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[Mann @MannVirdee]

I spent yesterday at @RollsRoyce in Derby learning how jet engines work and how they're made.

I was there with this year's cohort from @FoundSciTech, and saw the evolution from early piston aero-engines named after birds of prey (Eagle, Hawk, Kestrel, Merlin) to the more familiar gas turbines and jet engines named after rivers (Avon, Trent, Derwent, Nene).

In this edition of Three Big Ideas, I look at the partnership between Charles Rolls, Henry Royce and Claude Johnson (the 'hyphen in Rolls-Royce') and ask whether the rise of the solo entrepreneur and AI means a modern day Royce wouldn't need a Rolls.

https://t.co/2S5h6O2FE3

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

📢 Communicating science: how do we talk about what we do, and does it work? Join us for a lunchtime webinar on Tuesday 17th November to explore how to communicate complex ideas clearly AND get them to land.

Book your free space here: https://t.co/O13oSi8alv #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

Did you catch the first of our 'FST Big Questions' lunchtime webinars last week? We explored what effective engagement between science and policy looks like.
📺 Catch up and watch the discussion again here. https://t.co/isB98T2oIh

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

📢Tomorrow! Join us for the first in a series of free lunchtime webinars from our Foundation Future Leaders. This one is about building stronger bridges between science and policy and what effective engagement looks like.

Book your free space: https://t.co/ImktCKhOeh #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

🎙️This week, we speak with Public Policy Coordinator Alice Tofts and Honorary Professor Huw Morris @uclpublicpolicy all about the growing appetite for Policy Fellowships in connecting research, government, and public policy.
🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/qgs4qLiDcO

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

📢 Next week! Join us for a lunchtime webinar with Foundation Future Leaders from across academia and policy to answer the big question: What does effective engagement between science and policy actually look like?
Book your free place here: https://t.co/ImktCKim3P #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

Join us for our next event! On Wednesday 11th November, we'll head to @HarwellCampus for a fireside discussion with Lord Patrick Vallance.
Book your free in-person or online place here: https://t.co/m9J8kCCDUx #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

Happy Biology Week! 🐸

In our latest podcast episode, we explore the top policy issues in biology and are joined by Laura Marshall @RoyalSocBio and Sana Zakaria @RANDEurope.

🎧Listen now: https://t.co/aJF9GivNRF
#FSTPodcast

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

💡Can we devolve more science and innovation spending? Our panel opens tonight with varied perspectives on this complex but highly topical matter from Prof Dame Jessica Corner @UKRI_News, Lord O'Neill of Gatley, Prof Mary Ryan @imperialcollege, and Prof Richard Jones. #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

Tonight! We're looking forward to welcoming guests this evening for a debate /discussion on devolving Science and Technology funding @royalsociety at 6pm.

Joining us online? You can find our livestream in your email and at this link. #FSTEvents

https://t.co/ANQ42spaFU

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

Out now! Our latest journal explores how the climate debate has evolved, the pursuit of global influence through science diplomacy, how AI is affecting productivity and research integrity, and more.

Read it online now: https://t.co/rL7XEyIdh6

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

Are you joining us on Wednesday @royalsociety for our evening discussion on devolving S&T spending? Book your last-minute space: https://t.co/ZhiGlIi0nR #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

What is coming up on the FST events calendar?
Discover our Autumn/Winter schedule of in-person and online discussions. 💡https://t.co/ySHrh73WAR

[MATRIX NI @MATRIX_NI]

📢 New report "Quantum Technologies in Northern Ireland."
It maps where NI can lead in the globally in #quantum: quantum-secure comms, photonics & sensing, and applied quantum computing.

Read the full report ➡️https://t.co/AJ8uttiT8Q

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

🎙️ In the final episode of our mini-maths series, we spoke to Dr Vinesh Maguire Rajpaul, research and policy lead at the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. He helped us to answer the big question: what has maths ever done for us?

Listen now: https://t.co/MiAnNsAshS

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

New podcast episode! 🎙️

In the second episode of our maths series, we chatted to Professor Catherine Hobbs about the future of maths in higher education (particularly at A-level).

Listen now: https://t.co/Mq6KMyhe0J #FSTPodcasts

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

💬 We're excited to announce a new series of lunchtime webinars from our 2026 cohort of Foundation Future Leaders! On Thurs 22nd Oct, we will explore what effective engagement between science and policy looks like in practice. Register for free: https://t.co/ImktCKhOeh #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

Devolution and devolving S&T funding is a hot topic and one we are pleased to be addressing at our next discussion event! Join us and our expert panel on Wed 7th October @royalsociety to explore what this might look like in practice. https://t.co/ZhiGlIi0nR #FSTEvents

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

New podcast episode!

Delighted to chat to Professor Jane Clarke, Professor of Molecular Biophysics @Cambridge_Uni and Chair of the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education @royalsociety, about maths education in schools.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/pxtNtr06mr

[The Foundation for Science and Technology @FoundSciTech]

The UK is known for its research excellence worldwide, but a growing debate questions how S&T funding is distributed and whether regions having more of a say could drive better growth. Join the discussion with our expert panel on Wed 7 Oct @royalsociety https://t.co/ZhiGlIi0nR