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 Gavin Costigan (gavin.costigan@foundation.org.uk).
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Filter: Year 2020
Stimulating a post-COVID-19 economic recovery: a critical chance to rebuild towards a more sustainable Britain
- 26 May, 2020
- Business, Environment
- Ajay Gambhir
Government currently face a critical opportunity to build up a greener, stronger, and more resillient economy. Dr Ajay Gambhir discusses a roadmap for green economic recovery.
Read MoreHow good has the WFH revolution been for the climate?
- 21 May, 2020
- Environment
- Stuart Neaverson
Is working from home sustainable in the long-term? Stuart Neaverson discusses the benefits and disadvantages of working from home, focusing on its impact on our carbon footprint.
Read MoreThe Impact of Climate Change on Businesses and What You Can Do To Prepare
- 18 May, 2020
- Environment
- Piers Moore-Ede
What can companies do to prepare for and reduce the impacts of climate change? Piers Moore-Ede discusses the steps buisnesses can take to help contribute to lowering carbon emissions.
Read MoreListen to the Canaries
- 15 May, 2020
- Environment
- Tom Burke
What are the warning signs of a future crisis? Tom Burke discusses the importance of stopping and listening to the canaries in order to reduce the impact of climate change, before it is too late.
Read MoreNature shows her true colours thanks to COVID-19
- 11 May, 2020
- Environment
- Max Wade
What action does the environment sector need to take to maintain the lowered carbon emissions witnessed during the Covid-19 lockdown? Max Wade writes about the action that must be taken now, to reduce the harmful effects of climate change.
Read MoreCOP26, climate change and the lesson from COVID-19
- 4 May, 2020
- Environment
- Martin Siegert and Joeri Rogelj
What is the lesson to be learnt from COVID-19 to take forward to help tackle climate change? Martin Siegert and Joeri Rogelj discuss the required UK strategy for COP26 in order to limit the damage climate change has already caused.
Read MoreCommunicating climate change during the coronavirus crisis – what the evidence says
- 1 May, 2020
- Environment
- Robin Webster
How should we communicate the climate change crisis during the time of another crisis? Robin Webster discusses the importance of speaking to people's values and tailoring communications to different audiences in climate engagement.
Read MoreFinding my Feet on the Foundation’s Future Leaders Programme
- 27 April, 2020
- General
- Sarah Dalmedo
What does it mean to be a Foundation Future Leader? Sarah Dalmedo reflects and writes about her experience as a FFL and delves into what they have been up to over the past year since the programme first began.
Read MoreScience Policy and the long-term future of High Energy Physics
- 22 April, 2020
- General
- Conor Fitzpatrick
How do we define success in science policy, by the short term outcomes or what we can see 40 years down the line? Conor Fitzpatrick discusses the nuanced relationship in policy between long term investment and short-term outcomes in the High Energy Physics world.
Read MoreScience Policy at the Francis Crick Institute
- 15 April, 2020
- General
- Helena Brown
Science Policy bridges the gap between the research laboratory and the government. Helena Brown writes about the vital role of science policy, and how scientists are encouraged to engage at the Francis Crick Institute.
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