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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's sad. Do you have a favourite piece of work of his? For my friends and I it might well be the Red Alert games due to the sheer number hours spent with them.

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Tim Curry Says SPACE!

ALT: Tim Curry Says SPACE!

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Looking for a PhD position in solar system science? Consider coming to work with me, @interplanetary.bsky.social and @mathewjowens.bsky.social! We have a project on Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Coupling at the Giant Planets. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #heliophysics#aurora#spaceweather

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PhD Project - Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Coupling At The Giant Planets at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

FWIW I guess I could be talking nonsense though - 16 years later the only memory I have from that careers event is the "lethality engineer" anecdote. And that's because so many of us found it obscene.

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Well, yes, I agree! But I think there's something about the word being less frequently used with general audiences that makes it feel a bit "cleaner", for now, at least.

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Back in 2009 at a recruitment event in the physics department a missile producer was advertising for "lethality engineers". These kind of euphemistic weasel words always remind me of George Carlin's skit on soft lanauge: youtu.be/h67k9eEw9AY?...

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

That's a particularly excellent figure!

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Looking for a research post in #SpaceWeather #DataAssimilation? We have an open opportunity with only 4 more days until the application submission deadline!

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Mathew Owens @mathewjowens.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

If you're interesting in applying for research fellowships with the University of Reading to research weather, climate or space physics, come along to our fellows day -- 7 May -- to find out how it works and how we can support you. You can join online, or we can cover UK travel and provide lunch.

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

You'll be: - developing DA schemes to integrate heliospheric imager data into heliospheric numerical models. - using DA constrained simulations to study the heliospheric evolution of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). - applying this knowledge to improve CME forecasting at Earth and elsewhere.

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Looking for a research post in space weather and data asssimilation? Consider working with us! As part of my UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project, Data Assimilation Revolution in Space Weather, I'm excited to be able to offer a 2.5 year PDRA post. Details here: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Post Doctoral Research Assistant in Space Weather Data Assimilation:Whiteknights Reading UK

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Dr Luke Barnard @lukebarnard.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Past a certain age I've found that schedules and habits tend to mean that at any point in the week there is a singular solution to the who/where conundrum!

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