Passionate about science & technology for a better world. Head of Comms & Engagement, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Views are my own.
Oxford, England
Joined November 2013
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Kelly Lea retweeted
NEW! Warming temperatures could make crops like chickpeas, soybeans, okra, oranges & durum wheat viable in the UK by 2080 🫘🍊.
Climate change is already impacting farming. Our new study shows how crop suitability might change in the future.
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ALT Nine crops: okra, wine grapes, oranges, soy beans, haricot beans, sorghum, sunflowers, chickpeas and durum wheat, and heading What's on the menu in 2080? The changing nature of UK crops grown due to climate change
Kelly Lea retweeted
As wildfires continue to impact communities in Los Angeles, scientists are assessing the contributing factors.
A combination of unusually dry vegetation, high temperatures, and strong offshore winds fueled the wildfires, said Dr Doug Kelley, UKCEH wildfire scientist.
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ALT Satellite image showing smoke from the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles on 7 January 2025 streaming out to the ocean.
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expert reaction to LA wildfires
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Kelly Lea retweeted
NEXT WEEK! 📢 Join us at our Community Event and get a firsthand look at the UK’s fusion energy future, happening right on your doorstep!
Friday 22 November
11am - 4pm
Retford Town Hall
#Retford #CommunityEvent
@BassetlawDC @NottsCC @WestLindseyDC @LincolnshireCC
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UPCOMING EVENT - Friday 22nd November 11am - 4pm, Retford Town Hall
The boldest endeavours start with a practical STEP, join us and explore the exciting progress happening at the West Burton site. Pop in for a cuppa and meet the team. We'll see you there! #CommunityEvent #Retford
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Thanks to everyone who joined us in person and online today. The digital version of the Royal Society journal is now open access for all.
royalsocietypublishing.org/t…
@RSocPublishing @UKAEAofficial @energygovuk
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“…in developing such fusion power plants, we are creating new technologies and solutions that can reach far beyond the task of energy generation” writes @DrStuClark in The Observer @guardian
Read about the benefits of developing and delivering #fusion
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Listen to Professor David Gann CBE on LBC interviewed by Martin Stanford talking about our STEP programme:
"There are more people working on fusion in the UK than anywhere else in the world... and we are world leaders in fusion."
globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc…
Kelly Lea retweeted
The UKAEA’s announcement today has been welcomed by Council Leader, Cllr James Naish. “This is a major milestone in the journey to deliver STEP here in Bassetlaw. We continue work closely with the @UKAEA to ensure that the long-term benefits of this investment are realised.”
UK to launch search for industry partners to develop prototype fusion energy plant
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#STEPtoFusion #FusionEnergy #FusionEnergyWeek
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Make sure you tune in to @BBCRadio4 from 5pm for the @EvanHD BBC Radio 4 PM Show! 📻
Listen at ➡ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p1l…
Further photos from his visit to follow, tomorrow! 📸 #fusionenergy
Kelly Lea retweeted
We are thrilled to announce that UKAEA has been shortlisted in 3 categories in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (@CIPR_Awards / @CIPR_Global) Excellence Awards, for our 'Fusion is coming: JET Record Results' campaign 🎉
Fingers crossed! 🤞 #CIPRexcel #fusionenergy
Kelly Lea retweeted
We were delighted to welcome Prime Minister @RishiSunak, and Secretary of State for the Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero @grantshapps, to Culham to see #fusionenergy’s potential as a clean power source🌍
UKAEA continues to work closely w/ @GOVUK to deliver UK Fusion Strategy
Today the Prime Minister and @grantshapps visited @CulhamSC to see nuclear fusion’s potential as a clean power source ⚡️
Find out how the new Energy Security Plan will cut household bills and deliver clean and secure energy sources for Britain, from Britain.
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A piece in @TheEconomist about fusion energy - “Fusion power is coming back into fashion” 🙌
economist.com/science-and-te…
#fusionenergy l @FusionCluster
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Our Mission: Leading the delivery of sustainable fusion energy and maximising the scientific and economic benefit ⚛
Our strategic goals, and UK fusion strategy pillars, feed into this.
Find out how we are working to develop future energy ccfe.ukaea.uk #fusionenergy
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Tim Bestwick, CTO at the Atomic Energy Authority, suggests fusion has made the transition from being "something that seemed like an interesting research topic", to something "the world needed and had to have as quickly as possible."
@UKAEAofficial | @tnewtondunn
Kelly Lea retweeted
BREAKING: @UKAEAofficial's Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak-Upgrade (MAST-U), a #fusionenergy machine vital for the delivery of UK’s first prototype powerplant, starts second round of experiments.
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🗣Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury @jcartlidgemp, comments.
Kelly Lea retweeted
Join @josummerbell on The Scoop tomorrow to hear @frankbrunoboxer who opened a new mental health and wellbeing centre at @Oxford_Stadium this week.
Plus, interviews with @IndieOxford, @ThamesVP, @UKAEAofficial, @TyndaleSchool the @BanburyMuseum & more!
Listen tomorrow from 9am!
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"It sounds like the plot of the latest Hollywood blockbuster – a team of scientists aim to recreate a star here on Earth. But this is science fact – not science fiction..." - @BizInnovateMag 🍿
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#fusionenergy #fusioniscoming @WiNuclear