This Black History Month, it's important to remember that acknowledging and celebrating the contributions Black people make to society and education must be more than an annual event. Read more
The British Science Association (BSA) celebrates its 190th birthday by announcing a new 10-year strategy. In this blog, Katherine Mathieson, Chief Executive, explains why this is a crucial time to deepen our commitment to engaging and empowering our audiences with science. Read more
President of the British Science Association for 2021-22, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, gave her presidential address at the British Science Festival in Chelmsford. She covered topics from her childhood inspirations to her visions of space travel in the future. Read more
Before we look towards next year’s Festival, let’s take a moment to reminisce about the highlights of the British Science Festival 2021. Read more
Our blog covers a wide range of topics in science and how it is communicated. We are interested in many different aspects of science policy, education, public engagement, funding and how science fits in our culture and society.
We spoke to the Chair of the Over 50's Black Men Forum community group, Enitan Kane, about his journey through BSA programmes. From a British Science Week community grant, to taking part in a panel discussion at the British Science Festival – and everything in between. Read more
For National Inclusion Week 2021, we asked our members of staff to share something they’ve been listening to, reading, or watching that had themes of inclusion, diversity, or a protected characteristic. Here’s the roundup of recommendations. Read more
Meet a team that is fighting fake news. This panel of cross-industry experts share their unique insights on the misinformation that threatens the public perception of climate, public health and more, at this year’s British Science Festival. Read more
Luke Wakefield, head of activities and strategic programmes at VICTA, a national charity that supports visually impaired young people, tells us about the VICTA Virtual Science Fair held over British Science Week 2021 with help from a Community Grant. Read more
In 2017, the UK government granted 15 extra hours of free early years education a week to children whose parents are employed – but not to those whose parents are unemployed. Four years on, what impact has this inequality in access to education had on children as they enter their first years of school? Read more
For thousands of years, humans have bred crops to our preferred shape, size and flavour. But to what degree can we alter our foods to maximise their health benefits? We find out at this year's British Science Festival. Read more
At the British Science Festival, psychology and linguist researcher Elena Lieven explained why testing the language acquisition of two-year-olds is important, but very tricky! Read more
The annual For Thought debate at this year’s British Science Festival at Anglia Ruskin University brought together leaders in business, science and policy to deliberate the UK’s journey to net zero. We share the main takeaways. Read more