Matt Burleigh
@mattburleigh.bsky.social
Professional astronomer, University lecturer, cricketer, real ale drinker
Thinking about digging up numerous tweets from 2020 and saying “ I was right” and watching the tumbleweed instead of apologies from everyone who was wrong.
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thinking about digging up numerous tweets from 2020 and saying “ I was right” and watching the tumbleweed instead of apologies from everyone who was wrong.
When I visited Aushwitz one of the most poignant things in the museum was the piles of people’s possessions- shoes, glasses, teeth, watches , jewelry…..
I didn’t vote for this far right bullshit and I won’t be voting labour until this lot running the show are long gone
I didn’t vote for this far right bullshit and I won’t be voting labour until this lot running the show are long gone
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
When I visited Aushwitz one of the most poignant things in the museum was the piles of people’s possessions- shoes, glasses, teeth, watches , jewelry…..
I didn’t vote for this far right bullshit and I won’t be voting labour until this lot running the show are long gone
I didn’t vote for this far right bullshit and I won’t be voting labour until this lot running the show are long gone
This is what I’m doing right this moment!
🔭🧪🎢 PhD Project focus: Discovering and characterizing extra-solar planets with the Next Generation Transit Survey and TESS
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We're advertising this project with Dr Matt Burleigh, analysing data on long-period exoplanets
For details of all our PhD projects look here: le.ac.uk/study/resear... 🔭🧪🎢
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is what I’m doing right this moment!
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The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
I despair at the level of stupidity in our modern governance, whatever the colour of the party rosette
The British government predicted that the public would be "largely unconcerned" about a decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group
An official community impact assessment failed to predict the protests that have so far seen over 2,000 people arrested
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
An official community impact assessment failed to predict the protests that have so far seen over 2,000 people arrested
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K. Government Thought Few Would Care
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I despair at the level of stupidity in our modern governance, whatever the colour of the party rosette
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only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
I’m offering a PhD in observing extra-solar planets - follow the link
Looking to start a PhD in Physics & Astronomy in 2026? The team @physicsuol.bsky.social have announced their STFC-funded projects on offer next year, spanning astrophysics, planetary science, and space instrumentation. Deadline: Jan 18th, contact us to learn more!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I’m offering a PhD in observing extra-solar planets - follow the link
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In Great Britain, there are about 1.7 billion passenger rail journeys each year without serious incident (about 150 million a month). It's worth keeping perspective as news media discuss banning knives on trains or installing scanners at stations.
dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/u...
dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/u...
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
In Great Britain, there are about 1.7 billion passenger rail journeys each year without serious incident (about 150 million a month). It's worth keeping perspective as news media discuss banning knives on trains or installing scanners at stations.
dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/u...
dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/u...
I also doff my cap to the author of this very clever paper. Cannot rule out rocky worlds in the HZ though…..
A polite golf clap to Suárez Mascareño with “In space there will be no need to scream
Limits to the presence of giant planets in the ζ² Ret system” allowing us to all breathe a sigh of relief that Weyland Yutani will not be endangering the Earth any time soon… 👽 #astrosci #astrodon
Limits to the presence of giant planets in the ζ² Ret system” allowing us to all breathe a sigh of relief that Weyland Yutani will not be endangering the Earth any time soon… 👽 #astrosci #astrodon
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I also doff my cap to the author of this very clever paper. Cannot rule out rocky worlds in the HZ though…..
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Antifa is from the land of imaginary characters.
October 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Antifa is from the land of imaginary characters.
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After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
Well this is just mental
Startup Reflect Orbital aims to power solar farms at night by reflecting sunlight from about 4,000 satellites, has recently requested a license for a 2026 demo. But astronomers warn the bright objects could be “ruinous” to vital scientific research.
Plan to Reflect Sunlight to Power Solar Panels at Night Upsets Astronomers
Reflect Orbital aims to launch its first of a planned 4,000 satellites into orbit next year. Scientists worry that it would be “ruinous” for research.
bloom.bg
October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Well this is just mental
Suitable to be a future PM then.
Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA
October 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Suitable to be a future PM then.
Greatest economy in the world
The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19% this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.
nyti.ms
October 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Greatest economy in the world
I’ll support this if it also applies to every Reform voter. Those wot fail get deported on small boats www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m4g3zvy02o
Mahmood demands migrants earn right to settlement in UK
New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’ll support this if it also applies to every Reform voter. Those wot fail get deported on small boats www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m4g3zvy02o
@lydiajane13.bsky.social can you help me identify this gadget? My great uncle was a hurricane and mustang pilot. This was among his things he left. I know it’s an oxygen mask. Is it WWII vintage?
September 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@lydiajane13.bsky.social can you help me identify this gadget? My great uncle was a hurricane and mustang pilot. This was among his things he left. I know it’s an oxygen mask. Is it WWII vintage?
😂 Rapture postponed again
Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall
September 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
😂 Rapture postponed again
Apparently we want to be a knowledge and technology based economy. You could have fooled me.
Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds
Four out of five making staff cuts as physicists say findings are ‘great concern’ for UK’s leadership in important areas
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Apparently we want to be a knowledge and technology based economy. You could have fooled me.
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
Exactly what I’ve been explaining to my crowing right wing friends
"The big orange elephant in the room that we're all tiptoeing around is the fact that Mandelson was chosen for that position, to be the interface with President Trump, not despite his questionable connections and his rather ephemeral morals, but because of them. Because he shares them with Trump."
September 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Exactly what I’ve been explaining to my crowing right wing friends
I’ve never met a racist who freely admits to being one of the
This, from The Londoner yesterday, also features people on the march who claim not to be racists. Though the things they say prove otherwise
September 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I’ve never met a racist who freely admits to being one of the
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Them: nostalgic for a time when real men got lung cancer by 40 and even the dog shit was white.
Me: nostalgic for a time when Fascists Are Bad was a settled and universally-agreed fact.
Me: nostalgic for a time when Fascists Are Bad was a settled and universally-agreed fact.
September 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Them: nostalgic for a time when real men got lung cancer by 40 and even the dog shit was white.
Me: nostalgic for a time when Fascists Are Bad was a settled and universally-agreed fact.
Me: nostalgic for a time when Fascists Are Bad was a settled and universally-agreed fact.
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Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
September 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
I wonder why?
Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
September 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I wonder why?
Because in practice he is not a Labour PM
Keep thinking of arguments for why it would be completely insane to dump a prime minister with a huge majority just 14 months in, and also about how if he's not going to say a single word in opposition to the kind of shit we saw today then I no longer feel convinced by any of those arguments.
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Because in practice he is not a Labour PM