Dr Emma Yhnell 🧬🔬🧪🧠 🏴
@emmayhnell.bsky.social
(Neuro)scientist 👩🏻🔬 • Academic • Educator (SFHEA / NTF) 👩🏻🏫 • Science Communicator • STEMinist • EDI Advocate • Change-Maker • Trustee of National Museums Wales • Keynote Speaker 🎤• Presenter • Host • Writer • (she/her)
I'm a finalist in the Mastering Diversity Awards 2025 in the STEM Champion category!
In a world of increasing polarisation, division and hate, equity, diversity and inclusion have never been more important. I remain committed to disrupting inequitable norms. #YouCannotBeWhatYouCannotSee
In a world of increasing polarisation, division and hate, equity, diversity and inclusion have never been more important. I remain committed to disrupting inequitable norms. #YouCannotBeWhatYouCannotSee
October 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm a finalist in the Mastering Diversity Awards 2025 in the STEM Champion category!
In a world of increasing polarisation, division and hate, equity, diversity and inclusion have never been more important. I remain committed to disrupting inequitable norms. #YouCannotBeWhatYouCannotSee
In a world of increasing polarisation, division and hate, equity, diversity and inclusion have never been more important. I remain committed to disrupting inequitable norms. #YouCannotBeWhatYouCannotSee
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The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper is finally made public #academicsky #edusky https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-16-education-and-skills-white-paper
Post-16 education and skills white paper
Post-16 education and skills reforms to develop a skilled workforce and break down barriers to opportunity.
www.gov.uk
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper is finally made public #academicsky #edusky https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-16-education-and-skills-white-paper
Huge thanks to @BBCRadioWales for inviting me back to review the papers on Sunday Supplement. From AI in medicine, to doggy day care, fat loss jabs and quality street, we covered a lot.
Catch up now on @bbcsounds.bsky.social (I'm the final 15mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Catch up now on @bbcsounds.bsky.social (I'm the final 15mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
October 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Huge thanks to @BBCRadioWales for inviting me back to review the papers on Sunday Supplement. From AI in medicine, to doggy day care, fat loss jabs and quality street, we covered a lot.
Catch up now on @bbcsounds.bsky.social (I'm the final 15mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Catch up now on @bbcsounds.bsky.social (I'm the final 15mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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🎧 Ep 249 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:
🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts effects of heat on the brain & benefits of gardening
🌊 @helenscales.bsky.social chats at Chelt Sci Fest about ocean
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💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts effects of heat on the brain & benefits of gardening
🌊 @helenscales.bsky.social chats at Chelt Sci Fest about ocean
📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🎧 Ep 249 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:
🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts effects of heat on the brain & benefits of gardening
🌊 @helenscales.bsky.social chats at Chelt Sci Fest about ocean
📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts effects of heat on the brain & benefits of gardening
🌊 @helenscales.bsky.social chats at Chelt Sci Fest about ocean
📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
Congratulations #ClassOf2025 @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
Always remember, #YouGotThis @brodiescoffee.bsky.social
Always remember, #YouGotThis @brodiescoffee.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Congratulations #ClassOf2025 @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
Always remember, #YouGotThis @brodiescoffee.bsky.social
Always remember, #YouGotThis @brodiescoffee.bsky.social
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Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday, especially our speakers and panelists @theblochian.bsky.social, @emmayhnell.bsky.social, @claunader.bsky.social and @drkatel.bsky.social (and all those who aren't on Bluesky yet!)
June 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday, especially our speakers and panelists @theblochian.bsky.social, @emmayhnell.bsky.social, @claunader.bsky.social and @drkatel.bsky.social (and all those who aren't on Bluesky yet!)
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I was at this event as part of the final panel on communication of research at a wider level (outreach etc) with @emmayhnell.bsky.social and Clau Nader and expertly chaired by Andrew Barker 😀
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I was at this event as part of the final panel on communication of research at a wider level (outreach etc) with @emmayhnell.bsky.social and Clau Nader and expertly chaired by Andrew Barker 😀
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In 2023 it was decided that after 12+(?) years of Cheltenham science festival I’d take a year off in 2025.
Anyway, I failed. And ended up on stage anyway. 😅
Lovely to have a fleeting visit to my #SciComm home. Next year already being plotted!
(Thanks to @emmayhnell.bsky.social for 📷
Anyway, I failed. And ended up on stage anyway. 😅
Lovely to have a fleeting visit to my #SciComm home. Next year already being plotted!
(Thanks to @emmayhnell.bsky.social for 📷
June 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In 2023 it was decided that after 12+(?) years of Cheltenham science festival I’d take a year off in 2025.
