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If you follow us on Instagram, you might have seen our 'Science vs Sci-Fi' series 👀

We love sharing your research with the public, and what better way to do so than with a fun game!

This time, we were in our hometown, Swindon:
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Research vessels aren’t just giant floating labs🔬🌊

For the scientists and crew onboard, they’re home for weeks - or even months - at a time.

We joined Captain Stewart Mackay for a sneak peek into life onboard the RRS Discovery.

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October 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
What's the secret to building an interdisciplinary dream team?

We spoke to Professor Jon Swann, who's leading the new Gut-Immune-Brain Axis Network+, about collaboration and the microbiome 🦠
October 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
When the Met Office shared that this summer was the hottest in UK records, the comment section was sadly all too familiar

Over on Instagram, we took the opportunity to reshare a Reel debunking a common bit of misinformation about climate change, using the superb Climate Stripes graphic.
September 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We recently interviewed @gilesyeo.bsky.social for our Instagram channel, and wanted to get his thoughts on why he thinks it's important to share research with the public.

He also shared some great advice on how to do it well!

Check it out👇
August 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
How do you explain the value of long-term research in a medium made for short attention spans?

Well, here's our attempt from Instagram!

Telling the story of structural biology since the 90s - and where it might go next - with the help of lots of outfit changes. How do you think we did?
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Conversations with scientists we support like Frances are always so inspiring.

We caught up with Frances before she embarked on a research expedition to the North Atlantic.

Her work is helping to improve the accuracy of climate models so we can better prepare for future climate change challenges📽️
August 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM