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Fibre-optics World Record is No Hollow Victory

The light carrying, game-changing, life-shaping technology affecting everything from long-distance telecommunications to laser surgery.

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The Green Dream Team

How efficient labs could progress sustainability and excellence in research

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Rebecca Shutt discuses Beamtime and Batteries at the World-leading Neutron and Muon source

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How efficient labs could progress sustainability and excellence in research An exciting new tool is currently being piloted across the UK in an endeavour to standardise best practice across research efficiency, sustainability and quality. The countless benefits and developments in scientific research are widely known and recognised by society, from better drugs to safer materials and faster technology. However, there’s a rarely reported on ‘dark side’ to science where the materials and energy cost to deliver excellent research, both financially and environmentally, are piling up. With over 2/3 [1] of total university energy usage consumed by laboratory buildings, it’s no surprise that...

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Fibre-optics World Record is No Hollow Victory

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A whole array of game-changing, life-shaping technologies, from long-distance telecommunications to laser surgery, have a key component in common: fibre optics that carry pulses of light to their destination at incredible speed. A University of Southampton team are now focusing on the next big step forward – hollow-core fibres (HCFs) – and last year shattered a longstanding world record to push the capabilities of these to a new level. Developing HCFs and readying them for real-world use is the mission of the £6 million AirGuide Photonics programme, led by Southampton and involving a high-powered consortium of industrial and academic partners,...

Open Science is a contemporary and relevant theme across the UK research landscape. This year we're hosting a series of exciting events that directly engage with the practice of opening up science. From opening up the discussion on representation of women and people of diverse backgrounds in research, to providing a forum for debate on the opportunities and struggles in mining or storing data, we invite scientists, staff, students, policymakers, scholars and stakeholders in science and education to join us. Harnessing FAIR Data focused on researchers who employ or are seeking to use data in their work. FAIR is a set...

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Susan Littleson (HR) and Jeremy Cohen from @imperialcollege, @DavidPriceUCL, Alys Brett @ResearchSoftEng, John Robinson @RSGsoton are on the panel! #ukrse19 https://t.co/48Yph7sQga

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.@sjh5000 is kicking off our panel! Thank you for your questions on Slido! twitter.com/SES_Consortium…

What would you ask senior management about #RSEng careers in academia? Questions here please: https://t.co/zG1b9HeiBh

We're running a panel at @RSEConUK #ukrse19 @DavidPriceUCL is the first VP to confirm and we expect more! @SoftwareSaved @ResearchSoftEng @SES_Consortium pic.twitter.com/KU7vaMsygo
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SES 4 weeks ago

What challenges do you face in developing your #RSEng career in academia? There's still time submit your questions to senior management for our #RSECareerPanel @RSEConUK #ukrse19 app2.sli.do/event/exx3hjdn @eResearch_UCL @SoftwareSaved @ResearchSoftEng @sjh5000 @uclrits twitter.com/Lou_Chisholm/s…

There is an increasing demand of RSEs and some groups are growing quickly - is this sustainable?
Here are my thoughts in the run up to our @RSEConUK #RSECareerPanel with senior uni management about how RSEs are supported within academia https://t.co/uXZBGL1iQd #ukrse19
— Louise Chisholm (@Lou_Chisholm) September 16, 2019

SES 2 months ago

What challenges do you face in developing your #RSEng career in academia? Take this opportunity to ask senior management in our #RSECareerPanel @RSEConUK Submit questions: app2.sli.do/event/exx3hjdn @SES_Consortium @SoftwareSaved @ResearchSoftEng @DavidPriceUCL

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Do you have questions about the future of Research #SoftwareEngineering as a career in academia? #RSEng #ukrse19 Submit your questions for our senior management #RSECareerPanel (inc @DavidPriceUCL @alysbrett) app2.sli.do/event/exx3hjdn @SoftwareSaved @ses_consortium @RSEConUK

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test Twitter Media - What challenges do you face in developing your #RSEng career in academia? Take this opportunity to ask senior management in our #RSECareerPanel
@RSEConUK Submit questions: https://t.co/zG1b9HeiBh
@SES_Consortium @SoftwareSaved @ResearchSoftEng @DavidPriceUCL https://t.co/7ilw3dQ9YY

SES 2 months ago

This is your chance to ask senior management about developing #RSEng sector! Questions here please: app2.sli.do/event/exx3hjdn @SES_Consortium and @SoftwareSaved are running a #RSECareerPanel @RSEConUK - @DavidPriceUCL is the first VP to confirm and we expect more!

test Twitter Media - This is your chance to ask senior management about developing #RSEng sector! Questions here please: https://t.co/zG1b9GWHcH
@SES_Consortium and @SoftwareSaved are running a #RSECareerPanel
@RSEConUK - @DavidPriceUCL is the first VP to confirm and we expect more! https://t.co/uXVIPSXKeF

SES 2 months ago

Life as an #RSE: a terrible career choice? Simon Hettrick @sjh5000 @RSGsoton shares his thoughts bit.ly/2YULv2T Just one of the questions submitted to the @RSEConUK #RSECareerPanel There's still time to submit your questions! #PhdLife #ECR #RSEng twitter.com/SES_Consortium…

What would you ask senior management about #RSEng careers in academia? Questions here please: https://t.co/zG1b9HeiBh

We're running a panel at @RSEConUK #ukrse19 @DavidPriceUCL is the first VP to confirm and we expect more! @SoftwareSaved @ResearchSoftEng @SES_Consortium pic.twitter.com/KU7vaMsygo
— SES (@SES_Consortium) June 27, 2019

SES 2 months ago

What challenges do you face in developing your #RSEng career in academia? Take this opportunity to ask senior management in our panel @RSEConUK#RSECareerPanel Submit questions: app2.sli.do/event/exx3hjdn @SES_Consortium @SoftwareSaved @ResearchSoftEng @DavidPriceUCL

SES 2 months ago

This is your chance to ask senior management about developing #RSEng sector! Questions here please: app2.sli.do/event/exx3hjdn @SES_Consortium and @SoftwareSaved are running a panel @RSEConUK - @DavidPriceUCL is the first VP to confirm and we expect more!

test Twitter Media - This is your chance to ask senior management about developing #RSEng sector! Questions here please: https://t.co/zG1b9HeiBh
@SES_Consortium and @SoftwareSaved are running a panel @RSEConUK - @DavidPriceUCL is the first VP to confirm and we expect more! https://t.co/Niu5fFsgHM

SES 2 months ago

test Twitter Media - Do you have questions about the future of Research #SoftwareEngineering as a career in academia? #RSEng #ukrse19

Submit your questions for our senior management #RSECareerPanel
(inc @DavidPriceUCL @alysbrett) https://t.co/zG1b9GWHcH
@SoftwareSaved @ses_consortium @RSEConUK https://t.co/zFfdz2K2ME

SES 3 months ago

What would help your #RSEng career in academia? Submit questions for our senior management panel @RSEConUK #ukrse19 @DavidPriceUCL is the first VP to confirm and we expect more! Submit questions here app2.sli.do/event/exx3hjdn @SES_Consortium @SoftwareSaved