My year-end reflections on science doplomacy out today! Thx Jon @psychmag.bsky.social for the platform to share my @ukri.org Policy Fellowship exp + what it means to be a #psychologist today! @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @royalsociety.org @uclpolicylab.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience

Congrats Madison Lam on submitting a preprint of our #SupperClub proj osf.io/preprints/ps... + writing up a @ucl.ac.uk ChangeMaker Case Study to share lessons learned: ucl.ac.uk/changemakers... See👉 linkedin.com/feed/update/... Thx @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social staff/students!

Baroness Blower references our report on Reframing Childhood in the Lords debate on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...

This year @drkeriwong.bsky.social swapped places with Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones as part of the @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme. Keri reflects on her experience: from observing evidence inquiries, to hearing Prime Minister's Questions. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/09/...

Happy to see our⭐️@acamh.bsky.social 2025 Special Issue⭐️ Thx to all authors, co-editors Steven Marta Tycho ACAMH team for delivering our vision! Vid summary👇 linkedin.com/posts/kerikw... Papers👇 linkedin.com/posts/kerikw... @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social

Co-creation process in research with youth: Empower Islington @drkeriwong.bsky.social interviews young people on an initiative between @ucl.ac.uk & @islington-council.bsky.social, the project aimed to support mental & physical wellbeing following COVID-19 pandemic. acamhlearn.org/Learning/Co-...

Excited to have presented our paper on #omega3 + childhood #aggression from our co-edited double special issue in #CriminalBehaviour #Mentalhealth Stockholm Prize for Crim! ⭐ 1: lnkd.in/gVbVnmg2 ⭐ 2: lnkd.in/gv5ping2 ⭐ Msgs 🎖Prof David Farrington: lnkd.in/gQWy8eFj

Will u be at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium tmr? Join our session honouring the late Prof. David Farrington's legacy + life's work on #antisocial behaviour, #mentalhealth and #crime across the #lifespan! #StockholmCriminologySymposium @ucl.ac.uk @upenn.edu @cambridgeup.bsky.social

'It's exciting to be a scientist' - how can #EMCRs engage in #ScienceDiplomacy? Thx @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @sciencecouncil.bsky.social for an inspiring 2 days I'm leaving w/ more #hope than be4 in #BuildingBridges across Europe! Recap👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/kerikw...

🌟 Welcome! 🌟 Really pleased to be working with @isilbastug & @Thaina_matmati on our latest @ukri.org project w/ National Saturday Club looking at the role of #creative #arts activities on #youngpeople's #mentalhealth! Exciting 12m proj starting today😀 ! @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social

Thrilled to share #scienceadvice from my @ukri.org #PolicyFellowship at Day 2 of #BuildingBridges Scientific Advice Mechanism @oeaw.bsky.social Austria Academy of Sciences. Thx @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @royalsociety.org for bringing us tgt! #ScienceDiplomacy

Great 'Building Bridges' Day 1 #ScientificAdviceMechanism as rep of @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @sciencecouncil.bsky.social. Fab #science4policy & #knowledgebrokering sessions in the Austrian Academy of Sciences (@oeaw.bsky.social) + great meetings with #EU young/senior academies!

Weekend at the #Danube + new friends + new perspectives. It's time for #ScienceDiplomacy! @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social #knowledgetransfer #Wien @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @ukri.org

:( this needs to stop. As a former international student, seeing this breaks my heart..

I love catching up w/ Prof Adrian Raine - my mentor/collab - this time as my guest for the @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social Seminar series + @ukri.org Fellowship. Inspiring, engaging + imp talk on a multi-step #healthsolution to #crime #prevention 👉 🐟 omega3, increase sleep 🧠 stim. #KeriWonglab

I am thrilled to be on the upcoming 'Unlocking Science Advice' #SciAdviceEU panel discussing #science in #policy on behalf of @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting others in Vienna next week! @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk www.linkedin.com/posts/kerikw...

Happy to share my journey with anyone @ucl.ac.uk interested in applying for an KE project!

Such a privilege to reflect and reconnect with my @ukri.org Policy Fellows today @britishacademy.bsky.social! Thx Jo Daniels my co-organiser for making this a reality. Thx Tatiana & James for your insights on #REF impact. I'm excited for our future collabs on #knowledgebrokering, #policy #impact!

