Ten aspiring pharmaceutical scientists picked for media event
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has chosen 10 young pharmaceutical scientists from British universities to take part in a special event that aims to increase the contribution of young scientists to public debates about science through the media.
The event, entitled “The voice of young scientists in the media”,
takes place on Friday 17 September at the science
media centre of the
Royal Institution in London. The programme will combine a discussion
about science-related controversies in media reporting with practical
guidance and skills to help younger scientists make a greater contribution
to these debates.
The event has been organised by Sense
About Science (a charitable trust
that promotes an evidence-based approach to scientific issues in the
public domain) jointly with four sponsoring organisations — the
Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the Health and Science Communication Trust,
the Society for Endocrinology and the Society for General Microbiology.
Each sponsor was allocated 10 places to award to deserving young scientists.
In May, young pharmaceutical scientists with an interest in communicating
with the media were asked to send a short CV and covering letter to the
Society’s Science Secretary, John Clements, explaining why they
wanted to attend the event (PJ, 22 May, p649).
Nine of the Society’s chosen 10 young scientists are PhD students.
They are: Lindsay Holden, Naomi Hubber and Elizabeth Wright (Aston University);
Isla Jenkinson (University of Brighton); Emily Cooper and Chris Grainger
(King’s College London); Emma Lepp (University of Manchester);
and Michele Burke and Ian Turner (University of Nottingham).
The 10th choice is Kristina Link, a new pharmacy graduate at the University
of Bradford who takes up a postgraduate place next month. Ms Link said: “As
someone with an interest in helping to promote the work of pharmacy and
pharmacists in the media, I’m really looking forward to this event
and the opportunity to liaise with other like-minded scientists.”
Dr Clements said: “We were impressed by the quality of entries
we received and heartened to see that the future of pharmaceutical science
lies with such enthusiastic individuals. We hope that we can further
inspire them to take an active role in communicating evidence-based research
to a wider audience.”
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