Author Archives: Jon Butterworth

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About Jon Butterworth

UCL Physics prof, works on LHC, writes (books, Cosmic Shambles and elsewhere). Citizen of England, UK, Europe & Nowhere, apparently.

The Higgs boson does a new trick (probably)

At the Guardian.

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Looming cuts to science and students

Also at the Guardian. Haven’t we been here before? Of course we have, and we will be here again. Time for Batman to return. The department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), responsible for funding research Councils and Universities in … Continue reading

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Six good things about the REF

At the Guardian.

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Prompt Photons

At the Guardian.

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