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H M Wakeling

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Physicist | Postdoc in Particle Accelerator Environmental Sustainability @ Oxford Stubborn optimist. Expert amateur. Pro community. 🛼🏄🛹 Boycott billionaires. Divest fossil fuels. Anti-fascist, pro-💉🧪🏳️‍🌈 etc Views my own and bloody fantastic ;)

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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"About $7.3tn (£5.4tn) flows each year to activities that degrade nature, compared with about $220bn for nature-based solutions, according to UN figures cited in the report." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists
Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Booked my tickets to watch my pals at La Classique Georgia W. Tush Roller Derby Tournament tomorrow. Pumped!
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly. Inspiration.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Girl, listen up, you're not radical - you're not rad at all. You are not defending or protecting me. -- Kate Nash
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Google's developer verification creates "a pathway to censorship." - EFF. Developers in restrictive countries, anonymous open-source contributors, and privacy tool maintainers are among those most affected. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social Find out what you can do here keepandroidopen.org
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Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Diamond Light Source is one of the UK's most productive scientific faclities. Just signed an open letter urging the STFC to ensure decisions about its future are "transparent, evidence-led, and made in meaningful consultation with its […] user communities." openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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Open Letter in Response to Funding Pressures Affecting Diamond Light Source
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Sustainable HEP Conference 2026 @susthep.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We're happy to announce that the first recordings for Sustainable HEP are available at www.youtube.com/@hecap-eco For access to resources/slides and for tomorrow's live Zoom meeting, register at indico.global/e/susthep26
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Sustainable HEP 2026 — 5th Edition
Welcome to the 5th edition of the Sustainable High Energy Physics (HEP) conference! Where: Videoconference link (Zoom) can be found by registered, logged-in users at the "Videoconference" page at the ...
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Sustainable HEP Conference 2026 @susthep.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sustainable HEP 2026 starts tomorrow at 14:00 CEST! We can't wait! Registration is still open and free! Even if you can't attend live, by registering you will have access to all of the recordings and networking channels indico.global/e/susthep26 #SustainableHEP #SustainableResearch #GreenSky
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Sustainable HEP 2026 — 5th Edition
Welcome to the 5th edition of the Sustainable High Energy Physics (HEP) conference! Where: Videoconference link (Zoom) can be found by registered, logged-in users at the "Videoconference" page at the ...
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Sustainable HEP Conference 2026 @susthep.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
With just 1 week until the kickoff of the Sustainable HEP Conference 2026, we wanted to share an update of our exciting program! When: 8 - 10 July 2026 Where: Online Cost: Free Registration Link: indico.global/e/susthep26 #SustainableHEP #SustainableResearch #GreenSky #AcademicSky #PhysicsSky
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LinkedIn
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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sign our huge people-powered petition telling the UK government to force Shell and other fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage they've caused: act.gp/3ZPWjRJ
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Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay
Big Oil is fueling the climate crisis and leaving us to pay the price - Sign the Polluters Pay Pact.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 04/06/2026
Detector xkcd.com/3254/
4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 with ponytail walking in with a second person. A third person with short hair stands behind a machine labeled “Detector” with a glowing green light for “detected” and a blank circle for “not detected.”] PERSON 1: Over there are our electron microscope, XRF scanner, and mass spectrometer. And this is our most sensitive detector. PERSON 2: What does it detect? (2) PERSON 1: Lots of stuff. Gas, dust, particles, light, radio waves, gamma rays, protons, neutrons, electrons, fields, forces, events, potentials, or states. (3) PERSON 2: I don’t understand. Aren’t most of those *always* present? PERSON 3: Yeah, it’s been saying “detected” continuously since we turned it on. (4) PERSON 2: What happens if it says “not detected”? PERSON 1: Oh gosh. PERSON 3: That would be pretty bad, I think.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/04/2026
Home Solar xkcd.com/3226/
4-panel comic. (1) [Two people standing next to house with solar panels on roof. Person 2 has a black hat.] PERSON 1: Wait, you got solar panels? I thought you were against renewables. (2) PERSON 2: Oh, definitely. I hate the environment and want to harm it as much as possible. I’d *love* to have an oil furnace. (3) PERSON 2: But the technology just isn’t there and the cost is too high. I despise solar, but it makes more financial sense in my situation. (4) PERSON 2: But with the money I’m saving, I can buy and burn industrial waste in my yard to try to make up for it. PERSON 1: Ah, yeah, carbon onsets.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy to share that our living document sharing recommendations and resources for better environmental sustainability in large accelerator facilities is now published in the EPJ Research Infrastructures journal! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AcademicSky #SustainableResearch
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Fuck yeah.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
At the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) 2026 opening, happy to hear such a focus on how we as researchers must adapt with the changing world, must work on our social license to operate, and must find environmental sustainability an opportunity for innovation
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arXiv bot (hep-ph) @krxiv-hep-ph.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Open LHC Monte Carlo Event Generation arxiv.org/pdf/2605.12229 Enrico Bothmann et al.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12229
arXiv abstract link
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We should bring back booing Boooo Reform UK BOOOO
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sc4rc2026.bsky.social @sc4rc2026.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Join our panel of leading researchers for a SC4RC public webinar to explore the environmental impact of large-scale computing and solutions for a more sustainable future. Join live: www.youtube.com/live/JQbdZ7m... #sc4rc #greencomputing
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I've only just been shown this, and it's made my day!
