On a brighter note, my daughter spent a year working with homeless people, and then went to study art and design at college, where she made this: youtu.be/qc6QWQbokn4?...

Swindon is, overwhelmingly, a warm and welcoming place. So it was a dark day when certain councillors chose to adopt these dogwhistle policies to grab headlines. They're fighting Reform, but you don't fight populism and racism by becoming populist and racist. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

at the National Science and Media Museum

Some sciencey, and not so sciencey, sights of Nottingham

I think the technical term for this is a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly... #space #spacex #despotus #bromance #heartbreak

Am now at homemade nettle tea (having also deliberately been stinging myself) levels of hayfever desperation! Any research -backed tips?

Great, inspiring event with Michael Sheldrick, author of From Ideas to Impact at the Swindon Festival of Literature

Do check out this brilliant, and important, book, by real scientists, about the biggest challenge we're all facing @scientistsx.bsky.social

Hugely proud of @scientistsx.bsky.social on the launch of their new book #ScientistsOnSurvival Personal Stories of Climate Action. This is a deeply moving and inspiring book that everyone needs to read -every chapter left me in tears or with goosebumps. Read more: www.scientistsforxr.earth/our-book

Really excited to be hosting a session about public engagement and public participation at UK festivals at the @ri-science.bsky.social, possibly the most important building in the history of science communication! photo credit: Paul Clarke

Huge thanks to Barrie at the Link magazine for the write-up! swindonlink.com/news/rod-int...

Check this out! We were thrilled to get an exclusive peek behind the scenes, with @dallascampbell.bsky.social and Jessica Bradford, inside the brand new Hawking Building, on the @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social @sipwiltshire.bsky.social site with @rogerhighfield.bsky.social youtu.be/UnY-XT_fCFc

It was a real privilege to host the event! What an amazing facility the Hawking Building is! We'll upload the recording soon!

Second episode now live, in conversation with @lukejerram.bsky.social #FestivalOfTomorrow open.spotify.com/episode/3zcF...

I'll be on BBC Wiltshire very soon, talking @festivaloftomorrow.bsky.social starting with @foxdogstudios.bsky.social Robo Bingo Love Rats for Valentines!

So now we have it. Rachel Reeves's claim that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would boost economic growth comes from a report commissioned by .... Heathrow Airport. Instead of acting in the national interest, she's channelling corporate lobbyists. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We have 3 brilliant comics, mixing comedy with science. The evening will be MC’d by our legendary local comedy king, Sam Michael from Swindon old Town Comedy Club and Freya McGhee as this year's headliner! Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-o...

The wettest days are wetter than ever in the UK, and the extremes are forecast to get more extreme into the future. Meanwhile we keep building in ways that expose us to more floods. Meanwhile, weather forecasting is getting better at predicting where the next flood will be. But is that enough?

Visit www.festivaloftomorrow.com/the-festival... to book in-person tickets, or book directly at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/satellites... to join online.

Join us and @esa.int @esaclimate.bsky.social for a discussion with leading climate scientists and engineers to explore how state-of-the art sensors and space-based info is reshaping and accelerating the fight against climate change and the urgent shift towards a sustainable, low-carbon future.

It's that time of year again! Tune in now! #FestivalOfTomorrow

Morning all. London-bound for one of those could-be-great-could-be-nothing meetings!

Great night's entertainment at the #SwindonPanto at the Wyvern Theatre!

Bit of networking with a dalek at the beeb, tonight

Day 2 of #asdc24 kicking off with keynote from @proftomcrick.com

Good morning. Enjoy this fabulous tree! 😁

Time to recognise that if Saudi Arabia is not an ally on tackling climate change, then Saudi Arabia is *not* an ally?

Inspiring evening #ASDC24 keynote from @chionwurah.bsky.social MP, celebrating diversity and inclusion in STEM as an economic imperative

#asdc has kicked off with CEO Sharon Lerverment and a brilliant keynote from @ukri.org CEO Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser talking about science and shared endeavour across society #science #research #innovation #future