Passionate about making engineering more inclusive? Project partners Scientia Scripta are hosting an online workshop on 20 May, to delve into the importance of inclusivity in engineering inputs and outcomes. To sign up and share your views: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-o… #RAEngResearch

'We need to be able to resist the temptation of retreating into tribalism, to resist our embrace of polarizing and extremist viewpoints simply because the alternative makes us uncomfortable.'

We're looking for a Project Officer to join our team initially on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This varied & fast paced role will carry out a range of activities working across a large project portfolio, including some international projects.

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Great opportunity for early career designers, engineers and scientists. FREE Highly recommend: royaldesignersforindustry.org/rdi-sessions/1…

If you are coming to CheltSciFest I am giving a talk about my new book It' a Gas on the 9th June. There will be laughing gas. It should be fun. amazon.co.uk/Its-Gas-Magnif…

Great opportunity for early career designers, engineers and scientists. FREE Highly recommend: royaldesignersforindustry.org/rdi-sessions/1…

Join us for a free webinar on the latest UCL research around sustainable systems for nappies in the UK, ft a live Q&A.

Next Tuesday, 21st May 2024, 14:00 – 15:00

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UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub Mark Miodownik

Here's my TV report from last night on this - one of the biggest issues in economics right now... have a watch youtu.be/9PEcRiZPdvY?si…

If you are coming to CheltSciFest in June I am chairing a discussion entitled 'Should we stop shopping' with guests defending and opposing consumerism in face of the pollution epidemic and climate change. Join us! cheltenhamfestivals.com/science/whats-…

If you are coming to CheltSciFest in June I am chairing a discussion entitled 'Should we stop shopping' with guests defending and opposing consumerism in face of the pollution epidemic and climate change. Join us! cheltenhamfestivals.com/science/whats-…

'single long-haul flight can generate more carbon emissions than the average person in 56 different countries will generate in an entire year.'

‘It just didn’t work’: how businesses are struggling with re-useable packaging theguardian.com/environment/ar…

As our work on disposable vapes shows, reusable always lose out to disposables. Our culture is all about freedom of the individual and convenience = disposables. Changing culture is hard, people dont want to give up freedom.

Great article on how to preserve the plastics in Barbie as she ages by Rachel Brazil in Chemistry World chemistryworld.com/features/conse…

This sounds like a prototype, whereas the Quantum Mop is a real product. Would be good to get quantum expert opinion on which of these Great British Quantum technologies will have biggest impact. 🧐🤔

By that logic I guess there will be an AI mop on the market soon.

Quantum mechanics definitely the way forward for cleaning it seems.

Excitingly, quantum technology has now revolutionised mopping. Looks like a university spin-out given the brand name.

Incredible advances! Something to do with quantum biology coming out of the research Jim Al-Khalili is doing?

Oh yes I had forgotten that this one of the dividends of the eighty years fusion research