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Over the last century, our experience of the night has radically changed. Hannah Dalgleish is investigating the consequences. She's an interdisciplinary Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. At the 2026 British Science Festival, Hannah is delivering the Social Sciences Award Lecture: Southampton and the disappearing night. In this guest blog for the British Science Association, Hannah…
Daniel Moore (University of Exeter) loves sharks. They're the subject of Dark stories from deep-sea sharks, the Agricultural, Biological and Medical Sciences Award Lecture at the 2026 British Science Festival in Southampton. In this guest blog for the British Science Association, Daniel talks with Alan Barker about these long-lived creatures of the deep, how human activity is affecting them - and…
Andrew Blair is interested in deploying social robots in real-world settings. Andrew, a PhD Researcher at the University of Glasgow, will be at the 2026 British Science Festival in Southampton, delivering the Award Lecture in Engineering, Technology and Industry: Holy motherboard! In this guest blog for the British Science Association, Andrew discusses his research with writer and science…
Tom Hyatt is a PhD Researcher at Liverpool John Moores University. He's also a musician and an artist. At the 2026 British Science Festival in Southampton, he's delivering the Science and the Arts Award Lecture: Electromagnetic art. In this guest blog for the British Science Association, Tom talks with writer and science communication trainer Alan Barker about his journey towards creating art…
By Steve Scott, Public Engagement Lead, and Hannah King, Senior Programme Manager (Public Engagement), UK Research and Innovation The Community Led Research Pilot (CLRP) was an exciting pilot based in Reading and Slough, that put communities at the heart of the research process. This initiative was funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and co-created with the British Science Association, the…
The British Science Association provides the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity & Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (APPG on D&I in STEM). Earlier this year, we issued an open call for new project ideas for the APPG. The chosen project investigates Artificial Intelligence (AI) equity in STEM, and will start with a focus on AI's role in gendered…
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 11 May to Sunday 17 May 2026), we're reflecting on the British Science Association's programmes and projects and their impact on mental health. This year's Awareness Week theme, 'Action', prompts us to consider how we've explored mental health and improved wellbeing in our communities through science. The Ideas Fund The Ideas Fund is a grants programme,…
On Thursday 12 March 2026 at Central Hall, Westminster, London, the British Science Association hosted an event for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) leaders, policy makers and public engagement professionals to explore the findings of the latest Public Attitudes to Science Survey. Over the last 25 years, the Public Attitudes to Science Survey (PAS) has provided data on what people…
2025 has been a fantastic year for the British Science Association, marked by exciting milestones across all areas of our work. Over the past 12 months, the British Science Festival was held in Liverpool with great success, as we welcomed more than 17,000 attendees to get involved in over 100 events across the city. We secured a funding boost for The Ideas Fund, and we published impactful research…
"I learned to take the sewing machine apart, so I suppose it started there", Professor Dame Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, told academic and TV broadcaster Professor Turi King. Julia was speaking with Turi at the British Science Festival in Liverpool, discussing her life, career and thoughts about the future as she takes up the position of 2025-26 President of the British Science…