Saving this planet, and working towards the next one.
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Climate change impacts:
The police commander for Oxfordshire describes the impact of heatwaves on police operations (43m15s into this video). Some slightly harrowing content.:
youtube.com/live/wHW4jDbDxCQ…
My friend Dave Lewis is fundraising for the wonderful @earth_trust by running the #OxfordHalf Marathon. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/dave-lew…
Turns out Reform UK people have been lying about climate change.
Who knew?
Possibly the bears in the wood. Or the very Catholic Pope.
carbonbrief.org/factcheck-re…
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New review of my book, HOTOL & Skylon: The Story of Britain's Spaceplanes, by @ROOM__Space Journal Autumn edition, out this week: "A well-researched and extremely accessible history of two far-sighted UK space projects that should be more widely appreciated around the world." – at France
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#TalkAboutRoadDeath
There is so much more involved with dangerous driving than the role social media play. Let’s not get sidelined @andyburnham
Death, criminality, speed, reduced roads policing, weak sentencing, pathetic driving bans, thresholds, impairment, serious injury..
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Calling heatwaves the "new normal" is dangerously misleading. Professor Myles Allan and other Oxford experts explain why extreme weather impacts are rising exponentially - and how to stop it: ox.ac.uk/news/2026-08-13-exp…
ALT Image shows a background of a map showing parts of UK and Europe in red colour during heat wave. The front image shows Professor Myles Allen sat on a desk, with a blackboard at the back and a globe in front of him. Copyright of the front image: University of Oxford website.
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This public space used to be parking for two SUVs.
The Chiswick Conservatives strongly objected to it being converted to planting and benches for people.
They said nobody would sit there.
They were wrong.
They are always wrong. About absolutely everything.
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Something quite wonderful but terrifying and sad happened to me when I was in my garden this evening. I was watering my last few living plants with a watering can and I felt a tap on my leg. It was a blackbird , boldly asking for a drink. It was desperate, so I obliged and will every day.
What have we done!
We aren't just ruining the planet for ourselves, we are ruining it for all life on this planet.
Shame on all of us!
Sutton Courtenay is on fire now!
When are we going to take the climate crisis seriously?
FFS, you can still buy cars that emit over 200g/km of CO2 and kill children at 2× they could.
bsky.app/profile/oxfordclari…
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Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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🚨 Our routes have recently been coined as some of the best bikepacking routes in the UK. Not wanting to disappoint, we've gone and made another one.
Gallovidian Gravel is a 330km #bikepacking route through Dumfries & Galloway. The GPX is live 👇
cyclinguk.org/gallovidian-gr…
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This #BikeWeek, we’re asking: why do we keep pushing for better cycling? It’s simple: getting around should work for everyone. Our latest report shows it again. When cycling infrastructure is done well, it benefits everyone (not just people on bikes):
📝 cyclinguk.org/cycling-report…
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Fuel, parking, insurance and servicing all add up…
Swapping some short car trips for cycling could save households hundreds each year. 👀 But the real question is… what fuels your rides? Sprouts? Chocolate biscuits? Pasta? Jelly babies?
Read more 👇
cyclinguk.org/save-money-cyc…
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🛰️ BIS International Space Forum 2026
JOIN US at BIS HQ and online, Saturday 30th May.
(Registration deadline: 12.00 BST, Friday 29th May.)
For discussions and reporting on international space activities, exploring the latest insights into critical issues within the space domain from across the globe! Followed by a networking session for all in-person attendees.
Book your place and see the full programme 👇
bis-space.com/event/the-bis-…
Artemis in 12 pictures.
Source: @sciam Scientific American
Cc @BIS_spaceflight share.google/Q4J4630AxOumu5F…
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If this is successful and as it is similar to the Republic of Ireland, surely the “it won’t work here - were different” argument disappears.
What rationale for not adopting a British #GDL will be left?
#StopRoadDeath
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Stagecoach are introducing extra buses & extending services from today to take advantage of Oxford's temporary congestion charge. They claim faster journey times on routes from Barton, Blackbird Leys & Kidlington, and are extending two routes to the Park & Ride at Oxford Parkway.
ALT Oxford area stagecoach network map via Stagecoach https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/Oxford_Timetables/temp/Nov2025_Update/OxfordNetworkMap_301125.pdf
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A new Quantum Cluster is launched at Harwell Campus today. The cluster aims to encourage quantum businesses, organisations and entrepreneurs to work closer together, accelerating innovation & commercialisation. It will create over 1000 jobs and entangle over £1 bn of investment.
ALT National Quantum Computing Centre (via Harwell Campus) https://www.harwellcampus.com/quantum-cluster/
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An Oxfordshire startup thinks it might have solved the emissions problem from fertiliser – and its technology could even power buses and aircraft. We take a closer look: oxfordclarion.uk/nium-a-new-…
Great to be out the #Oxford #GlowRide with Cowley Road and Condors @WeAreCyclingUK tonight. #MyRideOurRight for women cycling
