Bonus Photo of the Day 25th February 2026.

Mike McKeegan, bassist with Irish rockers Therapy?, at Academy3, Manchester, 27th May 2006.
*This was in no way official, I was just a chancer who snuck a small digital compact into a gig by one of my fave bands!*

#Manchester #Academy3 #ManchesterUniversity #Therapy #IrishBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

Photo of the Day 21st February 2026.

Sean, lead guitarist with Scouse rockers The Idiot Rate, at a gig at Academy 3, Manchester, 25th June 2006.
I'd known Ben, the lead singer, for years, but this was the first time I saw them, and crikey, did I get some good photos.
And I even managed to blag my way backstage!
This is one of my fave photos of these guys, and this is almost exactly how it came out of the camera, all I've done is crop it slightly and slap a watermark on there.
There is an even better edit in there somewhere, but for now, I'm happy with this.

3 photos behind the link.
https://madcam.co.uk/2026/02/21/photo-of-the-day-21st-february-2026/

#Manchester #Academy3 #ManchesterUniversity #TheIdiotRate #Sean #LiverpoolBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

BBC News: Elon Musk sparks crisis talks at UK's elite Royal Society

What's the point of the Royal Society if they don't stand for honesty, integrity and scientific truth?

And what achievements are Nobel prize-winner Prof Sir Andre Geim from Manchester University thinking of? Because Musk's PERSONAL scientific achievements appear to be zero. Zip. Zilch.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e44ge0xnwo

#science #RoyalSociety #ElonMusk #ManchesterUniversity #UniversityOfManchester

Elon Musk sparks crisis at Royal Society but remains a member

The world's most prestigious science institution has been considering whether to remove Musk as a fellow.

I am grateful to the London Mathematical Society and the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research for their support in the creation of a Numerical Analysis network (named not very creatively NaN) in the north of UK. The network encompasses the universities of Manchester, Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Leeds.

We are now trying to organize a one-day workshop in Manchester in January.

#NumericalAnalysis #LondonMathematicalSociety #HeilbronnInstitute #ManchesterUniversity

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics Core

2B or not 2B, a study of bottom-quark-philic semi-visible jets

Deepak Kar, Wandile Nzuza, Sukanya Sinha
SciPost Phys. Core 7, 071 (2024)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysCore.7.4.071

#GlasgowUniversity #WitwatersrandUniversity #ManchesterUniversity
#DSI #WolfsonFoundation

SciPost: SciPost Phys. Core 7, 071 (2024) - 2B or not 2B, a study of bottom-quark-philic semi-visible jets

SciPost Journals Publication Detail SciPost Phys. Core 7, 071 (2024) 2B or not 2B, a study of bottom-quark-philic semi-visible jets

SciPost: SciPost Phys. Core 7, 001 (2024) - Precise predictions for boosted Higgs production

SciPost Journals Publication Detail SciPost Phys. Core 7, 001 (2024) Precise predictions for boosted Higgs production

Fairytale castle? Sunny shadows of Manchester Museum today.

#Manchester #Manchesteruniversity #manchesterMuseum #sunshine #shadows @McrMuseum