I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't received any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since grants are typically for 3 years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

In my 25-year career, I’ve never NOT had funding. I typically have 4 to 8 grants, which you need if you’re running an observation science program and have a technician, students, and postdocs.

Man stelle sich vor jemand aus der Regierung würde sich hinstellen und sagen: "Ab sofort werden Benzin und Diesel jedes Jahr automatisch 10% mehr kosten."

So in etwa fühlt man sich als Nutzer des Deutschlandtickets.

#Verkehrswende

Wir stellen vor: Heike Riel, neue Präsidentin der DPG!

Ab dem 1. April übernimmt sie das Amt, heute feiern wir aber schon die große Präsidentschaftsübergabe in Berlin. Zu diesem Anlass stellen wir euch Heike Riel und ihre Pläne für die nächsten zwei Jahre in einem kurzen Interview vor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwCfdvhLn0I

#DPG #DPGPhysik #Physik

#ESAEuclid was launched 1000 days ago. 🥳

#ESA has already released #Euclid's Q1 dataset, Q2 (in the Galactic Bulge) and ~1900 deg² extragalactic data in DR1 will follow later this year. All instruments are healthy, satellite is working fine.

🔭 🎉 🛰️

#science #space #astronomy

What if there was an Erasmus programme for people who just entered retirement?
The #EU funds #RailTravel passes for 18 year olds with the #discoverEU programme, what if it did something similar for people entering retirement?
Or, what if there was a pendant to the #EuropeanSolidarityCorps organised by municipalities that brought older people from twin cities together in projects?

Probably my favourite idea that ever came out of one of our workshops 💜