Top 20 British Science Influencers on Instagram (Sep 2026)

We found 709 science Influencers in United Kingdom
These influencers mention 'science' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in United Kingdom. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
09/05/2026
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1. Hannah Fry

United Kingdom

Maths Professor @cambridgeuniversity, science writer and all round bad ass. 📩 sophieclaire@miradorgroup.co.uk

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2. Natacha Oceane

United Kingdom

👩‍🎓 Biophysicist @ UCL 🧬 🏃‍♀️ IronMan 🫧 🎥 Translating science on YouTube My programs, approved by GB Olympic Team expert ⬇️

Followers
928k
Fake followers
20.91%
Engagement rate
4.62%
Average Reel plays
744.9k
Audience gender
female
83.37%
male
16.63%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
31.4%
United Kingdom
11.04%
Australia
6.39%
Canada
5%
Italy
2.58%
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3. Matt Green

United Kingdom

The Rapping Science Teacher. 1.5M on TikTok ⭐ Global TikTok Award Winner 2026🏆 Represented by @wendywoolfsonpr Buy my GCSE revision guides! 👇🏾

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4. Becky Garnett

United Kingdom

🩺 PhD medical science @oxford_uni 👩🏼‍💻 MPhil biotech @cambridgeuniversity 🧪 BA biology @oxford_uni Student life🎓 • PhD📕 • Exploring 🚲

Followers
203k
Fake followers
23.93%
Engagement rate
4.98%
Average Reel plays
164.1k
Audience gender
female
62.57%
male
37.43%
Top performing Reels
  1. 412.6k
  2. 280.1k
  3. 264.1k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
33.99%
United States
11.36%
Indonesia
5.55%
India
4.77%
Brazil
3.6%
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5. Tom Gauld

Cartoonist and Illustrator. My latest book of cartoons, REVENGE OF THE LIBRARIANS, is out now.

Followers
180.9k
Fake followers
16.19%
Engagement rate
2.71%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
53.95%
male
46.05%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
22.38%
United Kingdom
12.92%
Italy
10.51%
France
4.54%
Canada
4.36%
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6. Dr Becky Smethurst

United Kingdom

Oxford Astrophysicist, YouTuber & Author New book 👉 “A Brief History of Black Holes” I answer those questions that you’ve never been able to Google👇

Followers
163.9k
Fake followers
17.7%
Engagement rate
1.25%
Average Reel plays
32.2k
Audience gender
female
26.56%
male
73.44%
Top performing Reels
  1. My favourite fact about the whole big new gravitational wave news is that we could only do this NOW because we now know the precise position of the planet JUPITER! With a pulsar timing array you need to time the precise time that pulses arrive here on Earth, and if they change you know it’s due to a gravitational wave passing by. BUT the Earth is not stationary, it orbits the Sun which changes the arrival time of the pulses. So you need to know the exact position of the Earth compared to the stationary centre of the Solar System; which is NOT the centre of the Sun. Jupiter is so massive it pulls the centre of mass OUTSIDE the surface of the Sun, so to know where Earth is you also need to know where Jupiter is. It’s only thanks to the Juno probe (@nasajuno) in orbit around Jupiter since 2016 that we’ve been able to do this! 👩🏽‍💻 I’m Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don’t know. If you’ve ever wondered about something in space and couldn’t find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars. #pulsartimingarray #gravitationalwaves #space #jupiter #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophysics #pulsars #blackholes #drbecky #womeninscience #womeninstem #juno #nasa #science #physics
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  2. 544.7k
  3. 446.5k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
29.9%
United Kingdom
18.51%
India
9.44%
Canada
4.63%
Germany
3.41%
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7. Ellie Hurer | PhD Student | #WomenInSTEM Lifestyle Blogger

United Kingdom

UK PhD student 🧬 | BBC Bitesize presenter 🎤 Science memes, lab tutorials & chronic illness life Relatable girly in STEM 💅 📩 julia@stride-social.com

Followers
112.7k
Fake followers
23.69%
Engagement rate
3.19%
Average Reel plays
79.2k
Audience gender
female
75.06%
male
24.94%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
26.66%
United Kingdom
18.23%
India
7.14%
Canada
3.76%
Australia
3.16%
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8. Simon Clark

United Kingdom

Award-winning science communicator. PhD in atmospheric physics. 700k subs on YouTube. Born at 354 ppm. Ambassador for @coolearthaction

Followers
97.9k
Fake followers
17.82%
Engagement rate
2.15%
Average Reel plays
23.4k
Audience gender
female
33.9%
male
66.1%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
34.05%
United States
15.27%
India
4.79%
Australia
3.39%
Canada
2.73%
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9. Milly (Emily)🕊

-BSc Bioveterinary Science at Hartpury Uni -22yr old Professional Dressage Rider - RWYM based focus

