Futurum_Chris
@chris-dowell.bsky.social
Project Manager at FuturumCareers.com
Science and research communication, education, STEM and SHAPE Careers.
Opinions my own.
#Scicomm #AcademicSky
Science and research communication, education, STEM and SHAPE Careers.
Opinions my own.
#Scicomm #AcademicSky
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However we feel about it, #AI is here to stay. At The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK, social scientists are exploring the future of AI and the critical decisions we need to make to ensure it serves the greater good.
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The future of AI – and why social sciences matter - Futurum
What is the role of social sciences in AI?
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November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
However we feel about it, #AI is here to stay. At The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK, social scientists are exploring the future of AI and the critical decisions we need to make to ensure it serves the greater good.
futurumcareers.com/the-future-o...
futurumcareers.com/the-future-o...
For #scicomm to be inclusive, it's important to publish in people's own language - these resources are all in English (US and UK versions) and also Spanish.
In our latest collection of Spanish language resources, we highlight the work and career achievements of Dr. Maria Octavia Rangel from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in the US.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
For #scicomm to be inclusive, it's important to publish in people's own language - these resources are all in English (US and UK versions) and also Spanish.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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One thing Futurum can guarantee is that the research shared on our website will always pose – and generate – thought-provoking questions.
And as each article page features a comment box, you can submit your questions for the researchers to read and respond to...
futurumcareers.com/do-you-have-...
And as each article page features a comment box, you can submit your questions for the researchers to read and respond to...
futurumcareers.com/do-you-have-...
Do you have a question for…? - Futurum
One thing Futurum can guarantee is that the research shared on our website will always pose thought-provoking questions…
futurumcareers.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
One thing Futurum can guarantee is that the research shared on our website will always pose – and generate – thought-provoking questions.
And as each article page features a comment box, you can submit your questions for the researchers to read and respond to...
futurumcareers.com/do-you-have-...
And as each article page features a comment box, you can submit your questions for the researchers to read and respond to...
futurumcareers.com/do-you-have-...
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'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3
University teaching income ‘£6.4 billon less’ than 10 years ago
UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3
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TRANSFORM – Equipping the next generation of researchers @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social to integrate methods and perspectives from different academic and practice fields to address current and future #sustainability challenges.
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
TRANSFORM – Equipping the next generation of researchers @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social to integrate methods and perspectives from different academic and practice fields to address current and future #sustainability challenges.
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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We are looking for a postdoc to join our team! If you're interested in translating a cutting edge genomics technology (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) to real-life applications in hematology, this is for you. We offer a unique working environment ON THE BEACH: recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We are looking for a postdoc to join our team! If you're interested in translating a cutting edge genomics technology (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) to real-life applications in hematology, this is for you. We offer a unique working environment ON THE BEACH: recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
In this podcast, we give a behind-the-scenes tour of our #editorial process. We talk about how we collaborate with researchers to create #educational resources based on their research and #careers, and about how these resources can be used by #teachers and #students.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Another super cool and totally free #scicomm magazine is out!
Issue 34
‘Learning how to learn together’
For adults and youngsters alike, some of the most powerful learning we experience is shared with others. Let’s keep learning and growing together…
futurumcareers.com/Issue_34
‘Learning how to learn together’
For adults and youngsters alike, some of the most powerful learning we experience is shared with others. Let’s keep learning and growing together…
futurumcareers.com/Issue_34
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Another super cool and totally free #scicomm magazine is out!
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Scientists are becoming more visible in public climate debates, but the effects of this engagement are far from straightforward. We often hear strong claims about credibility and trust, yet what does the evidence say? Our new preprint explores this osf.io/preprints/ps...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Scientists are becoming more visible in public climate debates, but the effects of this engagement are far from straightforward. We often hear strong claims about credibility and trust, yet what does the evidence say? Our new preprint explores this osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thread 1/n
Thread 1/n
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing hens and spiking egg prices, the USDA didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne. @propublica.org did. www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing hens and spiking egg prices, the USDA didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne. @propublica.org did. www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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Meanwhile, the 'human flu season is officially on', writes virologist, @angierasmussen.bsky.social. And, 'a flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing 'unprecedented' outbreaks in Japan, Canada and the U.K.', noted @erikaedwards.bsky.social @nbcnews.com.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K.
A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing "unprecedented" outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly two months.
