Some people may be interested in the Media Fellowships scheme – details below.

Any advice on other places to post this info appreciated.

If you could distribute some hard copy flyers at an event you’re running please let me know.

Thanks, Nigel

Can you write about science accurately, clearly and engagingly?

Communicating the latest research developments to a broad audience is a special skill. Journalists sift through an avalanche of information, distilling out what’s news and turning it into readable copy. Spend 3-8 weeks with a media host on a summer placement, working with them to produce the news. Return to work understanding the media world, with more confidence about future forays into it. Develop your writing skills. Imagine producing funding applications and journal articles that are more concise, more readable and completed quicker!

For details about the Media Fellowships scheme, including an online application form, visit www.britishscienceassociation.org/mediafellows

Application deadline: 10 March 2009

Sponsored by BBSRC, EPRSC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, The Royal Academy of Engineering and The Royal Society.

Download the flyer
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/forms/scicomm/mediafellows/download/MF2009_flyer.pdf