Followers
92.1k
Fake followers
18.76%
Engagement rate
1.13%
Average Reel plays
130.4k
Audience gender
female
87.97%
male
12.03%
Top performing Reels
  1. 868.3k
  2. 321.4k
  3. 287.3k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
26.17%
United States
13.65%
Germany
8.79%
France
6.72%
Australia
5.16%
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10. benjamin weil

non binary legend (london); research and health promotion work; doctor of the social science kind

Followers
56.8k
Fake followers
30.26%
Engagement rate
1.43%
Average Reel plays
25.3k
Audience gender
female
5.6%
male
94.4%
Top performing Reels
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
36.84%
United Kingdom
11.65%
Brazil
8.44%
Mexico
8.11%
Canada
3.59%

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11. Vivian Fonseca

United Kingdom

🇧🇷🇬🇧Creator of #BrazilianMethod 💪🏼 BA Sports Science & FT Specialist 🏆Winner @tatlermagazine Booty Workout 🍑 classes @bxrlondon @vitaboutiquefitness

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12. Josh Jay

United Kingdom

I’m not selling anything. 🧸 📍London and Barcelona

Followers
51.5k
Fake followers
28.41%
Engagement rate
7.67%
Average Reel plays
3.5k
Audience gender
female
10.78%
male
89.22%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
39.95%
United States
14.13%
Spain
6.79%
Brazil
3.99%
South Africa
3.62%
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14. Dr Miranda Layton

United Kingdom

medical doctor • marathon runner @lululemon ambassador making sport science fun !! ✰ 🧃mimi@goodcityagency.com

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16. taz ✿ | Science Communicator | PhD

United Kingdom

🤍 Scientist | Scicommer 🍉 🧫 your lab bestie + phd tips! 🧬 dr, phd 💅🏻 🎙️ @soculturedpodcast

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17. Rupert Sheldrake

Join my new course exploring ‘The Big Questions In Science’ - 13 on-demand modules and live Q&A. For more information use the link below.

Followers
32.8k
Fake followers
14.59%
Engagement rate
1.23%
Average Reel plays
7.7k
Audience gender
female
61.01%
male
38.99%
Top performing Reels
  1. 3.8k
  2. According to Dr Rupert Sheldrake, memory is inherent in nature. Instead of being like unchanging laws, "laws of nature" are closer to habits. Dr Sheldrake explains: "Before the general acceptance of the Big Bang theory in the 1960s, eternal laws seemed to make sense. The universe itself was thought to be eternal and evolution was confined to the biological realm. But we now live in a radically evolutionary universe. If we want to stick to the idea of natural laws, we could say that as nature itself evolves, the laws of nature also evolve, just as human laws evolve over time. But then how would natural laws be remembered or enforced? […] The habits of nature depend on non-local similarity reinforcement. Through morphic resonance, the patterns of activity in self-organizing systems are influenced by similar patterns in the past, giving each species and each kind of self-organizing system a collective memory." One application of morphic resonance is in biology, in which Dr Sheldrake suggests "that morphogenetic fields work by imposing patterns on otherwise random or indeterminate patterns of activity. [...] The fields organizing the activity of the nervous system are likewise inherited through morphic resonance, conveying a collective, instinctive memory. Each individual both draws upon and contributes to the collective memory of the species. This means that new patterns of behaviour can spread more rapidly than would otherwise be possible." There are further applications too: "The resonance of a brain with its own past states also helps to explain the memories of individual animals and humans. There is no need for all memories to be "stored" inside the brain." This summer advaya is hosting Dr Sheldrake's course, The Big Questions in Science. Dr Sheldrake will show the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into limiting dogmas. The course will radically change your view of what is real and what is possible. Register at rupertsheldrakecourse.com
    3.5k
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Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
26.43%
United Kingdom
16.66%
Brazil
15.46%
Canada
3.5%
Australia
3.44%
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18. So Cultured Podcast

United Kingdom

exploring science and tech, UNFILTERED. find us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple + more hosted by @agenomicsphd & @taz.phd 📧 soculturedpodcast@gmail.com

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19. Joe E

United Kingdom

BSc Sports and Exercise Science 📚 @hardbody - JOE10 @esncom.uk - JOE @silverback - JLIFTS10

Followers
26.3k
Fake followers
15.75%
Engagement rate
1.53%
Average Reel plays
8.9k
Audience gender
female
11.79%
male
88.21%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
32.06%
United Kingdom
27.49%
Australia
3.81%
Canada
3.6%
India
3.53%
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20. Kelly Simm

United Kingdom

🤸🏼‍♀️ Great Britain Gymnast 👩🏼‍🎓 MSc Sport Science 📧 Contact: Info@kellysimm.com 🫶🏼@ks_leotards 👈🏼

Followers
24.4k
Fake followers
21.06%
Engagement rate
2.69%
Average Reel plays
18.7k
Audience gender
female
81.69%
male
18.31%
Top performing Reels
  1. 58.7k
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Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
59.41%
United States
8.3%
Italy
3.57%
France
2.89%
Australia
2.83%

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