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Education’s dark matter
There is no evidence to inform most of what we do
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Stuart Farmer
@stuartphysics.bsky.social
Science and Physics education stuff plus a bit of bike sport and veg. Education and Workforce Manager at Institute of Physics Scotland and Honorary Fellow at University of Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making. Comments all own.
Families in Dublin, are you looking for something free, fun and educational to do with the kids this summer holidays? Join Mimi & her friends on her latest adventure through at our summer exhibition Mimi and Friends’ Big Earth Adventure. 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mimi-and-f... @iopireland.bsky.social
Mimi and Friends' Big Earth Adventure - Dublin Exhibition
Visit our hands-on exhibition and fuel your imagination with experiments, demonstrations and puzzles.
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This w/end's little snippet from my new book is from Chpt1 where we're asking "What is light?" Dear 🇺🇸US friends hoping you have a good chuckle at me attempting an American accent, rather than being affronted! #BookSky 🔭 📖: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/how-to-de... 📽️: www.youtube.com/shorts/-RIPE...
Chapter 1: Light Available to Preorder now!
YouTube video by Astronomer Royal Scotland Prof Catherine Heymans
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Got a great idea to make physics fun for families? Get up to £4,000 to bring it to life with the IOP Public Engagement Grant Scheme. Workshops, festivals, new initiatives - all welcome. Applications open until 7 September: www.iop.org/about/suppor...
Kick-start your career with this one-day online course, designed specifically for new secondary school science technicians. 💻 Delivered live on Zoom with expert guidance, demonstrations, and opportunities to ask questions. 👉 Find out more and book your place today! https://ow.ly/ETO450ZltLV
Thankful to the ASE editorial team and pleased to see my vibe coding article published in the latest edition of the School Science Review journal🙂 #iTeachPhysics #Science 🧪 www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
Congratulations to Ariana from Ashmole Academy, who received a Highly Commended Award in the Age 11 category of #TheEurekas26! Her video entry, My Home is the Worst Home Ever, imaginatively explores how physics and emerging technologies could improve everyday homes. theeurekas.co.uk/submissions/...
Highly Commended: My Home is the Worst Home Ever - The Eurekas – A Limit Less Challenge
Congratulations to Ariana from Ashmole Academy, who received a Highly Commended Award in the Age 11 category. In her entry, My Home is the Worst Home Ever, Ariana explored how science and new technolo...
theeurekas.co.uk
Congrats to Anna (Nord Anglia International School Dublin) who received a Highly Commended Award in the Age 13 category of #TheEurekas26! Her animated video explains how solar panels generate electricity & why they’ll play a key role in creating sustainable homes. theeurekas.co.uk/submissions/...
Highly Commended: The Physics of Solar Energy - The Eurekas – A Limit Less Challenge
Congratulations to Anna from Nord Anglia International School Dublin, who received a Highly Commended Award in the Age 13 category. In her entry, The Physics of Solar Energy, Anna explored how solar e...
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Congratulations to Alex from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, winner of #TheEurekas26! Alex’s comic, The Physics Behind a Better Future, brilliantly shows how physics can help create more sustainable homes using solar panels, battery storage and insulation. 🔗 theeurekas.co.uk/submissions/...
Winning entry: The Physics Behind a Better Future - The Eurekas – A Limit Less Challenge
Congratulations to our 2026 winner, Alex from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield. In his entry, The Physics Behind a Better Future, Alex explored how physics can help make homes more future-read...
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A huge congratulations to my friend, colleague and co-author, Walter Humes. Yesterday, he received an Honorary Doctorate from University of Stirling for his lifelong achievement and service to education.
