Interested in science communication? Want to meet some like-minded folk, share your work, gossip and try out ideas? Following the lead of our friends in Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and across the UK we thought it might be fun to have an open pub evening for anyone from the scicomm world to meet up. Our venue […]
In September 2015 we started the London SciComm Socials as a chance for science communicators* from across London to get together. On 28th April we want to provide a more formal chance for people across the sector to share their work and their ideas, to look for themes that link us all up and projects […]
Why studying our microbial friends may reveal how and why we age
A new Hackspace started by Imperial College’s Mechanical Engineering department enables ‘Do-It-Yourself’ enthusiasts to pool resources …
When nobody’s fussing about Wi-Fi in schools and when there’s a lull between reports on the injurious effects of mobile phones I suspect few of us give much thought to the fizzing ocean of radio waves crashing over us silently, invisibly, continuously, ceaselessly. We take it for granted that the phone in our hand can […]
Perhaps it’s the recession but British allotments are flourishing in the most recent revival of the community garden. Increasing numbers of city folk are taking matters into their own hands in the latest quest for fresh, local produce. New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows that community gardening is good for both emotional […]