I really regret going back to work repeatedly when I was too mentally ill to do so and then letting colleagues down, often in a very messy and last minute fashion. I was desperate to be well and back working effectively but funnily enough my recovery was not linear and I couldn’t

Timetable available and registration is now open for NAM 2024 University of Hull! Royal Astronomical Society

Reminder that our report into bullying and harassment in astronomy and geophysics will be published next month.

A live-streamed launch of the survey - which revealed a systemic bullying problem in the two sciences - will present its findings and recommendations on 17 May ⬇️

First of all the brilliant Supermassive podcast for Royal Astronomical Society - presented by two women 😀 Both Izzie Clarke ⚡ and Dr Becky Smethurst are smart, knowledgable, fun and have helped turn Supermassive into the UK's no 1 astronomy podcast (which we make - yay!) It's a hit in the US too.

Delighted that Royal Astronomical Society is supporting this.

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Tomorrow morning on #TheLifeScientific on ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ I chat with astronomer and Royal Astronomical Society president, Mike Edmunds.

We discuss galactic chemistry, ancient astronomical instruments, and the ghost of Isaac Newton makes a guest appearance.

Last in the series.

UK astronaut Rosemary Coogan has graduated today from @ESA astronaut training. 👏

Rosemary was selected as part of @ESA’s new class of astronauts in 2022 and will now take part in operational tasks until she is assigned to a mission. 🚀 👩‍🚀

Hear more from Rosemary 👇

The UK has a new certified astronaut. 👩‍🚀

Huge congratulations to Rosemary Coogan who graduates today from @ESA training, having tackled everything from astrophysics to zero-G. 🌌🛰️
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Congratulations Rosemary Coogan! At the RAS we're excited to see you taking this huge step forward in your journey to space.

Eine große Hürde für die US-Ukrainehilfe ist genommen. Die Herzen der wichtigsten Ukraineunterstützer schlagen wieder im Takt. Die USA+Europa stehen gemeinsam auf Seiten der Freiheit - gegen Putins Terrorkrieg. Heute ist ein Tag der Zuversicht für die #Ukraine +Europas Sicherheit.

I couldn't agree more.

It's years since #followfriday was a thing, but Rashad Ali is definitely worth a look. Someone I met once but consider a friend, with a fascinating outlook.

I mean the indirect war on the nation's mental health by continuing to not call an election and having these cranks in power is one thing but this is utterly horrendous

The first Syrian astronaut, Mohammed al-Fares, who famously participated in the Syrian revolution against the tyrant Bashar al-Assad, has died aged 72.