@shanedbergin
Physicist & Associate Professor in science education at UCD Dublin. Interested in public engagement with science & informal education. Council member of Gaisce. Fellow of American Physical Society. Children’s book author; podcaster; & radio regular.
What happens when we listen to what motivates a researcher, and how their life beyond the university shapes the work they do?
Listen to our new podcast, The Observer Effect where I talk to colleagues at @ucddublin.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6621...
Really enjoyed working on this podcast, and learned a lot from this episode. @shanedbergin.bsky.social interviews Alexa McDermot, an autistic researcher looking at the experiences of autistic women in Ireland.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4ENw...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
The problems with coining terms like 'rage bait' and 'brain rot'. The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them, writes @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Lovely to be at @woodbinebooks.bsky.social today to chat with family and neighbours about The Experimenters. Dawn and co have such a lovely shop with books for all - @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Out now, this week’s #PictureBookFriday read is The Experimenters by @shanedbergin.bsky.social, illustrated by @sayanikoyelartist.bsky.social.
@thelifeofdivia.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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Dear Jacqui, thank you for your lovely review :)
I’m so glad you enjoyed our book!
I love it ;) I’m sure Gaston the Guide Dog would approve
Delighted to speak about my children’s book ‘The Experimenters - Luke and Ruby’s Scientific Sleepover’ on Ireland AM. Plenty of cosy science activities for a mid-term break!
www.littleisland.ie/products/the...
Cover of ‘The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in The Academy” written in black font against a white backdrop. The cover also features the outline of a snail and the words “Tenth Anniversary Edition” across the top in gold lettering
Photo of the first page of chapter entitled “reclaiming the university as place where we belong” written by Emma Farrell and Shane Bergin. The page mostly features a large block of text
So honoured to write a short piece with @shanedbergin.bsky.social in the 10th Anniversary edition of ‘The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy’ by Drs Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber.
Thank you, Jill! That’s a lovely review
Book cover showing two children and two adults playing in a garden. Children are digging & writing in a notebook. There are birds and flowers and a man looking over the wall at them
The Experimenters book on bookshelf facing out with other books near it
My new children’s book is available in bookshops from today!
Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.
It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Delighted to see my new book - The Experiment’s - at my local bookshop @ravenbooks.bsky.social .
Published by @littleislandbooks.bsky.social with illustrations by Sayani Mukherjee , you can find the book in local bookshops all across Ireland
Oh wow!!
💙💛 New elective module for students working towards Gaisce Award
UCD and @gaisceaward.bsky.social have partnered to launch a new elective module supporting undergraduate students who are registered for the Award or acting as President’s Award Leaders (PAL).
www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...
Delighted to support this collaboration between UCD & Gaisce - The President’s Award. Looking forward to working with UCD students and staff who are pursuing Gaisce awards or supporting students as PALs (President Award Leaders).
Thank you, Katherine!
Surely not our Lili?!
Delighted to be speaking at ViCEPHEC this August.
Lovely article, Kate! Reminds me of the graffiti on bench in Trinity Physics that read ‘Watt is love, baby don’t Hertz me’
Our favourite bookshop:)
You’ll be glad to know there was a (rainy day) discussion in this house about ‘invalid’ pronunciation. Thank goodness your followers are likeminded :)
Extraordinary
Cannot wait!
It is such an honour to have been elected as fellow of the @apsphysics.bsky.social (American Physical Society). Many thanks to them for inviting me to speak about public engagement with science at the conference of 15,000 physicists in California.
@daraobriain.bsky.social looking forward to the show on Friday night! Let me know if I can hook you up with liquid nitrogen for the act :) Shane
Fire! I’ll be talking to Claire Byrne on @rteradio1.bsky.social shortly about the science behind the flames
Great to be at the RDS for the ESB Primary Science Blast with UCD undergraduate students - the place is buzzing
You are welcome to join us. Registration here www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-in...
Our ‘Why Trust Science?’ module at UCD has been exploring trust & the climate emergency (you can listen along open.spotify.com/episode/6xfI...). This week, we welcome Prof Jennie Stephens to lead a conversation on the importance of universities & how they might be transformative for climate action
