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Cambridge University astrophysicist loses Esa project role over Brexit row

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GagaJo Sat 21-May-22 08:22:15

A Cambridge University astrophysicist studying the Milky Way and hoping to play a major part in the European Space Agency’s (Esa) next big project has been forced to hand over his coordinating role on the scheme after the row over Northern Ireland’s Brexit arrangements put science in the firing line.

Nicholas Walton, a research fellow at the Institute of Astronomy, reluctantly passed his leadership role in the €2.8m pan-European Marie Curie Network research project to a colleague in the Netherlands on Friday.

The European Commission had written notifying him UK scientists cannot hold leadership roles because the UK’s membership of the flagship £80bn Horizon Europe (HE) funding network has not been ratified.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/21/cambridge-university-astrophysicist-loses-esa-project-role-over-brexit-row-nicholas-walton

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Boz Sun 22-May-22 12:08:28

How do I keep my red passport (don't want an old style blue one). My Great, Great Grandfather was German. Will that count?

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Petera Sun 22-May-22 18:48:52

You can still buy covers that look like the red ones and disguise it. Personally I think it would be a ridiculous thing to do but Brexiters are forever telling it's an important symbol of identity so I guess they would approve.

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ixion Sun 22-May-22 19:19:21

StarDreamer

Petera

StarDreamer Does that story ring a bell with anyone here?

'A' was in fact an 'A' - Aristedes ('the just man'). B was unknown and in fact didn't even have an opinion on Aristedes, but just hated the fact that anyone was called 'the just man'.

Thank you, Petera.

I have now found the following, which includes the story.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristides

Herodotus, inter al., recounts his story, which you may find interesting, in his Histories.
A Penguin Classics version is available, or, in parallel text with the Latin,, try the Loeb Classical Library.
HTH!

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StarDreamer Mon 23-May-22 12:36:05

Thank you, ixion.

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