Blog of the Isotopes

All about nuclear physics - research, news and comment. The author is Prof Paul Stevenson - a researcher in nuclear physics in the UK. Sometimes the posts are a little tangential to nuclear physics.

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

At CNR'26 in Fukuoka

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I am at the CNR'26 conference in Fukuoka, Japan. CNR = Compound Nuclear Reactions, being a class of nuclear reactions in which the nucl...

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Congratulations Khlood

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Last Thursday, my PhD student Khlood Alharthi had her viva. I'm pleased to say that she did well, and has passed, subject to correction...

Friday, 18 September 2026

Bayesian calibration

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Today sees the first preprint appearing on the arXiv from my student Sam Sullivan. It represents the results of work he undertook as part ...

Monday, 10 August 2026

Summer speed skating camp

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We are deep in the school summer holidays for my kids, and as such, I am taking a lot of the time as annual leave, though with a couple of d...

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Warrington

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I made what I think is my first visit to Warrington proper last week. I had been there before to arrive at the station and get a taxi strai...

Monday, 29 June 2026

RIP Penelope Keith (1940 - 2026)

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It has made the front page of the BBC News today that Dame Penelope Keith has died. While her fame came from her acting career, her (slight...

Thursday, 25 June 2026

Thanks, readers, for making me rich

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Some years ago, I think I flicked a switch on this Google/Blogger hosted blog to allow adverts. I would, in principle, see some cut of the...

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