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.
How Neurodiversity Can Strengthen Innovation in Science and Technology
- 8 June, 2026
- General
- Peter Russell
If neurodivergent thinking aligns so well with innovation, why is it still underrepresented across science and technology? The answer often sits in the systems around the work, not the people doing it.
Read MoreBeyond Exploration: How the UK is Talking About Space as an Industry
- 1 June, 2026
- Business, Technology
- Nic Conner
Against the backdrop of ongoing discussions around what government, industry and policymakers now need to do to strengthen the UK’s position in the global space economy, support innovation and investment, and ensure the sector can continue to grow competitively in the years ahead, the author used an AI-powered public debate insights platform, to understand how space as an industry is being discussed in the public arena.
Read MoreWhy 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.
Read MoreFrom publications to public actions: the case for responsible science activism
- 7 October, 2025
- Dr Tracey Elliott
In a world in which evidence-informed policy making is struggling in the face of populism and climate inactivity, some scientists have turned to more activist approaches, bringing evidence AND emotion into national and international debate. How should the government, universities and researchers themselves respond?
Read MoreWhat it means to be a Foundation Future Leader
- 22 August, 2025
- Education, General
- Dr Tobiasz Trawiński
2025 Foundation Future Leader, Dr Tobiasz Trawiński, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Liverpool Hope University, talks about his experience on the programme.
Read MoreCompute and Contribute: Data Centres’ Role in the Green Grid
- 30 May, 2025
- General, Technology
- Ben Pritchard
As the world accelerates its AI ambitions through a wave of data centres, including new supercomputing hubs, one challenge looms large: power. Meeting the scale, speed, and resilience demands of AI workloads will require more than just grid connections.
Read MoreHow social sciences are essential in the UK's net zero transition
- 21 May, 2025
- Environment, Technology
- Professor Karen Bickerstaff
In this piece, Professor Karen Bickerstaff, Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow and Lead on the ACCESS (Advancing Capacity in Climate and Environment Social Science) report Making a Net Zero Society – Follow the Social Science, highlights how the social sciences offer essential perspectives to support a rapid transition to a net zero UK.
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