Association of British Science Writers advocates and provides professional training, development and networking for journalists and writers covering STEM.
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💡Story ideas don't land in your inbox. You find the best ones when you step away from your screen and start talking to people. And we are here to help you with that! 💪
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#MediaFellows
Hanad Ahmed is both a clinician and a researcher. He has been placed with @theguardian.com Science Desk, and his fellowship is supported by the University of @universitypress.cambridge.org
Want to be part of #MediaFellows?👉zurl.co/QkI4q
Read Hanad's articles:
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From competition entry to the BBC! 🎉
Congratulations to Adrian Dredge, 16, from Great Western Academy, our Young Science Writer Award 2026 winner. His essay on AI bias has been adapted into a @BBCScienceNews article.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckpd…
#ScienceWriting #AI
Special thanks to @BBCPallab and the BBC team for their work with Adrian, to his parents and Great Western Academy for their support.
@RogerHighfield @obrientweet
#ScienceWriting #ScienceJournalism #YoungWriters
Read Adrian’s original winning essay, “The Digital Mapmaker: Navigating the Future with the Biases of the Past”, published with minor edits on the ABSW website:
absw.org.uk/articles/young-s…
Story ideas don't land in your inbox. You find the best ones when you step away from your screen and start talking to people. And we are here to help you with that! @easternblot @OfficialUoM Book your spot now: zurl.co/MWgt0
A day of lab visits, conversations with researchers and a chance to catch up with fellow science writers awaits you at Manchester Uni on 13 November. No obligation to report. Come with questions and explore subjects beyond your usual beat. Book now: zurl.co/4brFq
Fancy a no-strings-attached research trip? Step into the labs with us.
A day of conversation and inspiration awaits you.
There’s no obligation to report on any of the projects.
Book your place here👇
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Online skill-building workshop alert: Tom Whipple, science writer at The Times and host of BBC Inside Science will teach you how to write an analysis piece.
Book your spot today!
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Wednesday, 18 November 2026 | 10:00–13:30 | Online
#MediaFellows
Shan Goh is a microbiologist at the @UniofHerts. She has been placed with Nature Africa.
Read her 1st piece 'Persistence, humility and HIV: life lessons from immunology' zurl.co/Xjqhe
Would you like to become a Media Fellow?👉 zurl.co/DCAg7
You can learn how to write a good analysis on Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 10:00–13:00 (GMT) in an online workshop led by Tom Whipple, Science Writer, The Times.
Book your place today: zurl.co/NhUiK
✍️ABSW training day leads to a byline
Student #sciencewriters interviewed researchers at @IOPPublishing in Bristol. They put their new skills into practice by writing articles.
Marian Scaife wrote about astrophysicist Hannah Wakeford @StellarPlanet 👇
zurl.co/plBHv
#MediaFellows
Miriam O'Duill is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the @UniofNottingham which is supporting her fellowship.
🎧 @miriamoduill has been placed with the #BBC Radio Science Unit.
Learn more about the ABSW Media Fellowships here 👉 zurl.co/fp5v9
# MediaFellows
@KakotyPreetish is a postdoc at @ucl. He has written on disaster risk for @ConversationUK and for his Substack NL🔗 zurl.co/mzCDh
Placed at @PhysicsWorld. Supported by @UCLEngineering
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#MHJS2026
@AndyRidgway1, ABSW Board member and Associate Professor in Science Journalism at UWE, will be speaking on the panel Reporting on the Planet and Paying the Price
Andy will be discussing the findings from a joint survey ABSW and UWE ran last year
#harassment #climate
Natalie Wint is an Associate Professor of Engineering for Social Change at @ucl. Alongside this, she is an editor and podcast host.
Natalie has been placed with @guardian Environment Desk. Her fellowship is supported by @UCLEngineering
Find her work👉zurl.co/DN3Xd
Register for The Mental Health in Journalism Summit
🗓️ October 6-9, 2026
🎟 Tickets: zurl.co/3905a
ABSW is an Outreach Partner
If you are an #ABSWmember, contact us and get your promo code
#MHJS26 is organised by @selfinvestigate and co-funded by Fred Foundation
