📢 APPLICATIONS OPEN: FUTURE LEADERS 2027

30 places | 12 months | One exceptional network

What does it take to lead in an increasingly interconnected world of science, technology and innovation?

Apply now: foundation.org.uk/Blog/Future-Le… #FFL2027

🔥 As the UK transitions to #NetZero, there is an opportunity to reimagine the role of heat in the UK energy system, thinking of it as a valuable resource rather than an unavoidable loss.

📚 Read our latest FST journal editorial: lnkd.in/eduemNku #FSTJournal

Join us on Wednesday 11th November @HarwellCampus for an 'In Conversation' evening with Lord Patrick Vallance.

Book your free place here: foundation.org.uk/Events/2026/In… #FSTEvents

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 nd 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.

entrepreneursnetwork.substack.com/p/three-big-id…

📢 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: lnkd.in/eMEzGsaJ #FSTEvents

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. youtube.com/watch?v=R2LEWN…

📢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: lnkd.in/eCZ5qcut #FSTEvents

🎙️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: lnkd.in/ezHtMgbH

📢 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: lnkd.in/eCZ5qcut #FSTEvents

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: lnkd.in/eWmzGfwi #FSTEvents

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: lnkd.in/eCbSpCeT
#FSTPodcast

💡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

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

youtube.com/live/ArawC44Q9…

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: lnkd.in/e2riGKf4

Are you joining us on Wednesday @royalsociety for our evening discussion on devolving S&T spending? Book your last-minute space: lnkd.in/eA7YbAk2 #FSTEvents

What is coming up on the FST events calendar?
Discover our Autumn/Winter schedule of in-person and online discussions. 💡foundation.org.uk/Events

📢 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 ➡️bit.ly/QuantumReport

🎙️ 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: lnkd.in/e2_NCQtQ

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: lnkd.in/edtGYSfa #FSTPodcasts

💬 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: lnkd.in/eCZ5qcut #FSTEvents