STFC - Science and Technologies Facilities Council
Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026A
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Award range: £5,000 - £20,000
Total fund: £100,000
Need to have a subject matter expert involved, relevant subject areas are in next post.
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‘To them a power line is a line of trees’: Costa Rica moves to protect howler monkeys from electrocution - The Guardian
Molecular clocks might tell us something about how we're aging, but it's vague and not predictive.
I worry negative results cd make people feel predestined to an old age of frailty. Not good because beliefs can be physically transformative. #nocebo
My column... 🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Book news - my audio book is out!
Read by me.
Best listened to with tea.
Milk. No Sugar.
And ideally a dog for good measure.
Warning: This Audio Book May Cause Side Effects
#nocebo #science #scicomm
With thanks to @atlanticbooks.bsky.social
Study shows that cats only help humans when there's something in it for them.
Dogs, on the other hand, are the loyal, faithful, helpful companions I always knew them to be.
My story for #science focus mag. #cats #dogs 🧪
apple.news/Ax8FnMwsTT1-...
How an innocent question from a 2 year old child prompted the discovery of a whole new class of worker #bee.
My new fave piece of #science in @nature.com by Kai Wang.
#Wildlife 🧪
Wd love to know of any other discoveries inspired by children. Mssg me please.
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
Intriguing and unusual #science -backed ways to de-escalate stress before it starts. My top 3:
Be more playful
Hang out with a dog
Experience something awesome
#scicomm #stress 🧪
Me for @sciencefocus.bsky.social
apple.news/AKc_FYbuLQqm...
Want to do a hedgehog PhD? Want a hedgehog on a banknote? And want to know how I beat Muhammad Ali? All in the latest update ... hughwarwick.substack.com/p/it-was-eit...
Bumble bees can apparently play with balls, count, recognize faces, & perceive rhythm. A new study out today in @science.org argues they can also solve novel tasks spontaneously without explicit training, challenging the idea that such cognitive skills are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates.😲🐝🧪👇