Hosts are based in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Dublin with the majority of placements being in London. The Fellowships cover reasonable travel and accommodation costs. The British Science Association will arrange accommodation for your placement as well as for the British Science Festival. You will be expected to make your own travel arrangements.
In 2010, Fellows will have the chance to work at BBC News, BBC Radio & Online, The Times, the Times Higher Education suppliment, the Scotsman, The Financial Times, the Guardian, BBC Factual, BBC Wales and the Irish Times. We also hope to see the return of previous hosts BBC Countryfile, Nature, and the Science Media Centre,
In the past placements have also been offered at:
BBC Factual/Innovation Nation
Focus
BBC Look North
New Scientist
BBC News and Current Affairs
The Daily Telegraph
BBCi
The Independent
Channel 4 News
The Observer
Einstein.tv
Yorkshire TV
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"It was enlightening to find out what makes a story and how journalists develop stories from what they are told in press conferences. The angle they see on some of the research is certainly not what you would take away as a scientist."
Kirstin Goldring, Neuroscientist, Imperial College London