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Green Science Festival: Transitioning to sustainable research practices together 28 May 2026, 09:00 AM – 19:00 PM CET Free Online (only online registration is still possible) www.greenlabs-nl.eu/green-scienc... #AcademicSky #Sustainability #GreenScience #SustainableScience #SustainableResearch
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Green Science Festival 2026
Green Science Festival Transitioning to sustainable research practices together Date and time 28 May 2026 09:00 AM - 19:00 PM CET (Central European Time) Address NEMO Science Museum
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I really need to take some vacation, but so many cool sustainability in research events are occurring the week that I'm away. It's tempting to move my vacation week. I won't, but I did think about it.
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Sustainable HEP Conference 2026 @susthep.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The abstract submission deadline is just 1 week away (April 30th) for the Sustainable HEP Conference 2026! As an additional note, all speakers will be given the option to publish proceedings in SciPost. 8th July - 10th July 2026 Online and free! indico.global/e/susthep26 #SustainableHEP
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Sustainable HEP 2026 — 5th Edition
Welcome to the 5th edition of the Sustainable High Energy Physics (HEP) workshop! Where: Videoconference link (Zoom) can be found by registered, logged-in users at the "Videoconference" page at the en...
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Sustainable HEP Conference 2026 @susthep.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Just a few more weeks until the Sustainable HEP 2026 abstract deadline! Deadline: 30th April #SustainableHEP #SustainableResearch #AcademicSky
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
For-profit companies absolutely should not ever ask employees to volunteer their time. 👏 Outreach and engagement is work 👏 It has so many benefits, especially to the company. Put your money where your mouth is. N.B. this is after a conversation with a friend and not in any relation to my work.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Joke's on them, adverts are long enough to make a cuppa and take a pee break again.
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arXiv hep-ex High Energy Physics - Experiment @hepex-bot.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Wim Vanderbauwhede, Mattias Wadenstein: Life Cycle Analysis for Emissions of Scientific Computing Centres arxiv.org/abs/2506.14365 arxiv.org/pdf/2506.14365 arxiv.org/html/2506.14365
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Fascinating assessment! "Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment of Data Centers in Texas: Quantifying Impacts and Environmental Tradeoffs" arxiv.org/abs/2509.213...
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Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment of Data Centers in Texas: Quantifying Impacts and Environmental Tradeoffs
This study assesses air quality (AQ) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the rapid expansion of data centers in Texas, a major hub due to infrastructure, electricity markets, and business conditio...
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
We all need to get off our asses and act. There is no magical technology coming to save us in time. We need to change the way we live and we need to do it today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms
The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Interesting: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Isometric exercise: The most efficient fitness regime?
Isometric exercises – which involve holding certain poses – can build strength and reduce our blood pressure.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Good news on a sleepless night: apparently the boar piglets have been born at Parc Omega. CUTE.
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Lucien Heurtier @lucienheurtier.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The BBC is on it 🧪🔭 "What is agreed by all is that a way out of the current crisis in physics funding is urgently needed" 📢We need more than words, #UKRI BBC News - Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts
Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.
