In an era of growing geopolitical competition, the role of science as a global public good has never been more important or more vulnerable.  Read the ISC's statement here: https://council.science/statements/science-geopolitical-competition/

Pleased to share our findings from the #VisibleCoSpace study on #DisruptiveVoices podcast @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social ! Check it out! 👇 📻 @ioe.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social

UCL Grand Challenges@uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎧 How can we better support the health & wellbeing of young people from marginalised communities? Jade Hunter explores the Visible CoSpace study with Dr Keri Wong & Dr Lusi Morhayim, highlighting the vital role youth clubs & community spaces play🎙️Listen: https://bit.ly/4cjOLg6

Proud to be one of 17 Fellows on the Dept for Science, Innovation and Technology in the #Future of #Childhood and #Adolescence! Can't wait to connect l with anyone in this space. Looking forward to sharing the final report early next year!

UCL Public Policy@uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re proud to announce that Dr Keri Wong has been appointed a 2025/26 DSIT Expert Exchange Fellow. Embedded in the Government Office for Science, she’s shaping long‑term thinking on the future of childhood & adolescence to inform UK policy. 🔗 bit.ly/4tbFY6W

The initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland. This follows a pilot (for which 2,000 artists were randomly selected from 8,000 applicants). ‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent

When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

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One foot in government, one foot in academia. @drkeriwong.bsky.social reflects on the value of social trust in closing the academia-government gap – it's about "stepping back to listen first". https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/one-foot-government-one-foot-academia

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Dr Keri Ka-Yee Wong on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Paracetamol (still!) safe during pregnancy as it was before the disinformation coming out of DJT

Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says new evidence against Trump autism claims

Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.

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Three months as Expert Fellow on the 'Future of Childhood & Adolescence' Foresight project, here's an update: ⭐️Our first blog out today 👉https://lnkd.in/edkxRhbz What will #childhood & #adolescence be like in the next 10-20 years? @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

My year-end reflections on science doplomacy out today! Thx Jon @psychmag.bsky.social for the platform to share my @ukri.org Policy Fellowship exp + what it means to be a #psychologist today! @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @royalsociety.org @uclpolicylab.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · 8mo ago

One foot in government, one foot in academia... @drkeriwong.bsky.social on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience

Congrats Madison Lam on submitting a preprint of our #SupperClub proj osf.io/preprints/ps... + writing up a @ucl.ac.uk ChangeMaker Case Study to share lessons learned: ucl.ac.uk/changemakers... See👉 linkedin.com/feed/update/... Thx @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social staff/students!

Baroness Blower references our report on Reframing Childhood in the Lords debate on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...

This year @drkeriwong.bsky.social swapped places with Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones as part of the @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme. Keri reflects on her experience: from observing evidence inquiries, to hearing Prime Minister's Questions. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/09/...

Trading places: Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones’ reciprocal visit to UCL to build links between science and policy

Between March and July, Dr Keri Wong swapped roles with Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones as part of the annual Royal Society Pairing Scheme… (read more)

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Happy to see our⭐️@acamh.bsky.social 2025 Special Issue⭐️ Thx to all authors, co-editors Steven Marta Tycho ACAMH team for delivering our vision! Vid summary👇 linkedin.com/posts/kerikw... Papers👇 linkedin.com/posts/kerikw... @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social

📣 NEW *2025 CAMH Special Issue*📣 | Keri Wong, Ph.D

📣 NEW *2025 CAMH Special Issue*📣 ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’ To make our #special issue more accessible, we partnered ...

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Co-creation process in research with youth: Empower Islington @drkeriwong.bsky.social interviews young people on an initiative between @ucl.ac.uk & @islington-council.bsky.social, the project aimed to support mental & physical wellbeing following COVID-19 pandemic. acamhlearn.org/Learning/Co-...

Co-creation process in research with youth: Empower Islington

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Excited to have presented our paper on #omega3 + childhood #aggression from our co-edited double special issue in #CriminalBehaviour #Mentalhealth Stockholm Prize for Crim! ⭐ 1: lnkd.in/gVbVnmg2 ⭐ 2: lnkd.in/gv5ping2 ⭐ Msgs 🎖Prof David Farrington: lnkd.in/gQWy8eFj

Dr Keri Wong@drkeriwong.bsky.social · last yr.

Will u be at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium tmr? Join our session honouring the late Prof. David Farrington's legacy + life's work on #antisocial behaviour, #mentalhealth and #crime across the #lifespan! #StockholmCriminologySymposium @ucl.ac.uk @upenn.edu @cambridgeup.bsky.social

Will u be at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium tmr? Join our session honouring the late Prof. David Farrington's legacy + life's work on #antisocial behaviour, #mentalhealth and #crime across the #lifespan! #StockholmCriminologySymposium @ucl.ac.uk @upenn.edu @cambridgeup.bsky.social

'It's exciting to be a scientist' - how can #EMCRs engage in #ScienceDiplomacy? Thx @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @sciencecouncil.bsky.social for an inspiring 2 days I'm leaving w/ more #hope than be4 in #BuildingBridges across Europe! Recap👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/kerikw...

