Thrilled to share our fantastic lineup of speakers for 'Shaping the Plant Synthetic Biology Community', bringing together diverse perspectives to co-construct the future of plant synthetic biology in the UK. 📍 Norwich Research Park & Online 🗓 15 June | 🕒 1:30–4:30 🎟 Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/48xr9a3v

Now available in print www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Huge congratulation to GSEJ External Member @camilleserisier.com on her selection as a 2026 British Pavilion Fellow with the British Council. The Fellowship forms part of the 61st Venice Biennale, one of the most significant global platforms for contemporary art research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien...

Today we spotlight our #BusinessInteractionVouchers. Also known as BIVs, we have up to £50,000 available to support industry-academic in engineering biology for metal processing. All information including funding guidelines available below, deadline 29th May 5 pm. #Applynow shorturl.at/t2cOB

The 1st edition of the 'Relational Map of #Plant #SyntheticBiology in the UK' is out! 🌱 It's a transdisciplinary collaboration between @olmoore.bsky.social , Dr Little & Dr Rylott. Part of the ARIA-funded Futuring Biological Commons, led by @joyzhang.bsky.social To access doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Explore our newly launched #ElementalHub Spring Newsletter which is packed full of latest activity including our recent annual meeting & exciting events to come soon, as well as new #fundingopportunities. Also showcasing a #CriticalMinerals feature, explore it here elementalhub.org/2026/03/24/s...

📣 “Meet-the-Editors” of Current Sociology Webinar for prospective contributors by Current Sociology editors 🗓️ March 12, 2026 at 5pm - 7pm SGT (UTC +8) 🔗 Register at tinyurl.com/sociologyweb...

#Conference ℹ️ “Solidarity: Possibilities and Pitfalls” 2026 Annual Congress of the South African Sociological Association (SASA) on July 6-9, 2026 at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 🗓️ Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2026 🔗 sociology.africa/index.php/an...

Given reported cases, we feel the need to clarify: please be aware of scam emails. ‘[email protected]’ is not associated with either Current Sociology Monographs or myself. We only communicate via official journal email listed on the journal website and through university email accounts.

Always a pleasure to discuss @isa-sociology.org journals and publication outlooks, especially with fellow Current Sociology editors, Joonmo Son and Daniel Goh, alongside the Executive Committee meeting. Also loved the reusable conference badge. Also loved the reusable conference badge.

Last week Elemental PDRAs & PhD researchers & members gathered in York for the Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop. This in‑person session offered a practical & collaborative environment to explore RNA‑sequencing data analysis. Read more at elementalhub.org/2026/02/12/t... #ElementalHub

Our keen followers will have noted our Year 2 Annual Meeting posts last week. By bringing partners & stakeholders together, the meeting reinforced our shared goals, strengthened collaboration across work packages, & helped further develop our community. #ElementalHub elementalhub.org/2026/02/17/h...

What can top spending two days with some of my favourite engineering biologists at @elementalengbio.bsky.social annual meeting? Delivering an RRI and engagement session with the wonderful Emma Cook, Head of Engagement at UKRI-BBSRC

That’s a wrap on the BBSRC ELEMENTAL Mission Hub Annual Meeting, where we celebrated our second year and mapped out plans for 2026. Thanks must go to all our speakers and panellists for leading the event and our delegation for coming along. Also all at Hilton York! #EngineeringBiology

Submission portal now working! Deadline extended to 2 March. Look forward to receiving your abstracts!

If you are interested in #ScienceDiplomacy, #ScienceCommunication or #PublicEngagement, please join us in Malaysia this July! Still 11 days to submit your abstract!

📣 #CallforAbstracts 'Global Public Deliberation in Science and Technology: Knowledge Pluralism and the Policy Interface' Detail: research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien... 📝 Abstracts: 250 words ⏰ Deadline: 1 Feb 🔗 Submit here: tinyurl.com/2kd2zey #PublicEngagement #SciencePolicy #KnowledgePluralism

Absolutely delighted that our panel for @easst.bsky.social '26 was accepted. Please submit an abstract to our panel "Commoning socio-technical frontiers: Navigating cutting-edge science & technology..." Deadline 28th February - P014 at conference EASST2026. nomadit.co.uk/conference/e...

Great 48 hours- Thanks to the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social and DSIT for the consultation on anticipatory biotech governance in Paris. A delightful bonus was a group photo with iGEMers. Equally grateful to @sonjavw.bsky.social for the wonderfully interdisciplinary science diplomacy event in Cambridge.

So look forward to learning from everyone at this event!

We’re very pleased to announce the publication of the ODESSI Conference Report. This is a major initiative that GSEJ, in close collaboration with our global partners, will be advancing. At its core is an effort to bring together public engagement and science diplomacy. lnkd.in/eFcBXxXG

Misleading content can be both hard to spot and dangerous. But how can we identify and debunk it? Join Professor Iryna Gurevych for the free Milner Prize Lecture on 17 November as she explores: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/

That’s why the thorniest problem lies in the phenomenon of ‘science at large’ www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...

