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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thrilled to welcome Professor Freya Blekman to #LIYSF2025. She leads pioneering research at CERN on the CMS experiment, exploring top quark physics and phenomena beyond the Standard Model.

#ParticlePhysics #STEM #WomenInSTEM #LIYSF2025

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jul 16

Professor Kelly Chibale, a leading figure in drug discovery and Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Cape Town, returns as Closing Keynote Lecturer for LIYSF 2025. His work advances treatments for diseases affecting Africa. #LIYSF2025 #DrugDiscovery #STEM

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jul 15

Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, co-developer of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, will be a Principal Lecturer at LIYSF 2025. She will share insights on vaccine science and the global effort to combat infectious diseases. #LIYSF2025 #Vaccinology #WomenInSTEM

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jul 7

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr Gemma Bale to #LIYSF2025. An award-winning biomedical engineer and Director of Studies in Engineering at Cambridge.

Watch her interview from last year – link in bio!
#STEM #WomenInSTEM #BiomedicalEngineering #CambridgeUniversity

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 30

We’re excited to welcome Professor Nick Tyler CBE as a Principal Lecturer at #LIYSF2025!

A global #leader in #publichealth #engineering, he’s shaping healthier, more inclusive cities worldwide.

👉 liysf.org.uk/liysf/principal-lectures/professor-nick-tyler-cbe

#STEM #PublicHealth #STEMSummerSchool

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are delighted to welcome Professor Ruth Misener, a leader in #computationalengineering and #AI, as a Principal Lecturer at #LIYSF2025.

Her pioneering research applies artificial intelligence to optimize #engineering systems and solve complex problems.

#LIYSF #womeninSTEM

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 25

We are delighted to welcome Professor Michele Dougherty CBE, renowned planetary #physicist and leader of the Cassini mission’s magnetometer team, as a Principal Lecturer at 66th #LIYSF2025.

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 20

“LIYSF enables real friendships to be formed... 30 years on, I’m still in touch with people I met there.” — Mark Shuttleworth, #astronaut & #alumnus

Hear his reflections on the LIYSF experience over on our YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYzW...

#STEM #Science #LIYSF

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are delighted to announce Dr Andrew Szydlo returns to #LIYSF2025 as a principle lecturer with his explosive chemistry demos and trademark storytelling. Science + spectacle! #STEM #ChemistryInAction #ScienceIsFun

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 10

From #LIYSF participants to leaders in #science and #medicine, Prof. Clare Elwell and Dr. Kate Cwynarski exemplify the journey from #inspiration to #impact.

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From Students to Leaders: Professor Clare Elwell and Dr Kate Cwynarski | LIYSF Alumni Story

YouTube video by LIYSF

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our Director Richard Myhill attended Jugend forscht 2025, the country’s national science competition, to personally select two outstanding young scientists for the 66th London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) this summer.

#LIYSF2025 #Jugendforscht #ScienceFuture #YouthInSTEM

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · Jun 2

We’re delighted to welcome Professor Sir Steven Cowley to LIYSF 2025. A global leader in #fusionenergy and Director of Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, his work explores how we might one day power the world like the stars do. #liysf #stem #physics #liysf2025

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · May 30

Simran Mohnani’s journey from discovering #chemicalengineering at #LIYSF to becoming a recognised voice in #tech and inclusion shows what happens when access meets ambition.

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · May 26

At the 65th LIYSF, students engaged with world-leading experts in topics from fusion to biomedicine — minds shaping both science and society.

Watch our student-led interviews with Prof. Ghada Bassioni and Dr. Howard Haughton now on YouTube (link in bio).

#LIYSF #STEM

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · May 23

Two brilliant young scientists from Regeneron #ISEF will join us at #LIYSF2025 this July

Akosua (Georgia) explored natural dyes & #sustainable #chemistry. Diya (Michigan) developed a #VR-based solution to assist pancreatic #cancer surgeries.

We're so excited to welcome them to London!
#STEM #LIYSF

LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · May 22

51% of LIYSF 2024 participants were young women in science.
Representation is at our core. In 2024, 4/10 plenary speakers, 55% of specialist lecturers, and over 50% of staff (including our Chief of Staff) were women.

We’re empowering diverse voices in STEM.

#LIYSF #STEM #WomenInSTEM #ScienceForAll

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · May 21

We’re excited to welcome Professor Kevin Fenton, CBE — global public health leader — as a Principal Lecturer at #LIYSF2025.

His work bridges #science, #publichealth, and #equity, shaping policy and impact across society.

@profkevinfenton.bsky.social

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LIYSF @liysf.bsky.social · May 20

Science is the anchor. Culture and diversity are the heart.
#LIYSF unites students from 80+ countries to build a truly global STEM community.

#STEM #ScienceAndCulture #Sciencecommunication