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Simon Williams @si-wills.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Delays to funding are translating into widespread attrition of early-career researchers across PPAN science. This is not hypothetical, this is happening now. Missing the international deadline has resulted in an effective 100% cut to new theoretical physics postdoc positions in the UK this cycle.
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Lucien Heurtier @lucienheurtier.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
PPAN-trained scientists drive innovation across the UK industry. Cutting this pipeline is short-sighted. If you’ve moved from PPAN into industry in the UK, add your voice 👇 industry-openletter-stfc.github.io/index.html #PPAN #UKRI #ScienceFunding 🧪🔭
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Still absolutely obsessed with this choreography: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZCv... IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS Direction and Choreography: @rickyubeda11 Associate Choreographer: @bellamtagle DP/Editor: @jonathasnazareth Produced by @ahmadsimmons Music: “Sympathy” by @vampireweekend
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It’s Not That Serious • A Dance Film by Ricky Ubeda
YouTube video by Ricky Ubeda
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A message that turned into a terrible poem: I had power for an hour, enough time for a shower, then a loud crash and now(er) no power no mow(er) -H Wakeling (2026)
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Everyone wants a life that can move forward. But right now, thousands of people up and down the country are forced to wait 10 years for the right to permanently stay in the place they already call home. Scrap the Barriers. Join me and sign the petition now. act.praxis.org.uk/scrap-the-ba...
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Scrap the Barriers
Everyone deserves a secure future, no matter where we're from. But right now, thousands of migrants like us are being held back, forced to wait over 10 years for the right to stay permanently in the p...
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Paul Ganderton @ecogeog.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Here's one thought - seems reasonable. As they say, if it seems free it's because you are the product! - www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/o...
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Selling your digital soul to use Bluesky's DMs is the law
Opinion: Getting carded is one thing. A full strip search? Welcome to Britain
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Ah yes calendar, this is indeed the 26th April 2030. Computers aren't taking over just yet.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Nerds, @hopkinspress.bsky.social is having a big sale on books, with many science and nature titles up to 80% off! 🧪🌍
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Sale
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Though I didn't lose power in the #QCstorm last week, the ice aftermath on my steps was a good 2cm of smooth, slippery death. It took a god hour to chip away at the full staircase. Note to self, get some grit and ask landlord to supply a grit bin for the building...
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
My NY res was to de-screen my life a bit. I realise now that I've replaced scrolling insta with reddit which, while interesting and hobby-based, still sucks up my time. Now deleted the app off my phone to make reddit use more active than passive. So, naturally I came to BlueSky to post about it.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Merci à tous qui travailler sans relâche pour rétablir l'électricité!
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Ice storm prep for a physicist: food, caffeine, charged devices, and git pulled remote repositories. #QCstorm #Montreal
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Emily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🚨JOB ALERT🚨 Heya friends -- I'm looking for a postdoc! This time we're looking at the ethics of technology deployment for climate change mitigation. Full description in the link! Quick details: CVs and cover letters to me by 1 April; $75k/year for up to 21 months; remote within the US is ok.
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Research Team – Emily Grubert
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
In addition to a little prep, maybe consider parking your car away from trees tonight and tomorrow! #Montreal #QCstorm
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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
A significant freezing rain event is forecast for Ontario and Quebec this week, with conditions alarmingly similar to past, historic ice storms. Will it be more impactful than previous events? #ONstorm #QCstorm ow.ly/6xCK50YrChb
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Eastern Ontario, Quebec could see 30-40+mm of freezing rain - The Weather Network
A significant freezing rain event is forecast for Ontario and Quebec this week, with conditions alarmingly similar to past, historic ice storms. Will it be more impactful than previous events?
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Nathan Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Ottawa and Montreal should pay particular close attention to the forecast over the coming days, as a major weather event is possible. Models continue to argue about temperatures, which is critical for determining the risk of freezing rain, so check back regularly. #ONstorm #QCstorm
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
#Montreal #Quebec Now's a good time to check you've got food and water supplies. Significant freezing rain expected Wednesday. This could impact services, including power and access. Being prepared not only makes events like this more manageable for you, it helps lighten the load on the system.
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
This reddit thread on mispronounced UK place names brought me much joy today: www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/s/f1... Especially as someone who loves to purposely mutilate place names
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H M Wakeling @hmwakeling.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
FYI void, I am anti age verification and ID checks. You can be sure I will stop using a service/tech/etc.
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