Ideal and reality! Today on Divis looking for Ordnance Survey heritage with @niscifest.bsky.social and @nationaltrust.org.uk with a great group interested in trigs and benchmarks 🤓

Marcus du Sautoy, Jim Al-Khalili and Alice Roberts one after the other, each giving a fascinating talk (did you know Jackson Pollock's work is fractal in nature?). Extremely solid day at @niscifest.bsky.social all round 🧠

The infectious joy of being in the presence of someone talking about something they love. Great talk by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social at today’s @niscifest.bsky.social

Join us this Saturday for @niscifest.bsky.social & take a behind the scenes look at conservation projects happening at the Ulster Folk Museum, from invasive species removal to woodland restoration. See link for tickets: www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org/whats-on/beh...

Looking forward to chatting with everyone at my @niscifest.bsky.social talk on Friday in @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social The @rsc.org have kindly provided a 30% discount for all attendees for my book! So if you don’t have a copy, come along! #Booksky #ChemSky nisciencefestival.com/event/onscre...

🚀 The 2026 NI Science Festival programme is LIVE + on sale! We’re back 11–22 Feb with big ideas, bold talks, family favourites, late-night labs, and all kinds of curious chaos. Huge shoutout to Hundred Studio for our brand new website! Programme link below nisciencefestival.com/events/

🚀 The first #NISF26 events announced! 🎟️ Book now: nisciencefestival.com ✨ Featuring: @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, @maddiemoate.bsky.social, Dr Marie Cassidy, Dr Julia Shaw, Horrible Science, Dr Kathryn Harkup & The Foyle Science Showcase Full programme announced in early December #NISF26

An exciting new venture from our friends @profkdlilley.bsky.social and @niscifest.bsky.social on our very own doorstep. Looking forward to the programme of events that they have planned belfastmedia.com/celebrating-...

Myself & @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social are organizing an event at the @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. We screen Jonny's short film, followed by a discussion on power, emotion, and rewilding. All welcome—tickets here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/living-and...

This is going to be great @niscifest.bsky.social 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊

🎭 Belfast International Arts Festival returns 14 Oct – 9 Nov 2025! Over 30 city venues alive with the best in theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature & film – from global stars to homegrown talent. belfastinternationalartsfestival.com #BIAF25

🚨 We're hiring! NI Science Festival is seeking a part-time Project Co-Ordinator for Maps and Memories — a 2-year, NI-wide heritage project exploring landscapes, history & mapping 🗺️ 📍 Belfast-based 🗓️ Apply by 18 July Details 👉 nisciencefestival.com/news/job-vac... #Jobs #Heritage

A wonderful evening was had last night at an @niscifest.bsky.social talk on marine life by Steve Backshall.

Thanks to @niscifest.bsky.social last night I got to see Steve Backshall give a talk on marine conservation. It was a really special moment for me as he is one of the broadcasters who inspired me to pursue science communication. A fantastic event and I learned so much 🐋🐬

This Thursday we welcome Steve Backshall to Belfast to chat about Oceans and all things Marine Life! Very few tickets left!! nisciencefestival.com/events/ocean...

🚀 300+ events. 12 unforgettable days. Huge THANK YOU to everyone who made #NISF amazing—partners, funders, staff, volunteers, speakers & YOU! 💙 Help shape next year’s fest—share your thoughts! ⬇️ 📢 form.typeform.com/to/W7iuPVa #NISF2025

🌟 This #IWD2025, we’re celebrating the incredible women of #NISF25 — on stage & behind the scenes! From trailblazing scientists to our brilliant team, they make science shine. 💡💜 #WomenInSTEM

Future Island-Island at NISF25 Wrapped 🎁 8 Days | 13 Events | 278 Tickets. This year's NI Science Festival was a whirlwind of hands-on workshops, immersive experiences, and thought-provoking talks- showcasing sustainability, design, and community collaboration in action. @niscifest.bsky.social

We were thrilled to host a memorable weekend of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney's North. Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this a truly special occasion! Read all about the weekend's events here > tinyurl.com/284p7eza @niscifest.bsky.social

🚀 300+ events. 12 unforgettable days. Huge THANK YOU to everyone who made #NISF amazing—partners, funders, staff, volunteers, speakers & YOU! 💙 Help shape next year’s fest—share your thoughts! ⬇️ 📢 form.typeform.com/to/W7iuPVa #NISF2025

Thanks to all @niscifest.bsky.social for a wonderful festival. It has been fun, enlightening, enervating and rewarding.

Had a great Sunday afternoon at Ulster Museum at a packed event speaking about my recent book with Hugh Odling-Smee. This was my second event at this year's @niscifest.bsky.social, and hopefully I'll be invited back next year for more!

If you missed it, you can watch again! Northern Ireland's own Rosemary Coogan, one of the European Space Agency's five astronaut candidates, chats to NI Space Office about her journey..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5hU...

The WildX Podcast episode with @rubyfree.bsky.social is now live! They talk all things conservation, following your dreams, community, storytelling, rewilding a farm in Northern Ireland and puffins! open.spotify.com/episode/287U... #wildxphoto #Rathlin #rathlinisland #rathlin #seabirds #nature

Bad news for team asteroid, good news for squishy humans. Yay!

