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Fund the Jodrell Bank Observatory's largest telescope - Please Sign the Petition! c.org/YpdHSdvVfD via @UKChange

The public outcry over the cuts to Jodrell Bank and UK physics is genuinely encouraging. It is not often expressed this way, but people in the UK have a deep appreciation for the inspiration we draw from studying the cosmos and seeking to understand the fundamental laws of nature. You can see it in the crowds at public lectures, science museums and places such as Jodrell Bank. British astronomers and physicists have been at the forefront of discovery since the emergence of physics as a modern science and it has long played an important role in the life of this country. It is (unfortunately) rarely an issue coming up in elections, but when a government threatens the institutions and symbols of British science, the public response reveals just how deeply it runs through the nation’s cultural DNA. These cuts have plunged UK physics into crisis. But the strength of the reaction to them is really, really reassuring!

So excited… the launch of THE BOOK OF CARDIFF… about to start!!

WORLDBUILDING SHORT STORY COURSE w/ @DHartleyWriter 🌍✍ 📌 @LevyOldLibrary M19 3QE 📅 Aug 28 - Jan 15 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/worldbuildin… Learn how to craft living worlds for your stories in this practical course with author David Hartley. Let's build worlds together!

The iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has housed the UK's largest telescope for nearly 70 years, faces closure following cuts to funding. We explore its history on film: ow.ly/ihIZ50Ztnj0

Like many colleagues across our community, I’m dismayed by these cuts. The UK should be building on its scientific strengths, not retreating from them, especially as a new government and new science minister seek to define the country’s future ambitions. ras.ac.uk/news-and-press…

This is the result of many bad legacy decisions taken by UKRI hastily and without proper consultation, overseen by a government department that no longer exists. Surely the new @andyburnham government will want to take time to review this.

Excited to see Paul Greengrass’ forthcoming UPRISING starring Andrew Garfield as Wat Tyler? Read Sara Maitland’s retelling of the same event, ‘The Pardon List’ in Protest: commapress.co.uk/books/protest-…

‘I can’ t recommend it highly enough or thank Comma Press enough for bringing this to us. ‘Peak Reads on Protest- Stories of Resistance. peakreads.wordpress.com/2021/02/22/pro…

Launching The Book of Damascus with Odai Al-Zoubi at Rethink, Rebuild, Manchester, earlier this week. More about the book here: commapress.co.uk/books/the-book… #Syria #SyrianLiterature

Years in development, it’s finally here! Launching The Book of Damascus with editor and contributors, Zaher Omareen, Odai Al-Zoubi and Rasha Abbas (remotely) at LAAF and Bluecoat.

In most stories, the fairy-like perî is wise, cunning, beautiful, and empathetic; she does good things to good people and horrible things to horrible people. On the other hand, there is no fair with the succubus-like perî; she will slit your throat.

Loved Jîl Şwanî's contribution to the @CommaPress KURDISTAN + 100 collection (commapress.co.uk/books/kurdista…); pretty delighted to subscribe:

'Monster Capital is packed with entertaining stories, each one delivering thrills and big ideas that echo the intellectual delights of big-screen elevated horror.' ✍️ Bram E. Gieben @weaponizer on Monster Capital for Revol Press 🔗Read the Review revolpress.substack.com/p/haunted-futu…

‘Whether or not you have access to arts subjects and experiences at school remains a matter of chance, dependant on the coin-flip of where you live and which school you go to.’ @TheRSC’s Dir. of Creative Learning Jacqui O’Hanlon for Made in England rsc.org.uk/news/ace-celeb…

THE BOOK OF DAMASCUS LAUNCH 📚 📅 Wed 22 July 📍 Rethink Rebuild Society (SK4 5BH) Join Comma Press & Rethink Rebuild Society to launch The Book of Damascus, an anthology of ten stories set in the Syrian capital. 🎟️ Just £5 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-book-of-…

'Many of my happiest & most formative musical memories... were only made possible through public funding.' Read Sam Jackson's essay on the future of classical music from @ace_national's 80th anniversary collection, Made in England. Paperback📙commapress.co.uk/books/made-in-…

Join us as we launch the first Welsh anthology in our Reading the City series - The Book of Cardiff! Ft. editor Martha O'Brien, authors John L. Williams, Hanan Issa & more! 🎟️ £5 or free with a book 🗓️ Jul 30 at 7pm 📍 The Canopi, CF11 6AD 🔗eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-of-card…