Ed Macaulay

@edmacaulay.bsky.social

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Lecturer in physics and data science with a research background in cosmology and interests in outreach, physics education research, and cool space stuff

An education research seminar at Queen Mary University of London by Richard Gunton on 'Subjectification as a Pedagogical Device in Statistics'.
A presentation by Professor Samantha Pugh from the University of Leeds on 'Physics Careers and Skills' at the SEPnet-WRIPA workshop on 'STEM Demand vs STEM Supply'.
A panel discussion at the Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI) research day at Queen Mary University of London. The subject of the panel is 'From Al Research to Real-World Impact: Deploying Al at Scale'. The panel consists of Evangelia (Lina) Kyrimi and Natalia Efremova (both from Queen Mary), Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh (from NVIDIA), Arshad Farhad (from Dell Technologies) and is chaired by Greg Slabaugh (from Queen Mary).
A presentation as part of the Centre for Excellence in AI in Education by Professor Chie Adachi on the future of AI in education at Queen Mary University of London.
A view of the Moon through a window of the Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Image credit: NASA, Artemis II (2026).
A seminar on gravitational wave cosmology at Queen Mary University of London by Professor Tessa Baker from Portsmouth Cosmology.
A 'brunch and learn' event with people sitting around a long table and a lecturer standing at the end
A lecturer standing next to a projector display showing 'THANK YOU ED!'
The Bite of Space-Time activity at the Lambeth Country Show - photo by Giorgio Chianello
A physics lecture at Queen Mary University of London by Professor Takaaki Kajita on neutrino oscillations.
A panel discussion at the 'AI for Educators: Sharing Current Practice, Shaping Future Directions' symposium, hosted by the Queen Mary Academy Centre for Excellence in AI Education.
A talk at the 'AI for Educators: Sharing Current Practice, Shaping Future Directions' symposium by Lilian Schofield on a 'GenAI Curriculum Alignment Model'.
An introduction to the Queen Mary Academy AI for Educators event by Professor Alastair Robertson
A talk at the AI Collaborative Workshop at Queen Mary University of London by Søren Riis on 'Humanity's Last Exam: What Hard Questions Teach Us About AI'
An image from Duolingo celebrating a 1500-day learning streak.
A seminar at the Queen Mary Centre for Education Research by Tolúwalàse Akanbi-Akinlolu from King's College London on belonging and identity in maths and physics students.
A cosmology seminar at Queen Mary University of London by Harry Desmond on Exhaustive Symbolic Regression
A pie chart showing the proportions of Visible Matter, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy in the universe. The chart shows that about 5% of the universe is Visible Matter, about 25% is Dark Matter, and about 70% is Dark Energy. The chart is depicted with slices of real pies: vanilla for Visible Matter, pecan for Dark Matter, and chocolate for Dark Energy.
Departing Portsmouth Harbour, viewed from the deck of Scarlet Lady, showing Spinnaker Tower and HMS Warrior
The top deck of Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady, with the running track and two radar domes.
A seminar at the Queen Mary University of London Centre for Education Research by Dr Mohammed Meah from the University of East London on a Dragons' Den-style business project competition for biomedical engineering and medical physiology students.
The Queens' building at Queen Mary University of London, during an open day
The paperback edition of First Steps in Space-Time
Ed Macaulay next to a poster on small-group activities in large-group teaching sessions at the Queen Mary Festival of Education.
The poster session at the Queen Mary Festival of Education
A poster at the Queen Mary Festival of Education on Small Group Activities in Large Group Teaching Sessions
A session at the Queen Mary Festival of Education on Excellence in AI in Education
The stage, tents, and visitors at the Lambeth Country Show.
A cookie decorated with stars and a planet at the Lambeth Country Show
The Science Big Top tent at the Lambeth Country Show
A cookie with 'a Bite of Space-Time!' written on it, and decorated with silver sugar decorations and blue stars. A bite is taken out of the cookie. Image generated with Google Gemini.
A cosmology seminar at Queen Mary University of London by Dr Paul Shah from UCL on supernova lensing and evolving dark energy.
The entrance to the PwC offices in Tower Bridge, London
A seminar by Dr Eva Galante at Queen Mary University of London on teaching skills at the University of East London to support students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds.
A discussion panel at the Physics on Film event at the Institute of Physics with Libby Jackson, James Fleming, Chris Lawrence, Matt Sloan, and Oliver Shorttle
A talk by Dr. Kristian Hibberd on academic reputation at the Academic Leadership programme at Queen Mary University of London
A seminar at the Centre for Education Research at Queen Mary University London by Dr Nikesh Bajaj on detecting plagiarism in assessed Jupyter notebooks.
A session on the Academic Leadership Programme at Queen Mary Department W with Amy Marston and Pooja Middleton from Edison Red
A seminar at The Centre for Education Research at Queen Mary University London by Giorgio Chianello on Artificial Intelligence tools for education, learning, and research.
The entrance to Queen Mary Dept. W
A poster at the Queen Mary Academy Festival of Education, presented by Nicholas Bell, on active learning and student engagement
A welcome talk at the AI Literacy Sprint Day by Dr Lilian Schofield
The cover of First Steps in Space-Time - a Brief Introduction to Special Relativity. The cover is illustrated with a diagram of the Michelson interferometer from the 1887 paper by Michelson and Morley.
Earthrise by Bill Anders (1968) - Nasa, Apollo 8