Beth Thompson
Turning science into real world impact. Chief Strategy Officer, WellcomeTrust. Board of HubbubUK and Protas. Sometimes soprano. She/her
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy with @leviyonit. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE, coming in September 2025
@shantidas.bsky.social
Senior investigations reporter, The Times. Orwell prize for exposing Britain’s social evils 2023 shanti.das@thetimes.co.uk
@sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social
I am a screenwriter (Blinded by the Light), author (Greetings from Bury Park, They), journalist (Guardian, Times and lots of others), I teach at UCL and am working on my first stage play. Mostly though I am a husband and father of two young children.
@aveek18.bsky.social
Treasury civil servant, so afraid I have to be a bit more boring on here now. Ex @smfthinktank.bsky.social
@jameswilsdon.bsky.social
undisciplined metascientist | director, Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @RoRInstitute.bsky.social | professor of research policy, UCL
@georgedibb.bsky.social
Assoc Director & Head of Centre for Economic Justice IPPR. Previously IIPP at UCL. Innovation is political. All things policy, politics & running. Views own. 🌈
@pslewis.bsky.social
Head of Global Strategy, Policy & Engagement at The British Academy. Previously at the European Parliament and the UK House of Lords.
@richardaljones.bsky.social
Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester. Science & innovation policy, regional economic growth, polymer physics. www.softmachines.org
@wonkhe.bsky.social
Home of the higher education debate www.wonkhe.com Editor in Chief @markleach.bsky.social
@harryanderson.bsky.social
Deputy Director (Policy & Global Engagement) at Universities UK International. Ex-CBI & Liverpool Guild of Students. Barnsley FC fan & lapsed Catholic.
@drrathbone.bsky.social
Deputy Executive Director at CaSE @sciencecampaign.bsky.social
@owenjackson.bsky.social
Policy 📑 | Science 💉 | Sport 🏈🏏🏉 Director of Policy, Cancer Research UK Trustee, 93% Club Reposts ≠ endorsements, views my own
@nickhuwjones.bsky.social
Research policy @ Cancer Research UK. Trying to unlock the potential of science and data to transform cancer outcomes.
@itswiggins.bsky.social
International Affairs for The Royal Society. Science Diplomacy via a bit of both science and diplomacy at the Foreign Office and then Uni of York. Also Chair of Trustees for Excel Learning Trust. (He/Him)
@hetanshah.bsky.social
Chief Executive, The British Academy Chair, Our World in Data Board, National Audit Office Visiting Professor, Kings College London Fellow, Birkbeck College Advisory board, Resolution Foundation; Bennett Institute; UCL Policy Lab My own views
@johnwhitfield.bsky.social
(Science) journalist and author. Opinion editor, Research Professional News. Books: Lost Animals; People Will Talk ; In the Beat of a Heart. www.johnwhitfield.co.uk
@robinbisson.bsky.social
UK News Editor, @resprofnews.bsky.social. Mostly #researchpolicy, #researchfunding, #highered. British Journalism Awards finalist. Once likened to Tintin. Also into rivers. Tip? robin.bisson@clarivate.com
@sanjushdalmia.bsky.social
Science, Innovation and Technology Policy @ Centre for British Progress | Exec @ Scientists for Labour Prev: Science Policy Advisor to Labour, Science Policy Lead at UK Day One, MRes in Medicine Manchester / Leeds
@cathleenogrady.bsky.social
Science journo at @science.org, writing about science & society, research integrity, and other places where the scientific rubber hits the road. 🇿🇦🏴🇷🇸 Tip? DMs open, or find me on Signal at cathleen_ogrady.14
@williamcb.bsky.social
Technology and politics. Newsletter https://bit.ly/3AELZDu Foundations of AI https://bit.ly/3WiYJab Law https://bit.ly/40YL1fU Research Fortnight https://bit.ly/4i0 https://signal.me/#eu/xNzjw2P7XIGjBfdQicHbMp0V5SuVpgCQOeUZNpDRqH-mkt2Tan9G6Y0ZitEKsVkN
@drejhopkins.bsky.social
Deputy Head of Policy (Research) at The British Academy. Interested in all things research, development and innovation. C19th infrastructures nerd (former and forever). She/her. All views my own.
@chrisjparr.bsky.social
Award-winning education journalist. Senior editor, Research Professional News. Formerly Times Higher Education. Non-award-winning musician.
@jonlambert.bsky.social
Science journalist at NPR covering global health. Used to work at Grid and Science News. jlambert1@npr.org. On signal @jonlambert.12 https://jonathanmlambert.com/
@jjaron.bsky.social
News editor at New Scientist. I read a lot of books, and recommend the best ones to you
@christophersmith.bsky.social
University of St Andrews; Executive Chair, Arts & Humanities Research Council; International Champion and Creative Industries Sector Champion UK Research and Innovation All views my own, but none of the poetry.
@whippletom.bsky.social
Science at The Times My book, about the radio war: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787634132?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_NPXKFD6KQ3B2P603N1ZN
@awmackenzie.bsky.social
Associate Director of Strategy & External Relations, The Physiological Society (@physoc.bsky.social). Trustee of Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine. Council Member of Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. Own views.
@ersatzben.bsky.social
Professor of practice in research and innovation policy. Former UK govt adviser on science and tech policy. LFC. Max/MSP. Personal views.
@resprofnews.bsky.social
Global research policy, funding & HE news from Research Professional News, including Research Fortnight, Research Europe and Research Africa. Part of Clarivate.
@rorinstitute.bsky.social
RoRI’s mission is to accelerate transformational research on research systems, cultures & decision-making.
@sciencecampaign.bsky.social
Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is the leading independent voice for UK R&D. www.sciencecampaign.org.uk
@pmdfoster.bsky.social
Brighton-dwelling World Trade Editor at the Financial Times https://www.ft.com/peter-foster Sometime Brexit nerd & author of 'What Went Wrong with Brexit' https://t.co/VsIipD7JBr
@martinrsmith.bsky.social
Head of Policy Lab, Wellcome. Science policy things, puns, cats
@alexisme.bsky.social
Consultant in Health Protection, FFPH (2020) MPH MBBS BSc | Severe ME, Long Covid and POTS patient | Global health Most active on IG stories: https://www.instagram.com/alexis___me/
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