Wendy Sadler
@wendyjsadler.bsky.social
Science communicator. Physics and music geek. Science show creator. Reader and pracademic (practitioner academic!). Eurovision super fan. Passionate about inclusion in STEM. Founder of www.sciencemadesimple.co.uk sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What’s this about then? @big-stem-network.bsky.social #BigEvent2025
July 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
What’s this about then? @big-stem-network.bsky.social #BigEvent2025
We’ve reached over 4000 young people in @britsciassoc.bsky.social #ScienceWeek so, so proud of my amazing team who’ve travelled all over and worked so hard ❤️
March 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We’ve reached over 4000 young people in @britsciassoc.bsky.social #ScienceWeek so, so proud of my amazing team who’ve travelled all over and worked so hard ❤️
Super excited to get an alert that my research on science shows was cited in this new publication from Shanii Phillips and Ann Grand. Can't wait to read it...
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
..and here's the link to my article if you want a look
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
..and here's the link to my article if you want a look
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
‘Explosions are always entertaining but…’: investigating the impacts of science shows on high school students
Science shows are often posited as a route to encourage young people to engage with science. Using a mixed methods approach, our research investigated the impact of attending a science show on high sc...
journals.uclpress.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Super excited to get an alert that my research on science shows was cited in this new publication from Shanii Phillips and Ann Grand. Can't wait to read it...
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
..and here's the link to my article if you want a look
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
..and here's the link to my article if you want a look
journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
And 2) Why do golf balls have dimples? which was a quick reads book to encourage people who don’t usually read books to read! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social check out my other books here www.amazon.co.uk/Wendy-Sadler...
March 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
And 2) Why do golf balls have dimples? which was a quick reads book to encourage people who don’t usually read books to read! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social check out my other books here www.amazon.co.uk/Wendy-Sadler...
Happy #WorldBookDay here’s two different book projects I’ve worked on.1) A flash of light was a book sprint where a group of science communicators wrote a book together in a weekend! I wrote a chapter of it! @rsc.org @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy #WorldBookDay here’s two different book projects I’ve worked on.1) A flash of light was a book sprint where a group of science communicators wrote a book together in a weekend! I wrote a chapter of it! @rsc.org @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
So proud we can finally offer our award-winning science shows in Welsh - if you know teachers or schools who might be interested please send them here sciencemadesimple.co.uk/contact-us/
February 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So proud we can finally offer our award-winning science shows in Welsh - if you know teachers or schools who might be interested please send them here sciencemadesimple.co.uk/contact-us/
If you're a teacher who could contribute to this consultation please consider it or share with colleagues.... @welshgovernment.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you're a teacher who could contribute to this consultation please consider it or share with colleagues.... @welshgovernment.bsky.social
Happy Valentines - don't like the whole manufactured nonsense obviously - but DO love my new @tattydevine.bsky.social necklace - can't decide it it's Rolling Stones or Rocky Horror show but I'm probably more Rocky that Mick!
February 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Happy Valentines - don't like the whole manufactured nonsense obviously - but DO love my new @tattydevine.bsky.social necklace - can't decide it it's Rolling Stones or Rocky Horror show but I'm probably more Rocky that Mick!
Enjoying the creativity of the @ukri.org Compound semiconductor scientists in our @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social video creation day! #Impact
February 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Enjoying the creativity of the @ukri.org Compound semiconductor scientists in our @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social video creation day! #Impact
Also fascinating insights from @elunedparrott.bsky.social helping the @ukri.org @csacatapult.bsky.social cdt semiconductor hub students understand who to talk to in policy @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social engagement training
February 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Also fascinating insights from @elunedparrott.bsky.social helping the @ukri.org @csacatapult.bsky.social cdt semiconductor hub students understand who to talk to in policy @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social engagement training
So great we have @proftomcrick.com (CSA for Dept culture media and sport) come and talk about how semiconductor scientists can engage with policymakers! Great questions from students. Fascinating insights. @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
So great we have @proftomcrick.com (CSA for Dept culture media and sport) come and talk about how semiconductor scientists can engage with policymakers! Great questions from students. Fascinating insights. @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
Aha - this might explain why I always argue with my colleagues over what is the 'right' purple for our logo! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
Did you know…
Purple isn’t real.
It’s a pigment of the imagination!
www.snexplores.org/article/colo...
Purple isn’t real.
It’s a pigment of the imagination!
www.snexplores.org/article/colo...
