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).
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.
Mental health through COVID-19: an ongoing research priority
- 14 April, 2021
- Angel Yiangou
One year on from the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown, the world still looks very different. Angel Yiangou, Policy Manager at the Academy of Medical Sciences, tells us more about the Academy’s work exploring the impact of COVID-19 on people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Read MoreVirtual networking – the unexpected benefit of a pandemic for science and technology
- 8 April, 2021
- General, Technology
- Dr Penny Owen and Andy Morris
How has the coronavirus pandemic enabled networking? Dr Penny Owen and Andy Morris discuss the increased outreach and engagement at NPL thanks to online events.
Read MoreYoung people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: what do we know so far?
- 17 March, 2021
- General
- Steven Bright and Dr Katherine Young
In this blog post, Steven Bright and Dr Katherine Young discuss young people's mental health during the pandemic, and what we can hope to learn moving forward.
Read MoreHydrogen and its role in the low carbon economy
- 3 March, 2021
- Environment
- Nilay Shah
What would a UK hydrogen strategy look like? Nilay Shah discusses hydrogen and its role in the low carbon economy.
Read MoreWater Reuse: It’s a Membraner!
- 24 February, 2021
- Environment, Technology
- Robert Field and Albert Weale
Robert Field and Albert Weale discuss water reuse, and the application of membrane technologies in the UK.
Read MoreHydrogen: can we overcome its limitations?
- 10 February, 2021
- Environment, Technology
- Colin Matthews
What are the limitations of hydrogen technologies? In this blog post Colin Matthews discusses some of the hurdles we must first overcome before hydrogen can be considered a sustainable, alternative fuel source.
Read MoreA first look at the Turing Scheme
- 3 February, 2021
- Education
- Alana Cullen
What would success look like for the Turing scheme? Alana Cullen takes a look at the potential of the Turing scheme compared with the Erasmus+ programme.
Read MoreDeveloping a UK ARPA
- 20 January, 2021
- General
- Adam Clarke
What could a UK ARPA look like? Adam Clarke explores the potential role for a UK ARPA, and what the next steps in creating one could be.
Read MoreChanging the Research Excellence Funding Game to Enable Return upon Investment
- 13 January, 2021
- General
- Professor Victor Newman
How should research impact be measured? Victor Newman explores the current Research Excellence Framework, and proposes policy changes for a fairer system.
Read More2020 at the Foundation: A year in review
- 6 January, 2021
- General
- Gavin Costigan
In the first blog post of the new year, Gavin Costigan, Chief Executive of the Foundation for Science and Technology reflects on the past year, and looks forward to what the Foundation has in store for 2021.
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