Later this year Tim Peake is due to travel to the International Space Station. It’s the first time the UK has sent someone into space. It’s pretty damn exciting. It’s a major opportunity for engaging people with STEM and space in general. At GM Towers we’ve often discussed how to 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 you might get asked to step in for an ill 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 science. It’s a positive story full of improvements, but without Read more…
Throughout the Science is Vital campaign I was aware that whilst we were fighting to retain science funding, no-one really had an accurate map of current funding. We managed fine because we concentrated on funding through BIS and that was reasonably clear. If we had to enter into a wider conversation Read more…
Last Saturday I listened to Evan Harris talk about some failures, in his keynote at the Science Online London conference. He wasn’t trying to be negative, just making very valid points about the complexities and subtleties of changing government policy. Two particular gems stood out: Simon Singh failed paradoxically because Read more…
I can’t recall who was speaking when the #GingerNinja struck last night, but I felt sorry as I joined half the room in coughing and laughing at the same time. #Talkfest was an evening for science bloggers to get together and talk about their blogging. It was fun, funny and Read more…