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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · 3h

@uclsts hosted a taster lecture for students visiting from all over South Africa
#education #scienceandtechnology #tastersession

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M Smallman @melaniesmallman.bsky.social · 5d

Still time to join us on 15th October to talk the future of science journalism with @natashaloder.bsky.social as @stsucl.bsky.social hosts the @aaas.org @kavlifoundation.org Award lecture. Sign up here:

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UCL-STS Hosts 2025 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture

From Print to Prompts: What the Past Says About the Future of Science Journalism - A lecture by Natasha Loder, The Economist's health editor

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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 15d

UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL

#KEF5

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · 16d

It's the start of the new Academic Year! It was great to meet our new #undergraduate cohort at our Welcome Session this morning. #WeAreSTS #STS #HPS #STSUCL

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · 21d

Yesterday Tate Modern saw us wandering around its exhibits for our away day. We discussed good & bad theologies of radio technologies; whether Rothko's moods exist or are performed, & what happens to art when stripped of context. All while setting off alarms & getting told off for touching exhibits.

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · 27d

We're proud to share that STS student Tanisha authored A Breath of Fresh Air: A Smoke Free Future for NHS London & London Tobacco Alliance published by Partnership for Young London. Her research on vape marketing & UK policy was cited by Brunel academics! 👏 Read Here:

“A Breath of Fresh Air: A Smoke Free Future”

A Breath of Fresh Air : A Smoke Free Future looks at the thoughts and opinions around the Tobacco and Vapes bill from young people and key senior stakeholders in the healthcare sector. This project recruited a youth advisory group made up of 16–25-year-olds from across London. They have an interest in youth Smoking and Vaping affairs and express their lived experiences, opinions and overall thoughts in regular workshops, trips and focus groups. The objectives for this work included: • Gathering

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Sep 4

From Print to Prompts: Join The Economist’s Health Editor Natasha Loder at UCL STS on 15 October for the 2025 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture on the future of science journalism. For full details and to register to attend, please visit: http://bit.ly/4poAV1R

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Sep 4

We’re hiring! We are currently recruiting for a 3-year Lecturer in Nature, Environment and Society to join our Department from January 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit:http://bit.ly/45MipZl

Closing Date: 5th October 2025
#nature #environment #society #WeAreSTS

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Aug 28

Are you joining us in September? Would you like to meet some of your new classmates? Come along to our Meet your Classmates event. Register here: http://bit.ly/45ZQx2V

UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Jul 14

✉️ Our July 2025 Newsletter is out now!
Don't forget to Subscribe so you can keep up to date with everything happening in STS!
www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/st...

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Last Friday, we held an STS taster session with Year 12 students at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury.

We talked about different topics, such as AI, and what it’s like to be part of STS.
#stsucl #education #WeAreSTS

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨 Job Alert:

We are currently looking for an Education Administrator to join our Professional Services team and work across our taught and research programmes. This is a full-time, permanent position - all details are available here:

http://bit.ly/447GzLV

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · Jun 11

🔦 June Spotlight on Dr Cian O'Donovan, Director of the new UCL Centre for Responsible #Innovation and Lecturer at UCL #Science and #Technology Studies @stsucl.bsky.social: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

Dr Cian O'Donovan

Dr Cian O'Donovan is the Director of the new UCL Centre for Responsible Innovation and a Lecturer at UCL Science and Technology Studies.

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Jun 11

Prof @jackstilgoe.bsky.social spoke to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning about self-driving cars. You can listen to the programme here:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(Skip to 01:36:00 to listen to the segment!)

@ucl.ac.uk @uclnews.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social

Today - 11/06/2025 - BBC Sounds

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Jun 5

Dr Charlotte Sleigh, STS Associate Professor in Social Studies of Science, took part in More Jam Tomorrow's podcast on Teeth. You can listen to the interview here:

morejamtomorrow.com/...

Teeth

When you need to see a GP, you can - though you might have to wait a couple of weeks. But half the people who need an NHS dentist have no realistic chance...

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Jun 4

We are delighted to share that STS’s Maryam Rokhideh invited piece in Nature Worldview is out now!

You can read it here:
www.nature.com/artic...

Disaster relief needs community trust — authorities must earn it

Nature - Governments and institutions must shift from top-down approaches to collaborations with local communities.

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · May 29

Read about BSc SPS student and Y1 Student Rep Fatima Ismail's experience of being a student and activist in this interview by Dr Jenny Bulstrode:

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Watch the Young Voices of Africa 'Blood Diamond' documentary here: https://bit.ly/3HgJcD7

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · May 28

📢 Exciting job opportunity available:

We are currently recruiting for a fixed-term Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Science and Technology Policy. To find out more about the position and to apply, visit the link below:

http://bit.ly/3SrGqxk

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · May 14

Are you an STS UG finalist or MSc student? Are you worried about what comes next after graduation?

Skip the existential crisis and mark your diary for 27 May for the first ever student-led STS/HPS Alumni Careers Panel, feat. former STS students Timothy Wood and Holly Frostwick.

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · May 7

A big night for SciComm at STS ❤️‍🔥 Organised entirely by our brilliant students, the evening featured a showcase and panel discussion about diversity in SciComm. And speaking of diversity... let’s just say the room was very female. A reminder of who the emotional labour of SciComm typically falls to 💬

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · May 2

Some excellent work produced by Mykyta Osadchyi - one of our MSc Science Communication students - for @bbcworldservice:

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#dinosaurs #fossils #scotland #scicom #sts #science #technology

How Scotland’s largest dinosaur fossil was extracted - BBC World Service

A group of palaeontologists in Scotland have extracted the most complete dinosaur fossil in the country, on the Isle of Skye. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It dates all the way back to the Middle Jurassic – a period from which dinosaur fossils are notoriously h

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Apr 30

A reminder to join us for the STS Science Communication Final Showcase on May 6th 2025! We will have a special guest panel from 6-7pm with Subhadra Das, Priya Joi, Alfredo Carpineti, and Lara Joannides.

For more details https://bit.ly/4iWeuwZ

Diverse Perspectives in Science Communication

Creating Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Apr 20

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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Lecturer in Medicine, Health and Society, Dr Helene Scott-Fordsmand @hscottfordsmand.bsky.social, who will join STS from 1st September 2025.

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