Thx Isabelle, Ed & Ros for leading the Wong Lab through our April #30for30 Challenge. We've raised £538 (+£125 gift aid) for Women at the Well who support women affected by or at-risk of #sexual exploitation. So inspirational! £ still welcome👉 www.justgiving.com/page/fundrai...

I was delighted to speak at the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social -HMT #EvaluationTaskForce’s Government Evaluation Conference 2025 today! Hosted 400+ x-govt colleagues @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social. Excited for☝️ academic-govt collabs from now on! Thx @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social #SaferStreetsMission

We #coproduce research, practice & interventions with lived experience experts. Yet scientists don't #coproduce #policy priorities with policy/govt colleagues when writing our pubs (except in co-written reports)? Can scientists check how policy-relevant their research may be? 🤔

A great leader is lost. Pope Francis built #bridges not divides, embraced #unity & #diversity as strengths not divisions and believed all religions & ppl must bring abt #peace & #harmony together. You don't need to be Catholic to believe in this too. #RIPPopeFrancis www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

Finished 6.5K for my #30for30 exercise streak with @keriwonglab 🏃‍♀️💪 trying to finish April strong by moving 30+mins/day.😃 Cheer + support us in supporting Women@theWell. We'll visit on 1 May to share the £s raised! www.justgiving.com/page/fundrai... Here's how we move padlet.com/pomfretisabe...

"How's your ESRC @ukri.org #UKRIPolicyFellowship going?" My reflections 👉: www.linkedin.com/posts/kerikw... Check out 🌟 Info Webinar: 20 May 🌟 Deadline: 15 July @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @uclpolicylab.bsky.social @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social

EveryLibrary, the American Alliance of Museums and the League of Women Voters of the United States speak out against the coordinated attempt to limit access to information, suppress free speech, and undermine nonpartisan institutions like libraries and museums www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...

Easter break calls = break from work! Usual 5K + stroll + chai latte + 🐕 ❤️..will do some baking later. Continuing our Lab #30for30 challenge through April! Want to join or support us in raising money for our chosen charity Women @ the Well? Any £ is appreciated! 💪 👉 justgiving.com/page/fundraise…

In March IOE's @drkeriwong.bsky.social swapped roles with parliamentarian Baroness Neville-Jones – part of the @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme, which builds relationships between scientists and politicians. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2025/...

⭐️ 2 great schemes for Academics & Scientists!⭐️ I took part in the @royalsociety.org #PairingScheme25 & the @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social in Mar25. Want to hear more + apply? My reflections 👉tinyurl.com/ky5u535r @ioe.bsky.social @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @uclenterprise.bsky.social

Big piece on how the UK is not getting the data it needs and how this is affecting policymaking. A key issue seems to be that the shift from surveys to admin data has not worked well as govt departments have not allowed the ONS access to the data it needs on.ft.com/3WSCN6h

“Amid a challenging funding envelope, the increased allocation for the science budget in DSIT can be seen as an acknowledgment of research’s central role in the UK’s future." Sir Adrian Smith PRS responds to the DSIT’s funding allocations for 2025/26: royalsociety.org/news/2025/04...

Reflections on last week's experience in #Parliament: pleased to share my work with Baroness Neville-Jones as part of the @royalsociety.org #PairingScheme25 + join @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social 👇 Great schemes! www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202... @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

Grateful to start the day with the @royalsociety.org #PairingScheme library tour. In awe at all the incredible scientists who have be inducted as a fellow and the gorgeous architecture. Highlights: the celebration of women in #STEM + #sigmundfreud's signature + #rosalindfranklin's photo.

🌟New!🌟 Excited to be joining @royalsociety.org's Pairing Scheme this year for a Week in Westminster! I look forward to seeing how evidence is being used in Parliament and to see everything in action (not just on telly!). Thx for the opportunities! @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

*First post* Excited to be joining the latest cohort of 42 new emerging leaders @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social - a community of interdisciplinary researchers and professionals tackling global and local challenges! See you next week! ukyoungacademy.org/news/uk-youn... @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social