Can’t wait to read this!

I am so very excited about this new chapter of my life. Looking forward to working alongside talented colleagues to find creatives ways to leverage knowledge for the benefit of Canadians www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...

My next Zoom lecture on heritable human genome editing — November 6, 2025. The plan is to provide a worldwind summary of the last 10 years ….

Having just finished the final episode, I’m filled with both sadness and gratitude. The weekly programme will be greatly missed — a true loss for the BBC and for science communication worldwide.

For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.

It's the end of the road for BBC Science in Action. But science itself is facing growing roadblocks. For this terminal edition of SinA I'm joined by @naomioreskes.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social & @angierasmussen.bsky.social for where now? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... ... is nigh

New Release- A New Social Compact to Grapple with #MirrorLife Catch the commentary + full transcript from the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes (CSPO) ASU and @unevadareno.bsky.social organised workshop. blogs.kent.ac.uk/global-scien... #SynBio #Biosafety #Biosecurity #ScienceGovernance

During 2026-2030, China aims to achieve greater self-reliance in science and technology go.nature.com/4nl34Er

If we had a normal Science in Action next week, we'd likely lead on this milestone in H5N1 bird flu, and the global picture As it is, it's the final episode, and @angierasmussen.bsky.social will be joining a top top panel to discuss the dire state of anti science in 2025. H5N1 will get a look in?

Please consider submitting papers to our Network on “Postcolonialism and the Legacies of Empire” for the Annual Meeting of @sasemeeting.bsky.social, to be held in Bourdeaux, France, in July 2026. Deadline: December 12. sase.org/events/2026-.... Specify you are submitting to our Network

Why are doctor–patient tensions rising, even turning violent? A new paper co-authored by GSEJ member Prof. Michael Calnan uncovers how mismatched expectations are breaking the social contract between medicine and society in India—and why rebuilding trust is urgent. 👇 academic.oup.com/heapol/advan...

🌱 #UNWorldFoodDay Dr @olmoore.bsky.social took the stage at the @aria-research.bsky.social event, 'Securing the Future of Food' to highlight the power of open dialogue around plant-engineering, biotech and public engagement: research.kent.ac.uk/global-scien...

So happy this is finally out. The first paper in our attempt to begin to think about spaces for responsible innovation beyond the tired tropes of ELSI panels etc. #sts #rri #soba

🗳️ Have your say! You can still vote for the issues that matter most to you before 3 Nov. From pensions to soil erosion — where should MPs be challenged on the evidence informing decisions? Questions will be put to MPs at #EvidenceWeek 2025 senseaboutscience.org/evidence-wee...

It was a busy but incredibly fruitful and inspirational few days in London. An absolute delight to be involved.

We are delighted to welcome four new members to our Editorial Board: - Kimberly Chong (UCL) - Sarah El-Kazaz (SOAS) - Paul R. Gilbert (Sussex) - Joy Y. Zhang (Kent) Their disciplinary expertise and research interests will broaden and deepen our editorial collective.

Huge thanks to Shaofeng Hu (UNESCO) & @francoisefrancois.bsky.social for inspiring keynotes, and to our brilliant speakers & discussants for their transdisciplinary insights 🙏 @itswiggins.bsky.social @annettemarkham.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @davidludwig.bsky.social @gsej.bsky.social

Absolutely intellectually spoiled these past 2 days! At ‘A New Odyssey for Public Engagement’ in London, leading thinkers in science, diplomacy & public engagement from 4 continents came together to explore how the ODESSI framework (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) can guide global dialogues on science 🌍✨

📢 Current Sociology Monographs' new CFP: Rethinking Socio-Ecological Sociology: New Horizons in the Social Dimensions of Climate Change, Climate Emergency & Socio-Ecological Practices. @isa-sociology.org @rc48-isa.bsky.social Abstracts+ short bio by 15 Oct 2025. Full call: tinyurl.com/v2efwt9h

We're excited for the relaunch of ISA's "Presidential Corner"! Explore the newly reactivated Corner on our website. Read the latest letter from ISA President @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social (2023-2027) to the members, find recent addresses, articles, interviews and podcasts.

Is the Global South a hotbed for scandalous ‘firsts’? 🌍 My open-access Journal of Responsible Innovation article explores cases in #India, #China & #Mexico to show how epistemic injustice shapes #RRI—and why ethical governance must enable epistemic socialisation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Book now for the Webinar on 30 Sept to find out more about the Travel grants up to £5000 to support UK-US exchanges for researchers & industry working on #CriticalMinerals & materials. Apply by 15 Oct. Don't miss out book your place #UKUSCollaboration #ResearchFunding

“Transformative Transdisciplinarity. An Introduction to Community-Based Philosophy” is out with Oxford University Press! I’m actually pretty proud of this book. It’s Open Access, so feel free to share fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...

Why I caution against framing cutting-edge science as ‘controversial’.