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Where do all the particle physicists* go?

Posted on 23/04/2026 by Jon Butterworth

When Catherine Heymans, Simon Williams and I gave evidence to the House of Commons Science, innovation and Technology select committee a few weeks ago (seems like years to be honest), we were set some homework.

Posted in Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Politics, Science Policy, Technology | Tagged Careers, Catherine Heymans, Chi Onwura, Kit Malthouse, Parliamentary Committee, Simon Williams | Comments Off

Select committees

Posted on 08/03/2026 by Jon Butterworth

Well, the fight to stop the decimation of particle, astro and nuclear physics continues. The House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology select committee session I mentioned in the previous post happened. The above picture is one of the lighter … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Catherine Heymans

Where do all the particle physicists* go?

Select committees

A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation

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