Thanks to all folks in North & East Belfast who came to #NISF25 city food strategy events the last two nights. Great chats. nisciencefestival.com/events/our-s... @niscifest.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @visitbelfast.bsky.social @meecoprof.bsky.social

I'll be talking to Dr Ian Miller from Ulster University about his fascinating book, A History of Ireland in Ten Body Parts. From Clonycavan Man (and his hair gel) to our last common exit. Sunday, 2.30pm at the Ulster Museum for @niscifest.bsky.social nisciencefestival.com/events/a-his...

Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Londonderry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ago. The discovery has been hailed as “one of the most important archaeological discoveries on the island of Ireland”. tinyurl.com/cnr5u8vv

Help inform our city food strategy. 2 great nights last week. 2 to come this week. Wed 19 (Skainos) / Thur 20 Feb (Duncairn) nisciencefestival.com/events/our-s... @niscifest.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @visitbelfast.bsky.social @meecoprof.bsky.social

Getting ready for tonight’s @niscifest.bsky.social event at the Skainos centre on Newtownards Road delivered in partnership with @playthinkbrink.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & @ClimateCoCentre - talking food systems across Belfast & what this city should DO!

Signing books for schools for the @niscifest.bsky.social! Had a great time taking all things astronomy with students around Belfast and Derry 😀

Great fun at Famelab @niscifest.bsky.social tonight - many congrats 🎉 to winner Erin McEvoy for an excellent 3-min talk on her PhD on women and gambling - and to runner-up Emily Bond who explained why airplane wings bend! Super hosting by Emer Maguire and v lively judging 😆 😆

Ruby Free had such fun last night (I think we can tell!) at her sold out Q&A and creative writing workshop at the Seamus Heaney Centre on behalf of @niscifest.bsky.social, talking all things storytelling, illustrating, rewilding, conservation and more. @rubyfree.bsky.social #rathlin #rathlinisland

🚀 The winner of the NI regional heat of #FameLab has been announced as part of the #niscifest supported by #QUB #UlsterUni #MATRIX_NI #FameLab Many #congratulations to Erin McEvoy who won the regional award and to Emily Bond the runner up #STEM #Innovation #Communication @niscifest.bsky.social

Two more events @niscifest.bsky.social - absorbing talk today on cadissflies at the Ulster Museum and last night a joint event with NI Humanists on the evolution of the free will. It is like a great work out for the brain and one’s curiosity with a similar endorphin rush.

A few photos from my @niscifest.bsky.social presentation about the aurora last night. We had such a fabulous time delving into the science behind this beautiful phenomena.

We all agreed that the @niscifest.bsky.social Late Late Love Lab was great fun and we would have taken our dates (this may be why we didn't have dates of course)

At the @niscifest.bsky.social last night I met a PhD student who researches holes in rocks at the bottom of the Atlantic, hoping to find evidence of earliest traces of life. #NISF2025 #science #nerds👊

Great to meet Alex Lucas at the Sonic Arts Centre at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social running Synth Hackathon 2025 for @niscifest.bsky.social - a delightful cacophony of electronic sounds! ⚡️🎸🔌

Delighted to represent our lab together with our PhD student Shauna at the NI Science Festival 2025 (@niscifest.bsky.social) and to talk about the exciting bacteriophage research we are conducting at the QUB School of Pharmacy (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social ! #NISF25 #phage

So positive to hear Tim Smit from the Eden Project in conversation with @wildlifeni.bsky.social @niscifest.bsky.social talking about the potential of Belfast, all in the beautiful surroundings of the Elmwood Hall @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Loved meeting Stephen Currie and David Hughes from @basearcade.bsky.social at the Banana Block 🍌for @niscifest.bsky.social, plus games developer Tom Cuthbertson - brilliant buzz!

The @niscifest.bsky.social is such a boon to life here that it forces you to choose events. Been at 6 events so far and could have gone to 6 others.

Artist’s Fake Museum Explores Possible Future for the Planet - v much enjoyed my visit to ArtisAnn on Bloomfield Avenue today to see the work of Tracy McCoey for @niscifest.bsky.social nisciencefestival.com/events/after...

Back from @niscifest.bsky.social (where events continue this week). Great fun! Lots of shows, lorra zoology chat. A privilege. A big highlight was on-staging with @flygirlnhm.bsky.social and hearing about Buster Gonad cricket genitalia among many other topics of important educational filth.

Talking to young scientists in Belfast, part of the Northern Ireland Science Festival @niscifest.bsky.social! So many great questions. And we sold out of books at the signing afterwards 😀

Second of three Diseases/Drs walking (medical history of Belfast) tours as part of the 11th @niscifest.bsky.social delivered this morning ! Rain, cold and grey. Nothing changes!

A Palette of Possibilities: Celebrating Kidney Health @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for @niscifest.bsky.social - super to meet Seana Maguire & Dr Clare McKeaveney, both involved in the Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund, plus of course Bella the Kidney Cow! 🐮

Cold and misty day for this year's @niscifest.bsky.social #PaddleBackInTime at #Nendrum. I miss my partner in crime @drfranceskane.bsky.social. A few trees broken after Storm Eowyn making the site even more surreal in this weather! #StrangfordLough #Vikings #Ireland #Winter

And now back to Sketrick Island... Always fun to talk about heritage at our doorstep, or at short kayak away from the mainland. #Vikings #Ireland @niscifest.bsky.social #NISF25