🌟 Welcome! 🌟 Really pleased to be working with @isilbastug & @Thaina_matmati on our latest @ukri.org project w/ National Saturday Club looking at the role of #creative #arts activities on #youngpeople's #mentalhealth! Exciting 12m proj starting today😀 ! @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social

Thrilled to share #scienceadvice from my @ukri.org #PolicyFellowship at Day 2 of #BuildingBridges Scientific Advice Mechanism @oeaw.bsky.social Austria Academy of Sciences. Thx @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @royalsociety.org for bringing us tgt! #ScienceDiplomacy

Great 'Building Bridges' Day 1 #ScientificAdviceMechanism as rep of @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @sciencecouncil.bsky.social. Fab #science4policy & #knowledgebrokering sessions in the Austrian Academy of Sciences (@oeaw.bsky.social) + great meetings with #EU young/senior academies!

Weekend at the #Danube + new friends + new perspectives. It's time for #ScienceDiplomacy! @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social #knowledgetransfer #Wien @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @ukri.org

:( this needs to stop. As a former international student, seeing this breaks my heart..

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.

Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.

I love catching up w/ Prof Adrian Raine - my mentor/collab - this time as my guest for the @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social Seminar series + @ukri.org Fellowship. Inspiring, engaging + imp talk on a multi-step #healthsolution to #crime #prevention 👉 🐟 omega3, increase sleep 🧠 stim. #KeriWonglab

I am thrilled to be on the upcoming 'Unlocking Science Advice' #SciAdviceEU panel discussing #science in #policy on behalf of @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting others in Vienna next week! @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk www.linkedin.com/posts/kerikw...

#science #policy #pairingscheme25 #ecr #evidence #policy #practice #sector… | Keri W.

I'm thrilled to join the panel of young scientists in Europe for discussions on #science and #policy as part of my role at the UK Young Academy. Stay tuned for our session on 'Unlocking Scienc...

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Happy to share my journey with anyone @ucl.ac.uk interested in applying for an KE project!

UCL Innovation and Enterprise@uclenterprise.bsky.social · last yr.

Understanding financial support for knowledge exchange can help you secure resources to translate your ideas into real-world impact. During our Transform programme, we have a number of sessions to help you understand innovation funding: liveuclac.sharepoint.com/sites/VPRIGE... #UCLTransform

Such a privilege to reflect and reconnect with my @ukri.org Policy Fellows today @britishacademy.bsky.social! Thx Jo Daniels my co-organiser for making this a reality. Thx Tatiana & James for your insights on #REF impact. I'm excited for our future collabs on #knowledgebrokering, #policy #impact!

Thx Isabelle, Ed & Ros for leading the Wong Lab through our April #30for30 Challenge. We've raised £538 (+£125 gift aid) for Women at the Well who support women affected by or at-risk of #sexual exploitation. So inspirational! £ still welcome👉 www.justgiving.com/page/fundrai...

The Wong Lab Challenge

Help Ed de Bray raise money to support women@thewell

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I was delighted to speak at the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social -HMT #EvaluationTaskForce’s Government Evaluation Conference 2025 today! Hosted 400+ x-govt colleagues @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social. Excited for☝️ academic-govt collabs from now on! Thx @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social #SaferStreetsMission

UCL Public Policy@uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social · last yr.

@ucl.ac.uk & Frontier Economics are proud to host the sold-out Govt Evaluation Conf 2025 with the Cabinet Office-HMT's ETF. Excited to spotlight UCL work on Safer Streets (Dr Keri Wong) & transparency in eval (Dr Jack Blumenau). Find out more: www.gov.uk/government/o... #GovEval2025 #UCL

We #coproduce research, practice & interventions with lived experience experts. Yet scientists don't #coproduce #policy priorities with policy/govt colleagues when writing our pubs (except in co-written reports)? Can scientists check how policy-relevant their research may be? 🤔

A great leader is lost. Pope Francis built #bridges not divides, embraced #unity & #diversity as strengths not divisions and believed all religions & ppl must bring abt #peace & #harmony together. You don't need to be Catholic to believe in this too. #RIPPopeFrancis www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

Pope Francis funeral live: Pope's coffin at church for burial after journey through crowds in Rome

Guests at the funeral were earlier told of the Pope's call to 'build bridges', as Trump and Zelensky were pictured meeting inside St Peter's Basilica.

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