Research Impact Officer and science communicator

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined November 2013
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. RT if you agree 🌳
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I'm increasingly hearing stories of people being 'blocked' from working on #ResearchCulture in their organisations. The reasons (if they've been given at all) vary and it's happening at all career levels. What are people's tips for dealing with blockers? (DM if you'd prefer)
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Again for the people in the back
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Calum Kirk retweeted
This isn't a heatwave, it's the new normal and the UK is woefully unprepared, putting their bedsheets in the freezer and eating four ice creams a day and celebrating like it's bloody Proms instead of registering it as the emergency it absolutely is
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How can science help people make greener decisions? In this free talk, Jack Hughes will discuss how behavioural science can be applied to promoting green behaviour. And he'll give practical examples of positive impacts through small changes. @TheMagicHatCafe, Weds 29th.
Contrary to what Kermit would have you believe, it is in fact easy being green. That's according to behavioural science PhD candidate Jack Hughes, our June #SciBar Speaker. Join us on Wednesday, June 29th, 7:30 PM, @TheMagicHatCafe! palaceofscience.co.uk/events…
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Where did these moths come from this morning, and where will they go next? New paper out this morning from Jenny Hodgson @LivUni, @Moth_Lady @savebutterflies @insectchris @Rothamsted_RIS @UniofReading assessing how moths move through different landscapes under climate change
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Exciting news from @UniofReading today! @NHM_London plan on opening a research centre at the Uni's Thames Valley Science Park. Frees up space at the SouthKen building for potentially more gallery space&means more research opportunities for both. Brilliant! reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Univ…
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Don’t miss @PalaceofScience #scibar on 18 May when #UKatCERN senior civil engineer and massive @SunderlandAFC fan John Osborne FICE will be Tunneling Round in Circles – the challenges of building tunnels for particle accelerators including the Large Hadron Collider @CERN 🎉👇
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Ever wondered what it takes to build the biggest science experiment & machine in the world? At our next #SciBar, John Osborne will discuss the challenges of building the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and the Future Circular Collider. Wednesday 17th May, 7:30 @TheMagicHatCafe
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👇 Next week!👇 Ancient Codes: A journey into a non-western perspective of mathematics. 7:30, Wednesday 27th April, at the @TheMagicHatCafe #SciBar is a series of FREE and fascinating, science-themed talks. palaceofscience.co.uk/events
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On campus for a few days. Got to say, the commute in is not too shabby!
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In November, @Brad_Photo & @C_Pattie1 created and curated The Blind Truth: Living with Colour Vision Deficiency, an exhibition which addressed social stereotypes surrounding colour blindness in people. You can now view the exhibition virtually: youtu.be/7SxQJifN-8s
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Great evening yesterday @TheMagicHatCafe listening to Dr Chris Harrison talk about the ways cosmology has been made more accessible through representing images through sound and 3D representations. Amazing stuff! @PalaceOfScience @EngageNCL #STEM #engagement #Northeast
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30°C above normal in the Arctic today. 40°C above normal in the Antarctic today. It would be unbelievable if it were not true. And it is terrifying beyond words. The war we have waged against the natural world has, in climatic terms, just gone nuclear.
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Looking for something fun and free to do this week? Wednesday is #SciBar! The Cosmic Symphony: A Multi-Sensory Inspection of the Universe. @TheMagicHatCafe, Newcastle, 7:30pm. palaceofscience.co.uk/events
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Ever wanted to listen to outer space? 👂🌌 Astronomer Dr Chris Harrison is giving us the opportunity to do exactly that. #SciBar: The Cosmic Symphony. 📍@TheMagicHatCafe, Newcastle, March 23rd at 7:30 PM. 🎟️Free tickets: palaceofscience.co.uk/events
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✨🎩Tonight's #SciBar!🎩✨ 🎟️Free entry!🎟️ 🍲Free food!🍲 📍 7:30pm, The Magic Hat Cafe, Higham House, Newcastle. palaceofscience.co.uk/events
Tomorrow! 👇👇👇👇 #SciBar is back! Join us at The Magic Hat Cafe in Newcastle for ✨ Magic Maths ✨ with Dr David Cushing. Be amazed by the magical power of mathematics! 🎩palaceofscience.co.uk/events…