I understand that lots of people are cross with UKRI right now after major cuts to physics projects and research facilities were trailed and then announced in recent weeks. I applaud the physics community for raising their concerns, and I’m delighted to see the mainstream news media…
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I was saddened to discover yesterday that Research Professional News, an independent publication that reports on research policy and funding … read more
I was delighted when the Royal Society asked me to be in charge of drafting the chapter on media and … read more
Intro On 23 April, a science minister stood up in the Commons and announced that data from UK Biobank volunteers … read more
I recently spoke at the launch of the Public Attitudes to Science survey and was delighted to have the chance … read more
The people who are really angry at the BBC right now are keen to remind us that Panorama is the … read more
This is a guest post by Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Manager at the SMC. If you want to be good … read more
Last week was pretty special for the SMC. We had the privilege of running the press conference where the first … read more
This article was first published in Research Professional News: https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-views-of-the-uk-2025-february-if-the-royal-society-expels-musk-it-could-harm-trust-in-science The call to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship of the Royal … read more
This text is taken from a message sent by Fiona Fox to scientists and press officers on 23/05/2024. Hi … read more
This piece was originally published in Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/ukri-donelan-furore-wake-call-politicisation-science There is understandable outrage that Michelle Donelan, the UK’s … read more
See Fiona Fox’s Press Gazette piece on how ‘Mr Bates vs. the Post Office’ relates to the corporate comms strategies … read more
The reaction to Mr Bates vs. The Post Office has been extraordinary in a variety of ways. As an oldie … read more
See Fiona Lethbridge’s piece for Press Gazette on the results of the SMC-commissioned IPSOS poll asking British adults where they … read more
This is a guest post by Fiona Lethbridge, Senior Press Manager at the SMC. It’s not every day an … read more
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the … read more
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the … read more
This is a guest post by Fiona Lethbridge, Senior Press Manager at the SMC. Since 2002 the Science Media … read more
I recently got the devastating news that my friend and mentor Professor Sir Colin Blakemore has returned to Oxford from … read more
This is a guest post by Olivia Henry, Media Officer at the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC). It was originally … read more