Good to see that the George Washington statue in Boston is now wearing the appropriate headgear. Pic: Dan Witzke
There's just days left to enter #TheEurekas26 - the deadline is 8 June! If you know a young person aged 11 to 16 in the UK or Ireland, don't let them miss this exciting chance to win up to £1000/€1200. 🔗 For more info, inspo and to enter: theeurekas.co.uk
On Wednesday we spent the day with physics teachers at the 51st Stirling Physics Teachers’s Meeting, enjoying, talks, parallel sessions, exhibitions, and sharing of the latest on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle. A warm thank you to everyone who contributed and participated.
A recorded message from Andreas Schleicher of OECD at #SonS2026. @missmcf.bsky.social, I think you will be happy with part of his message.
The Science on Stage 2026 Festival is opened in style by the President of Lithuania and Lithuania’s Minister of Education, Science and Sport
I completed my 100th parkrun (all walked rather than run) and 25th volunteer milestones at Hazlehead parkrun this morning. Thanks to all the volunteers that make parkrun happen every Saturday morning.
Looking forward to a bit of weekend reading @enlightenscot.bsky.social
Stuart Farmer@stuartphysics.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt is always worth hearing what Lindsay Paterson has to say. Whether you agree or not, it is important that we have robust and professional debate about Scottish education, something that does not always happen in the overly-compliant culture which can dominate discussion @enlightenscot.bsky.social
ASE Scotland Conference 2026 is next week! ⏳ Join us on 30 May 2026 at Kinross High School for a fantastic day of inspiration, ideas, and science education. There is still time to book those remaining tickets! 🎟️ Book now and don’t miss out! https://ow.ly/pbYf50YBFSB
Come and see SCILT at this year’s Glasgow Science Festival! The Sustainable Designs for Living and Learning team will be at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday 13 June 'Sowing Seeds of Languages'. Find out more! https://loom.ly/Prk8B0o
Today is exam day for Nat 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher physics, and we want to wish all the candidates our very best—with today’s endeavours and future studies and careers in physics.
Our colleagues at @deansforimpact.bsky.social just released The Science of Learning, 2nd ed! #TheScienceOfLearning2 includes updated research, pitfalls to avoid, and more, grounded in our best scientific understanding of how students learn. #EduSky www.deansforimpact.org/thescienceof...
We are inviting young people, aged 11–16 from across the UK and Ireland to consider how physics can help to make us ready for the future. The top prize of £1,000/€1.200 awaits. Go to theeurekas.co.uk and start your entry.
Scots children urged to enter annual physics contest
The Institute of Physics (IoP) has launched the 2026 edition of The Eurekas to encourage young people to think about world-changing science.
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It is always worth hearing what Lindsay Paterson has to say. Whether you agree or not, it is important that we have robust and professional debate about Scottish education, something that does not always happen in the overly-compliant culture which can dominate discussion @enlightenscot.bsky.social
enlighten@enlightenscot.bsky.social · 3mo agoOnline event: 4pm 10 June We are delighted to host an online event with Prof Lindsay Paterson talking to @chrisdeerin.bsky.social about his new book, Lessons from Scottish Schools, which examines recent history, international comparisons & cognitive science. www.enlighten.scot/lessons-from...
Online event: 4pm 10 June We are delighted to host an online event with Prof Lindsay Paterson talking to @chrisdeerin.bsky.social about his new book, Lessons from Scottish Schools, which examines recent history, international comparisons & cognitive science. www.enlighten.scot/lessons-from...
The Glasgow Science Festival 2026 programme is live! “Cheers for 20 Years” marks two decades of inspiring science across the city. There are talks, workshops and hands-on events from 4–14 June, including the #physics of quantum, space and energy. Explore it here:
University of Glasgow - University events - Glasgow Science Festival - Glasgow Science Festival 2026 - GSF 2026 Cheers for 20 Years - GSF26: Programme
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The different education systems in the four nations of the UK provide, an often overlooked, natural experiment. Here is a good example of comparative analysis from @daisychristo.bsky.social. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/do-knowled...
Do knowledge-rich curriculums cause mental health problems?
And do skills-based curriculums make kids love school?
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