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These cuts to physics research will be a disaster for UK scientists – and for our standing in the world

Posted on 16/02/2026 by Jon Butterworth

Back in the Guardian after a long break. Sadly it is because of bad news. More like 2008 than 2012. “If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of … Continue reading →

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The future of particle physics, part 94

Posted on 06/04/2025 by Jon Butterworth

A discussion on the future of particle physics is underway. When is it not, you might ask? And it is a good question, there is always something like this going on (hence the “part 94” in the title, which is … Continue reading →

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Wobbling muons again

Posted on 11/08/2023 by Jon Butterworth

Yesterday the muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab put out an updated measurement of the magnetic moment of the muon. This is in agreement with their previous measurements but substantially more precise. I’ve written about the measurement a few times before … Continue reading →

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Guardian Science Weekly Podcast

Posted on 08/05/2022 by Jon Butterworth

Along Guardian Science correspondent Hannah Devlin, I discussed the flavour anomalies from LHCb with Madeleine Finlay for the Guardian Science Weekly podcast. It is titled “Will the Large Hadron Collider find a new fifth force of nature?“. Hannah gives a … Continue reading →

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