Impacts of a Fellowship
What difference does a Fellowship make? A very sensible question! The impacts listed below are a summary of comments made by Fellows over the last few years at the debrief day at the end of the Fellowships.
Impacts on Fellows
Impacts on Fellows
- better understanding of the media - for example, how to have positive experiences, how to work with the media, how to pitch a story, what makes a good/bad press release
- improved writing skills
- developed broad range of communication skills
- increased confidence
- wider understanding and appreciation of science beyond personal field
- better promotion of institution through the media - through greater links between press office and academics, new contacts, media workshops, greater understanding of the media process
- increase in science communication activity
- higher quality teaching
