FST Blog

Hydrogen and its role in the low carbon economy

3 March, 2021
Environment
Nilay Shah

What would a UK hydrogen strategy look like? Nilay Shah discusses hydrogen and its role in the low carbon economy.

Water Reuse: It’s a Membraner!

24 February, 2021
Environment, Technology
Robert Field and Albert Weale

Robert Field and Albert Weale discuss water reuse, and the application of membrane technologies in the UK.

Hydrogen: can we overcome its limitations?

10 February, 2021
Environment, Technology
Colin Matthews

What are the limitations of hydrogen technologies? In this blog post Colin Matthews discusses some of the hurdles we must first overcome before hydrogen can be considered a sustainable, alternative fuel source.

A first look at the Turing Scheme

3 February, 2021
Education
Alana Cullen

What would success look like for the Turing scheme? Alana Cullen takes a look at the potential of the Turing scheme compared with the Erasmus+ programme.

Developing a UK ARPA

20 January, 2021
General
Adam Clarke

What could a UK ARPA look like? Adam Clarke explores the potential role for a UK ARPA, and what the next steps in creating one could be.

Changing the Research Excellence Funding Game to Enable Return upon Investment

13 January, 2021
General
Professor Victor Newman

How should research impact be measured? Victor Newman explores the current Research Excellence Framework, and proposes policy changes for a fairer system.

2020 at the Foundation: A year in review

6 January, 2021
General
Gavin Costigan

In the first blog post of the new year, Gavin Costigan, Chief Executive of the Foundation for Science and Technology reflects on the past year, and looks forward to what the Foundation has in store for 2021.

Carbon Offsetting: Solution or Scapegoat?

14 December, 2020
Environment
George Beesley and Jacob Ashton

How can we each make changes in our lives to help the environment? George Beesley and Jacob Ashton discuss what carbon offsetting is, methods, as well as its benefits and challenges.