Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams 🐝

Nerd Out To The Max in this ridiculous scifi one-shot filled with ear-facts, freaky parasites and the shoehorning of spice girls lyrics into any and every situation!

Watch @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social, @drtalksalot.bsky.social and The RPGeeks in SPACE NERDS on YouTube now!

@marinemumbles.bsky.social 😊

I completely missed you! 😭 Glad you had a fab time!! ❤️

It's #Dragonmeet2025 time!

@scienceandsorcery.bsky.social is in the #PodcastZone chatting about what we've got coming up, and dishing out science facts made to order!

Thanks to @innocentgoblin.bsky.social for letting me borrow your cool hat 🍄

So lovely to be mentioned in this November round up! 😁

LIVE | Space Nerds...in SPACE | a TTRPG one-shot 🚀 YouTube video by The RPGeeks

New link: www.youtube.com/live/C6vf2AC...

Prepare to be entertained by:

⭐ Myself & @drtalksalot.bsky.social from @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social

⭐ @samsighs.bsky.social, S&S alum and creator of @whohurtyouap.bsky.social

⭐ Plus, @emzywb.bsky.social, @fkth.bsky.social, & @shamini.bsky.social, the iconic trio behind @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social

Aaand it's time for a special collab with my favourite nerds in the galaxy!

'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies and cheesy similes can solve any scifi technobabble dilemma.

There'll be ear facts 👂, ear facts 🌽, and PUNS.

TONIGHT, 7pm GMT on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Jv...

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Next up in #PodcastZone2025 is @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social! They harnesses the medium of TTRPGs to create bold, authentic, creative content that tells engaging stories built around scientific exploration.

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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!

How are you celebrating it?

#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

🌟 Congrats to Dr. Rachel Honeyghan-Williams ( @sciwithrach.bsky.social , @ucl.ac.uk ), winner of the Neuroscience Communicator Award at #WiNUKAwards2025!

Award sponsored by @thetransmitter.bsky.social ter.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org 💙

Rachel pioneers creative neuroscience communication 🧠

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams (@sciwithrach.bsky.social) on receiving the @womeninneurouk.bsky.social award for Neuroscience Communicator of the Year 2025!
We've loved working with Rachel this year. Check out some of the content we've made together below: 👇

Thank you!! 😁

Incredible!!! ❤️

I WON!! 😭❤️

Thanks so much to @womeninneurouk.bsky.social and the judges!

And thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for sponsoring the award and providing some goodies and mentorship, both greatly appreciated 🥰

All in all, I'm so grateful for everyone I've had the chance to work with this year and feel honoured to have my work recognized.

Win or lose, this has been such a lovely opportunity to look back and reflect on the year with pride 🥰

Big thanks to @helenarney.bsky.social who first nominated me!

Rachel onstage in front of a title slide at an Education in Action event.

TALKS: Too many for one skeet, but highlights were speaking at the @rigb.org for @fotsn.bsky.social about Chickens, Eggs, and Molecules 🐔 and to hundreds of school students across the country with Education in Action

I've also had an amazing time performing with TTRPG groups including @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social , @euphoriaap.bsky.social , @realmspod.bsky.social , and @whohurtyouap.bsky.social ❤️

Rachel with the cast of Sirens Oath at Tate Britain

TTRPGs: I performed in @twistedspiregames.bsky.social's Sirens Oath at @tate.bsky.social Britain, sharing the science of coral reefs through mermaid vengeance 🧜🏾‍♂️ At @ukge.bsky.social, it was great to be on @womenofttrpg.bsky.social 's panel about trailblazing women in the industry 🎲

Rachel with the British Science Association board of trustees

Rachel in front of a screen for KCLSU's future leaders programme

DOING MY BIT: This year, I became a trustee of @britsciassoc.bsky.social which has been phenomenal.

I also went back to @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Students' Union to talk about my time as a student officer (VP Welfare and Community) and the importance of agitating for good! 💪🏾😁

LECTURES: I officially gave my first lectures earlier this month! Ask me anything about the embryonic and evolutionary origins of the ear 👂🏾

It's always a good day when you can introduce a room full of budding biologists to the gene, Shh... Also known as Sonic Hedgehog! 🦔💙

Rachel onstage at the British Science Festival 's comedy night

Rachel with other performers at the comedy night, including fellow WiN UK nominee Kate Slade

Rachel dressed as a clown for Cheltenham Science Festival

COMEDY: I neeearly won Master of Tasks at #CheltSciFest while dressed as a clown, headlined the comedy night at @britsciassoc.bsky.social #BSF25 to natter about ADHD, and went looking for the next gen of science comedians at the @mrc-lms.bsky.social with @drstevex.bsky.social 's Talent Factory

The cast of Sounds of the Wild at this year's British Science Festival - Rachel, Sam Langford, Khalil Thirlaway, and Molly Jones.

Screenshot of Pride in Stem England: Veins of Resistance, run by Science and Sorcery. Four cast members dressed like vampires are onscreen

S&S: @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social had a barnstorming year, receiving funding from @prideinstem.bsky.social for online shows, delivering training at @big-stem-network.bsky.social, and heading to the @britsciassoc.bsky.social #BSF25 for a hearing adventure inspired by Liverpudlian music!

Rachel holds a copy of All Brains Are Wonderful.

BOOKS: In Feb, All Brains Are Wonderful was named as one of the 40 best new children's books in 2025 by @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social 🥹

It was a real pleasure to provide scientific advice and proofreading, while working with @bsmallpublishing.bsky.social and author @thereaderteacher.bsky.social ❤️

Rachel sits on set in front of a camera, surrounded by four monitors showing the camera's field of view

TV: In May, I had my first TV shoot with Go Button media on Mysteries of Ancient Medicine. I'm ELATED to say that the show has been picked up by National Geographic! 🤩 Grateful to my agent, @pastpreservers.bsky.social ❤️

Feeling so honoured to be a finalist for the Neuroscience Communicator Award at tonight's @womeninneurouk.bsky.social awards!

I'm up for the Neuroscience Communicator Award, along with some other brilliant women 💪🏾

Today, I'd like to share some of my highlights from the year 😊

Managing to reply to this juuuust before the end of #ADHDAwarenessMonth because... I have ADHD! Working on this book helped me reflect on my experiences and, after a LOT of forms and waiting lists, I now have a deeper understanding of my very own wonderful brain 😊🧠

Grateful for everyone @'d below ⬇️

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GM @tallnerdapollo.bsky.social takes @kasaliya.bsky.social
@masquewren.bsky.social @sciwithrach.bsky.social & Dread to a land beyond Hale for a special 2-part #CandelaObscura story 'The Seal of Laddùn Bay' from the upcoming Beyond the Lighthouse

Premieres Friday 17 Oct, part of #BlackHistoryMonth

🦜👂 Can tiny ear hair cells in birds teach us anything about our own hearing? 🧠🔬

UCL Ear Institute’s Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams (@sciwithrach.bsky.social) shares with us what she hopes to discover from our feathered friends in her latest research.

This was such a great experience - thank you to everyone who attended, listened, and shared at this panel!

I truly walked away feeling energised and excited to see how women of all backgrounds & intersections will continue to innovate and excel in the TTRPG space 🥰