Hi, I’m Katie one of the ‘project wranglers’ at Gallomanor. The last 6 months have literally flown by and as we’re getting ready for a two week summer break, we thought it’d be good to have a little look back… Read more…
I went to yesterday's UKGovCamp mainly to catch up with people I don't see enough and to stay in touch with what is happening in the Digital Gov world. I don't think I was alone. The majority of people gave Read more…
It hardly seems like two minutes since schools started back in September. The year has slipped by so quickly that it feels compulsory to record a few of the highlights. Here goes: January The year started with the arrival of Read more…
We interviewed three excellent candidates for the new Project Wrangler role on Decipher my Data (#iasdata) yesterday. More about who'll be joining us soon (they'll be writing their introduction), but this post is about some short feedback for those who Read more…
I’m a Scientist, Decipher my data! is about making data real for secondary school students. The first in what we hope is a series of projects is called Flu! and is funded by the Wellcome Trust. We need a passionate Read more…
It’s good to present on the first day of a conference. You get it out of the way and can start to enjoy the social (read liquid) elements in much more depth. The danger is that on the second day Read more…
I spent the train journey along the gorgeous Limpley Stoke Valley going to Bristol reading the 2011 Public Attitudes to Science Summary Report. It is a great read. 24 pages stacked full of information about how the UK public view Read more…
There is still an outdated stereotype of heavy web-users being anti-social and introverted. "Go out and get yourself a life." Over the last few weeks as we've been looking at other science engagement events and comparing them to I'm a Read more…
It was no surprise to hear Radio Five cover the AV debate this morning (starts at 7:10 am – one hour in probably). It was surprising to me though to hear what a poor, destructive and destroyable argument that Matthew Read more…
Last Friday Sophia and I finally made it to Oxford to have dinner with Dr Mark Roberts, winner of the Fluorine Zone in June 2010. Mark and his girlfriend Elsa had joined us for our post-event party in Bristol. As Read more…