Helping bridge the communication gap between journalists and scientists

The Media Fellowships aim to give scientists and their colleagues, the confidence and willingness to engage with the media and tackle issues of mistrust and misrepresentation and to give journalists access to new scientific expertise.

The scheme reflects the British Science Association's commitment to increasing the accessibility of the sciences and providing opportunities for discussion and debate.

The scheme has had impacts [1] on Fellows, media hosts and scientific institutions since 1987, when it first started.

The Media Fellowship scheme is the only one of its kind in the UK.

How

Media Fellows spend three to six weeks over the summer working with a media host [2]: national press, broadcast or online media.

The Fellows gain a greater awareness and understanding of the workings of the media and produce accurate and well-informed news pieces. Media Fellows will also work in the Press Centre at the British Science Festival.

Who

Up to ten Media Fellowships are awarded each year to scientists, social scientists, clinicians and engineers from different backgrounds and stages of their career.

Have a look at who are the 2013 Media Fellows [3].

The Fellows [4]'s experience is shared on their reports and yearbook.

Have a look at Jonathan Ball's thoughts about being a scientist in the media [5]. Jonathan was one of the 2012 Media Fellows.

For eligibility criteria and other practicalities please consult the Media Fellows applications [6] page.

When

The 2013 applications are now closed. Application will open again in January 2014.

You can have a look at the Media Fellowships timeline [7].

Keep up to date

Sign up [8] to our Public Engagement newsletter and follow us on Twitter @MediaFellows.

For tips on how to engage with the media, have a look at our media resources [9] page.

Have a look at our other projects [10]. 

More on Media Fellowships

The Fellows [4] | Media hosts [2] | Impacts [1] | Supporters [11] | Contact us [12]