Author: jonwoodscience

It’s been a time of change for me as I move solely from my long term position in psychology and neuroscience to take up the position of the Byrne Outreach and Student Liaison Officer in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham.

I’m going to be delivering outreach activities with local schools and training students and staff to develop creative sessions. It’s nice to be wading through the physical sciences in such a direct manner. Any excuse to make things go bang again.

Continue reading “Back To Things That Go BANG!”

Recent times have seen me pondering the things I really like to do. Regular followers will be familiar with my fascination with the history of science and how the simple aspects of solid scientific principles were first encountered. This, dressing up and performing science demonstrations all seem to have struck a chord with me; so much so that I’ve done it again with a replay of the Greatest Smell on Earth experiment, thanks to the support of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Hereford Sixth Form College.

Continue reading “Wood’s World of Wonders”

Over the Summer, the European Commission launched a new campaign, ‘Science: it’s a girl thing’ to widespread criticism from those who were endeavouring to break stereotypes and promote science careers for girls and young women. While we wished the campaign every success, they started on the wrong foot with their launch video which portrayed women in science as being glamour obsessives without actually engaging in any science.

Continue reading “Science Grrls”