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Meanwhile, the 'human flu season is officially on', writes virologist, @angierasmussen.bsky.social. And, 'a flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing 'unprecedented' outbreaks in Japan, Canada and the U.K.', noted @erikaedwards.bsky.social @nbcnews.com.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Brilliant!
You pay fuel duty. Why don’t billionaires?
This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for billionaires.
They’re for everyone.
This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for billionaires.
They’re for everyone.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Brilliant!
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The Wildlife Trusts have launched The Great Big Nature Survey.
They want to hear from YOU to help them understand how the UK connects with nature & help them see the bigger picture.
Have your say today 👉
www.wildlifetrusts.org/great-big-na...
They want to hear from YOU to help them understand how the UK connects with nature & help them see the bigger picture.
Have your say today 👉
www.wildlifetrusts.org/great-big-na...
The Great Big Nature Survey | The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts would love to hear your opinions on how nature makes you feel, and what you think we as a society should (or shouldn’t) be doing to protect it. Take the survey today!
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Wildlife Trusts have launched The Great Big Nature Survey.
They want to hear from YOU to help them understand how the UK connects with nature & help them see the bigger picture.
Have your say today 👉
www.wildlifetrusts.org/great-big-na...
They want to hear from YOU to help them understand how the UK connects with nature & help them see the bigger picture.
Have your say today 👉
www.wildlifetrusts.org/great-big-na...
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Did someone say Carbon Capture and Storage??
This from the Australian government.
youtu.be/MSZgoFyuHC8
This from the Australian government.
youtu.be/MSZgoFyuHC8
Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Did someone say Carbon Capture and Storage??
This from the Australian government.
youtu.be/MSZgoFyuHC8
This from the Australian government.
youtu.be/MSZgoFyuHC8
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When I started to criticize wild promises for carbon dioxide capture & removal in 2022, I took *so much shit* from the energy modelers and journalists promoting it, but those same people are silent now that even the scientists who first imagined the tech are increasingly mounting the same criticism.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
When I started to criticize wild promises for carbon dioxide capture & removal in 2022, I took *so much shit* from the energy modelers and journalists promoting it, but those same people are silent now that even the scientists who first imagined the tech are increasingly mounting the same criticism.
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Review acknowledges young people want more #climate education & that they feel high levels of anxiety, so it’s a missed opportunity not to include importance of teacher training to equip them to help students build emotional resilience needed to turn anxiety into action @climatemajority.bsky.social
National curriculum review in England: 10 key recommendations
Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Review acknowledges young people want more #climate education & that they feel high levels of anxiety, so it’s a missed opportunity not to include importance of teacher training to equip them to help students build emotional resilience needed to turn anxiety into action @climatemajority.bsky.social
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‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions.
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org/health/lance...
#Climate #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org/health/lance...
#Climate #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions.
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org/health/lance...
#Climate #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org/health/lance...
#Climate #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
People digest science and educational materials in many different ways these days, animations and podcasts can be really powerful ways to supplement written resources and bring them to life.
#scicomm
#scicomm
In our latest #animation, we explore the educational benefits of holding #historical objects with Professor Katherine Wilson and Dr Thomas Pickles, historians at the University of Chester @uochester.bsky.social in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVbE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVbE...
Engaging history: the educational impact of medieval objects
YouTube video by Futurum Careers
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October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
People digest science and educational materials in many different ways these days, animations and podcasts can be really powerful ways to supplement written resources and bring them to life.
#scicomm
#scicomm
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You might not agree with every protest you see, but these anti-protest laws could stop you having your say on anything from disability rights, employment rights or even your local library shutting.
The government must stop this attack on protest now. --> act.gp/43pAgnt
The government must stop this attack on protest now. --> act.gp/43pAgnt
If you agree the govt should not strip away our right to protest, add your name
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October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
You might not agree with every protest you see, but these anti-protest laws could stop you having your say on anything from disability rights, employment rights or even your local library shutting.
The government must stop this attack on protest now. --> act.gp/43pAgnt
The government must stop this attack on protest now. --> act.gp/43pAgnt
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As the single most important news story this year, I can't wait to see the detailed and central coverage this will get in every media outlet we have
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As the single most important news story this year, I can't wait to see the detailed and central coverage this will get in every media outlet we have
Looking at the world through a braided lens of Indigenous Knowledge and Western science provides a fuller picture of our environment and a deeper understanding of our place in it. TRACKS Youth Program, Canada, leads youth programmes that provide this perspective.
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Learning how to learn together - Futurum
How can students learn about Indigenous knowledge and Western science?
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October 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM