tychobrahe.bsky.social a lot.
been raptured for 90 mins now. lines are insane. VERY disorganized. scalpers by east entrance
Is that when you listen to two Coheed and Cambria albums at the same time?
Could literally start playing a "who said it?" quote game that's: RFK or Dr. Spaceman?
When playing video games, make sure to avoid mad turtles and mature weasels!
Wonderful PSA from ESRB, @tychobrahe.bsky.social and @cwgabriel.bsky.social on this day in 2018
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fet8...
One for @tychobrahe.bsky.social
Can you get one for @bradleywhitford.bsky.social? Surely he needs it more
Added, VoxynnHWU from Scotland (and ClubPA!)