Anyway, I failed. And ended up on stage anyway. 😅
Lovely to have a fleeting visit to my #SciComm home. Next year already being plotted!
(Thanks to @emmayhnell.bsky.social for 📷
Anyway, I failed. And ended up on stage anyway. 😅
Lovely to have a fleeting visit to my #SciComm home. Next year already being plotted!
(Thanks to @emmayhnell.bsky.social for 📷
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Fabulous talk by the lovely @emmayhnell.bsky.social hwre at @edinunineuro.bsky.social talking about teaching and engaging students with lots of fun tidbits and ideas to consider. Think about your strengths, different modes or medias and maybe make it personal!
June 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fabulous talk by the lovely @emmayhnell.bsky.social hwre at @edinunineuro.bsky.social talking about teaching and engaging students with lots of fun tidbits and ideas to consider. Think about your strengths, different modes or medias and maybe make it personal!
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It’s EN Afternoon🤩: PhD data blitz; @emmayhnell.bsky.social shares ideas on teaching & engagement. Highlights of our range of teaching programmes - how to get involved! Keynote: Andy Stansfield @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social on behaviour and cognition in genetic neurodevelopmental conditions.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s EN Afternoon🤩: PhD data blitz; @emmayhnell.bsky.social shares ideas on teaching & engagement. Highlights of our range of teaching programmes - how to get involved! Keynote: Andy Stansfield @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social on behaviour and cognition in genetic neurodevelopmental conditions.
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An honour to be invited by HRH King Charles to attend a Garden party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate and recognise those working in education and skills, it was an incredible day. 🙏🏻
May 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
An honour to be invited by HRH King Charles to attend a Garden party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate and recognise those working in education and skills, it was an incredible day. 🙏🏻
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👀 Visibility in academia matters more than ever — but how do you do it without feeling awkward? Hear from researchers who’ve been there. 🎧 📺 @britishneuro.bsky.social #BNA2025 #ResearchCareers
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social + Ekta Patel & Fiona Ducotterd
pod.fo/e/2d33f7
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social + Ekta Patel & Fiona Ducotterd
pod.fo/e/2d33f7
Dementia Researcher: Make Your Mark: Elevating Your Academic Visibility - BNA2025 Festival of Neuroscience
Recorded live at the BNA 2025 Festival of Neuroscience, this special episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast explores how researchers can build visibility in authentic and meaningful ways.Host D...
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May 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
👀 Visibility in academia matters more than ever — but how do you do it without feeling awkward? Hear from researchers who’ve been there. 🎧 📺 @britishneuro.bsky.social #BNA2025 #ResearchCareers
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social + Ekta Patel & Fiona Ducotterd
pod.fo/e/2d33f7
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social + Ekta Patel & Fiona Ducotterd
pod.fo/e/2d33f7
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🎙️ Live from #BNA2025! Learn how to boost your academic visibility with Dr Emma Yhnell and guests in this special podcast episode. 📺 Watch now or listen tomorrow:
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
Make Your Mark: Elevating Your Academic Visibility - BNA2025 Festival of Neuroscience
YouTube video by Dementia Researcher
youtu.be
May 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎙️ Live from #BNA2025! Learn how to boost your academic visibility with Dr Emma Yhnell and guests in this special podcast episode. 📺 Watch now or listen tomorrow:
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social @emmayhnell.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZD5Gyg3p3Oo
What a #BNA2025 it was.
From plenaries to podcasts, keynotes to cathedrals, it was brilliant.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed and made it such a brilliant success 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
From plenaries to podcasts, keynotes to cathedrals, it was brilliant.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed and made it such a brilliant success 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
May 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What a #BNA2025 it was.
From plenaries to podcasts, keynotes to cathedrals, it was brilliant.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed and made it such a brilliant success 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
From plenaries to podcasts, keynotes to cathedrals, it was brilliant.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed and made it such a brilliant success 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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A special shoutout to @tspiresjones.bsky.social, Kate Baker and @emmayhnell.bsky.social, for their engaging taster sessions, which were very well received by #BNA2025 attendees.
May 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A special shoutout to @tspiresjones.bsky.social, Kate Baker and @emmayhnell.bsky.social, for their engaging taster sessions, which were very well received by #BNA2025 attendees.
Join us in room 11B now for a special BNA session.
I'll be talking about taking your first steps in Neuroscience teaching.
I'll be talking about taking your first steps in Neuroscience teaching.
April 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Join us in room 11B now for a special BNA session.
I'll be talking about taking your first steps in Neuroscience teaching.
I'll be talking about taking your first steps in Neuroscience teaching.
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Stop making beautiful PowerPoints! On being more efficient in teaching preparation
If you ask most university educators what the most time consuming aspect of their job is, you will probably get the answer of ‘teaching prep’. I’ve certainly worked into the small hours many a time trying to perfect…
If you ask most university educators what the most time consuming aspect of their job is, you will probably get the answer of ‘teaching prep’. I’ve certainly worked into the small hours many a time trying to perfect…
Stop making beautiful PowerPoints! On being more efficient in teaching preparation
If you ask most university educators what the most time consuming aspect of their job is, you will probably get the answer of ‘teaching prep’. I’ve certainly worked into the small hours many a time trying to perfect my lecture slides. I’ve created so many really high quality slide decks, including carefully thought out animations and annotations. I’ve searched for diagrams to use with my students, failed to find one I really like, and then spent hours creating a slightly different one, hacking the built in shapes to create lovely diagrams that are just the way I want them.
katharinehubbard.blog
April 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Stop making beautiful PowerPoints! On being more efficient in teaching preparation
If you ask most university educators what the most time consuming aspect of their job is, you will probably get the answer of ‘teaching prep’. I’ve certainly worked into the small hours many a time trying to perfect…
If you ask most university educators what the most time consuming aspect of their job is, you will probably get the answer of ‘teaching prep’. I’ve certainly worked into the small hours many a time trying to perfect…
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The UCLA-CDU Dana Center for Neuroscience and Society has been paving the way for a new kind of scientific partnership with the public. Read about its recent collaborations in LA to address real-world challenges.
#neurosociety #neuroscience #communityengagement
#neurosociety #neuroscience #communityengagement
Life Sciences researchers partner with L.A. communities to identify neuroscience research that can address real-life needs - Life Sciences
Photo: UCLA-CDU seed grant collaborators with community partners at Normandie Church of Christ. Pictured left to right: Dr. Stanley Talbert,
lifesciences.ucla.edu
April 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The UCLA-CDU Dana Center for Neuroscience and Society has been paving the way for a new kind of scientific partnership with the public. Read about its recent collaborations in LA to address real-world challenges.
#neurosociety #neuroscience #communityengagement
#neurosociety #neuroscience #communityengagement
April 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A wonderful way to end the week, attending the first ever @WomensAcademyWales retreat!
The awesome new venture of
@andreabyrnetv.bsky.social
Beth Baldwin & Emma Jay.
It's going to be EPIC 🥰
The awesome new venture of
@andreabyrnetv.bsky.social
Beth Baldwin & Emma Jay.
It's going to be EPIC 🥰
April 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A wonderful way to end the week, attending the first ever @WomensAcademyWales retreat!
The awesome new venture of
@andreabyrnetv.bsky.social
Beth Baldwin & Emma Jay.
It's going to be EPIC 🥰
The awesome new venture of
@andreabyrnetv.bsky.social
Beth Baldwin & Emma Jay.
It's going to be EPIC 🥰
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Academics are nervous about media relations - being misinterpreted or misquoted says @emmayhnell.bsky.social at #uksg2025 but “we need to inspire the next generation” and get better at measuring the wider impact of research and communication
April 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Academics are nervous about media relations - being misinterpreted or misquoted says @emmayhnell.bsky.social at #uksg2025 but “we need to inspire the next generation” and get better at measuring the wider impact of research and communication
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Really good point from @emmayhnell.bsky.social about better training needed for academics to communicate their research well - and more motivation / reward needed for reaching broader audiences #uksg2025
April 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Really good point from @emmayhnell.bsky.social about better training needed for academics to communicate their research well - and more motivation / reward needed for reaching broader audiences #uksg2025
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@emmayhnell.bsky.social talking about her research in Huntington’s disease and patients not able to understand the literature on their condition - science needs to be more understandable (this is why we founded @growkudos.bsky.social - science needs stories!) #uksg2025
April 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
@emmayhnell.bsky.social talking about her research in Huntington’s disease and patients not able to understand the literature on their condition - science needs to be more understandable (this is why we founded @growkudos.bsky.social - science needs stories!) #uksg2025
I'll let you all into a little secret, I struggle with 9am lectures too.
But I have a fun presentation on mammalian brains, so fab case studies and coffee!!
Let's do this 💜💪🏻🙏🏻
But I have a fun presentation on mammalian brains, so fab case studies and coffee!!
Let's do this 💜💪🏻🙏🏻
March 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I'll let you all into a little secret, I struggle with 9am lectures too.
But I have a fun presentation on mammalian brains, so fab case studies and coffee!!
Let's do this 💜💪🏻🙏🏻
But I have a fun presentation on mammalian brains, so fab case studies and coffee!!
Let's do this 💜💪🏻🙏🏻
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM