Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 13h@ukri.org you might want to update your webpage: www.ukri.org/who-we-are/h... 110
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bad news! A new FoI response indicates the response may have been misleading: bsky.app/profile/fitz... 000
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Good news, Dame @chionwurah.bsky.social got a reply from the new Minister, Lisa Nandy: committees.parliament.uk/publications... 100
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Worth noting that the STFC council is the only one of the research councils with this disclaimer added to their minutes page. 000
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Back in the hadron mines this morning @lhcb.bsky.social 040
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Not only the Astros who've got their colanders out @astroroyalscot.bsky.social! Hope to see some of the eclipse before it sets behind the Marmolada 130
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Pretty sure the turnaround is a lot shorter than that, especially for an exec in a hurry. It could of course be a response to the select committee letter which takes a dim view of 'sustainability' arguments though. committees.parliament.uk/publications... 100
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026On the other site @ukri.org is getting bodied. The comms teams have my sympathy. Your boss has really dropped you in it. 120
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The UK will not benefit from this return even if LHCb can continue without us. How is trading 5x plus leverage for 3x and a loss aligned with @ukri.org strategy? Someone who is good at the economy please help @ukri.org budget this. their skills base is dying. 5/n. 112
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Good to see the UKRI annual report published today. Given this thread I think you can put me in the 33% www.ukri.org/wp-content/u... 110
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Also worth noting, no minutes have been uploaded for 2026 meetings. Curious! January should have been approved for upload in May at least. Potentially also March. 200
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026At the Lords STC meeting today Sir Ian was pressed on this by Lord Drayson. According to Sir Ian 'these were draft minutes' which is interesting, because the council minutes page has the following statement: 121
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Driving growth, off a cliff. UKRI's own explainer shows 20% real-terms cuts to PPAN science and facilities from 2021-2030. 021
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 13/07/2026UKRI's own explainer shows that PPAN, Intl. Facilities, Multidisciplinary facilities are hit by 20-30% when inflation accounted for over full range. Only real-terms growth in Nat. labs + estates (+13%), and Inf projects of which all PPAN ones were cut. 012
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 13/07/2026UKRI's own explainer shows that PPAN, Intl. Facilities, Multidisciplinary facilities are hit hard when inflation accounted for over full range. Only real-terms growth in Nat. labs + estates, and Inf projects of which all PPAN ones were cut. 000
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026@ukri.org have a slightly different interpretation: www.ukri.org/publications... 210
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 07/07/2026More excellent reporting on this from RPN: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r... 110
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026www.nature.com/articles/s42... banger piece in Nature Reviews Physics from Hiranya V. Peiris. 'fewer things better' is a fake idea. 1164
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Update: Today STFC added a disclaimer 👀 (7/n) 150
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Also worth noting the *ahem* revisions of the past week are not listed on the webpage. (6/n) 250
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 25/03/2026It looks like the disaster unfolding with @ukri.org is being noticed over on the other site. 151
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Lord Vallance 'actively revisiting' PPAN in STFC. Under discussion with the community? 120
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Perhaps we will see a change of approach in Lord Vallance and Sir Ian Chapman's response to @chionwurah.bsky.social and the Commons SIT Select Committee's excellent letter later this week committees.parliament.uk/publications... 12/n 111
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 19/02/2026www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro... 010
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Dame @chionwurah.bsky.social and @georgefreemanmp.bsky.social might be interested in the work of the committee 2009-2010 @ben-shave.bsky.social : publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/... I'm getting whiplash from reading this. 010
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 10/02/2026yep! assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7bff... 210
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026For... reasons... I've been doing a bit of archaeology, @johnwomersley.bsky.social @iansample.bsky.social 161
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Aren't you forgetting who you shared it with? 😀 230
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Congratulations to Dr. Horswill of @uomparticle.bsky.social on defending his thesis, and receiving the @lhcb.bsky.social early career scientist award! 120
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Observing the good weather @jodrellbank.bsky.social 020
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 02/03/2025@lhcb.bsky.social looking nice from the airport. I'm out again to do some @ukri.org supported policy work 110
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Characteristic cerenkov emission achieved at criticality 000
Conor Fitzpatrick @fitzparticle.bsky.social · 24/12/2024I've worked out how to get two Christmas puddings cooked in under a microsecond with this one weird trick. Merry Christmas! 100