Purple exists only in our brains
Most colors represent a single wavelength of light. But your brain invents purple to deal with wavelengths from opposite ends of the visible spectrum.
www.snexplores.org
January 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Aha - this might explain why I always argue with my colleagues over what is the 'right' purple for our logo! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
A packed room to hear about @horizoneu.bsky.social funding today in Cardiff. We’re hoping to bring back #Adiff. Also known as Researchers Night Wales. Get in touch if you’re interesting in linking up with us!! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A packed room to hear about @horizoneu.bsky.social funding today in Cardiff. We’re hoping to bring back #Adiff. Also known as Researchers Night Wales. Get in touch if you’re interesting in linking up with us!! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
Cheering on my physics and scicomm student Henrik in University Challenge @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cheering on my physics and scicomm student Henrik in University Challenge @cardiffunilib.bsky.social
Ooh this is exciting!
Important ESRC funding call: “P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research” www.ukri.org/opportunity/... (total fund: £3.8m; deadline: 6 May)
P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research
Apply for funding to develop and expand UK-wide policy to research (P2R) infrastructure facilitating direct connections between public and civil servants and research organisations.
www.ukri.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ooh this is exciting!
Oh I love Led By Donkeys....
January 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Oh I love Led By Donkeys....
Reposted by Wendy Sadler
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
So excited about this project showcasing @ukri.org STFC role models from Wales to primary students in Wales. If you know a primary school or teacher in Wales who might be interested please pass it on! @nustem.bsky.social sciencemadesimple.co.uk/item/stem-pe...
STEM Person of the Week Cymru
STEM Person Of The Week Cymru - helping children to see that a career in STEM is really possible for people like them. STEM Person Of The Week Cymru - helping children to see that a career in STEM is ...
sciencemadesimple.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
So excited about this project showcasing @ukri.org STFC role models from Wales to primary students in Wales. If you know a primary school or teacher in Wales who might be interested please pass it on! @nustem.bsky.social sciencemadesimple.co.uk/item/stem-pe...
In my desire to connect the usefulness of STEM to everyday life I investigated which mug I should choose for my afternoon cuppa. Rapidly fell into a rabbit hole about male and female gulp volumes. But the short answer is 5mm difference gives about 3 gulps less tea! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In my desire to connect the usefulness of STEM to everyday life I investigated which mug I should choose for my afternoon cuppa. Rapidly fell into a rabbit hole about male and female gulp volumes. But the short answer is 5mm difference gives about 3 gulps less tea! @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
Loved learning that Boxing Day is a bit of a Christmas present to science journalists who get space for their passion projects to be published! @llantwit.bsky.social @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social #MediaEngagement
January 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Loved learning that Boxing Day is a bit of a Christmas present to science journalists who get space for their passion projects to be published! @llantwit.bsky.social @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social #MediaEngagement
What an awesome week to be training @ukri.org ART AI researchers in how to engage with the media and policymakers! I bet they've had a few media enquiries this week...will be telling them about Bluesky.... @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What an awesome week to be training @ukri.org ART AI researchers in how to engage with the media and policymakers! I bet they've had a few media enquiries this week...will be telling them about Bluesky.... @sciencemadesimple.bsky.social
Reposted by Wendy Sadler
“I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at. Until now.” Why Ann Telnaes quit her editorial cartoonist job at the Washington Post and why she’s my newest hero anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
January 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
“I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at. Until now.” Why Ann Telnaes quit her editorial cartoonist job at the Washington Post and why she’s my newest hero anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Ooh this looks exciting!!
No10 Innovation Fellowships: “The flagship initiative for bringing world class technical talent into government” no10innovationfellows.campaign.gov.uk
No10 Innovation Fellowship
no10innovationfellows.campaign.gov.uk
December 20, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Ooh this looks exciting!!
So proud of the research done by my student Artemis Peck last year - published in Physics World (yay!) - why we need more Queer role models in Physics
physicsworld.com/a/why-we-nee...
physicsworld.com/a/why-we-nee...
Why we need more pride in physics – Physics World
Artemis Peck and Wendy Sadler explain that we need more initiatives to make sure queer people feel comfortable and welcome in science
physicsworld.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM
So proud of the research done by my student Artemis Peck last year - published in Physics World (yay!) - why we need more Queer role models in Physics
physicsworld.com/a/why-we-nee...
physicsworld.com/a/why-we-nee...