FST BLOG
We welcome blogs on issues across Science, Technology, Research and Innovation, and on the activities of the Foundation. To publish a blog on this site, please email communications@foundation.org.uk.
Note: The Foundation for Science and Technology is strictly neutral. Any views expressed in these blogs are those of the authors and not of the Foundation.
Filter: Year 2026
Why Extended Producer Responsibility must not become another missed opportunity for flexible plastics recycling
- 4 May, 2026
- Business, Environment
- Elliot Hyams
Flexible plastic packaging has always been a difficult part of the recycling debate. It is lightweight, efficient and very good at protecting products, but once it becomes waste, the economics are far less attractive.
Read MoreGlaciers and Ice sheets in a Warming World
- 18 February, 2026
- Environment
- Professor David J Drewry
Around the world communities living at or close to shorelines face a future threatened by ocean flooding. Professor Drewry discusses how he worked with communities and 20 scientists from 13 institutions to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change on glaciers and mountain regions. He also discusses the report which came out of this, published in late 2025 by the UK National Commission for UNESCO .
Read MoreBuilding an Interdisciplinary Mindset: What the Space Studies Programme taught me about the future of space
- 19 January, 2026
- Education, Technology
- Lauren Taylor
Lauren Taylor, Major Projects Lead at the UK Space Agency and 2025 Foundation Future Leader, explores the importance of interdisciplinary work within space, the interconnections between art and science and her voluntary role as Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Ambassador.
Read MoreThe FST appoints Dr Alex Rhys OBE as Chief Executive
- 9 January, 2026
- General
- Charlotte Raynsford
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FST) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Alex Rhys OBE as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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