#ABSWmembers In one week's time, you can join us at the ABSW Coffee Shop on Discord for a coffee and a pleasant chat. We meet on the last Monday of every month at 13:30 (UK time). 🍵🍹🧋🥪 zurl.co/1ygAW Join ABSW now! 🔗 zurl.co/hALjF

TURNING YOUR TOPIC INTO A STORY After a very popular workshop at our Science & Technology Journalism Summer School 2025, the ABSW brings you another opportunity to improve your skills. 👀 Have a look zurl.co/2XDWB Register for #workshop 👉 zurl.co/k3man

#workshop Turn your great idea into an amazing pitch and your topic into a story with the help of Aisling Irwin and @claireainsworth.bsky.social. 📆 Thursday, 4 June 2026 ⌚ 14:00-16:30 📍Dana Research Centre and Library, London 🎫 Book by 13:00 on Wed, 20 May (tickets from £20) 🔗 zurl.co/k3man

🌟 Meet the #YSWA2026 judging panel. We're enormously grateful to the science journalists and communicators giving their time to this year's Young Science Writer Award. Thank you for your generosity, rigour and care for the next generation of science writers. 🔗 zurl.co/Nlf0P#YSWA2026 #YSWA26 #SciComm

#ABSWmembers 🎯 Pitching Session on Discord Ever wondered how to pitch your ideas to editors? Or how to turn a spark of inspiration into a story that fits the brief? Join us today, Tuesday, 12 May, at 13:30 (UK time), on Discord. 🍵🥪✏️📰zurl.co/KT9XD

We are delighted to share that the 2025 Young Science Writer Award winning essay has now been published by @newscientist.com  zurl.co/qxiGh Written by Hasset Kifle, the piece explores the rise of so-called “super shoes” in elite running.

#ABSWmembers Join us for an informal lunchtime chat with a senior editor — test your pitches, ask questions, and build confidence in your science writing ideas. Next Tuesday, 12 May 🍵🥪✏️📰zurl.co/KT9XD Not an ABSW member yet? Join now! 🔗 zurl.co/2P33s

⚠️ABSW is postponing the workshop. 👉This is an important topic for our community, and one we remain strongly committed to. 🤝To make sure the session is as accessible, inclusive and useful as possible, we will take this time to review and restructure the workshop. 👀Stay tuned!

#ABSWmembers Will you join us today at the ABSW Coffee Shop on Discord? We meet on the last Monday of every month at 13:30 (UK time). 🍵🍹🧋🥪 zurl.co/1ygAW Are you not an ABSW member yet? Join now! 🔗 zurl.co/hALjF

#mentalhealth #onlineabuse #harassment Resilience for science journalists 📆 Thursday, 7 May 2026 ⌚ 10:00-16:00 📍 London 🔗 zurl.co/OQsBi John Crowley and Hannah Storm, at Headlines Network @andyridgway.bsky.social at #ABSW and @scicommsuwe.bsky.social#mentalhealth#onlineabuse📨 Register now and invite your fellows!

#ABSWmembers In one week's time, you can join us at the ABSW Coffee Shop on Discord for a coffee and a pleasant chat. We meet every last Monday of the month, at 13:30 (UK time). 🍵🍹🧋🥪 zurl.co/1ygAW Join ABSW now! 🔗 zurl.co/hALjF

‼️FINAL CALL #MentoringScheme 📆Deadline: TODAY, 20 April, 12:00 🔗 zurl.co/foi7F#MentoringScheme The Mentorship Scheme provides career guidance to early-career journalists from established members. 🤝We look forward to helping #ABSWmembers support each other in their careers.

Honoured to have been made a life member of @absw.bsky.social at the AGM last night And congrats to @alexobrienuk.bsky.social @sarahemilywild.bsky.social @pauladepoju.bsky.social

‼️#MentoringScheme call deadline on Monday, 20 April #ABSWmembers can apply to be a mentee or a mentor. Mentees are in the early stages of their writing or journalism career and must have already published or broadcast their work (including student outlets). Apply here: zurl.co/LOChY

Could you host ABSW #MediaFellows? 🗞️ 📻 📺 Any media outlet, in any part of the UK, can host a scientist, a clinician or an engineer, for an office-based or remote placement. Want to know more? 👉 www.absw.org.uk/articles/cop...

📢 Calling all secondary school teachers and educators! Are you teaching students aged 14–16 at a state-funded, non-selective school? Then this one's for you — and more importantly, for them.

Only 7 days left to enter the Young Science Writer Award 2026 Are you aged 14 to 16 and curious about the world around you? Do you love asking questions, exploring ideas, and communicating science in a way that informs and inspires? This is your chance to get involved.

💪 The @absw.bsky.social Board strongly supports the CLEAR Framework for AI presented in the report 'Brave New World? Justice for Creators in the Age of Gen AI'. #JusticeForCreators #AI (1/2) 🔗 www.absw.org.uk/articles/cre...

If you are a student science journalist, why not join the Association of British Science Writers #ABSW and enjoy the benefits of membership? It includes free booking for a #careeradvice event 👉 zurl.co/mKH1w Join now! 🔗 zurl.co/Q4Mg4

#ABSWmembers #Elections ⚠️ You now have just over 24 hours left to submit your nomination for the ABSW Board. Deadline: Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 23:59 GMT Full details can be found here 👉 zurl.co/4QDtR#ABSWmembers#ElectionsContact ABSW if you have any questions!

#ABSWmembers #Elections This is the second time that @munkeatlooi.bsky.social has taken on the role of Board member, but you don't need to have done it before. Just bring your new perspectives and a will to put ideas into practice. You can make a difference! 👉 zurl.co/sORCN

#ABSWmembers #Elections Why should anyone even think about joining the ABSW Board? “Is a great way to get involved with projects that matter to you as a writer”, @evaamsen.com said. You don't need to have experience as a board member or even in an association. 👀 zurl.co/zwuWw

#ABSWmembers #students Are you a student science journalist seeking personalised #careeradvice from experienced professionals on your next career step? Join the ABSW online session on Wed, 25 February, at 19:00. Book now! zurl.co/nZ1n3#ABSWmembers#students#careeradvice#speeddating #networking

#ABSWmembers #Elections Fewer than 25% of respondents to the latest ABSW survey identified as non-white. This tells us that we are missing the voices of people who should be shaping decisions. Let's change it together. Join the ABSW Board! Details 👉 zurl.co/Ubbob

#ABSWmembers #AGM 📆 Thursday, 26 March 2026 ⌚ from 18:00 (AGM and networking) 📍 The Francis Crick Institute 💻 Zoom 🎫 zurl.co/iTMfm#ABSWmembers#AGM You'll have the chance to hear about ABSW work during 2025, contribute to plans for 2026 and meet the new board members.

#ABSWmembers #Elections ABSW is seeking a diverse range of voices to join its Board. Why not take this opportunity to have your say among your peers? If you know anyone who could offer a fresh perspective, please invite them too. zurl.co/HjEGZ

#ABSWmembers #elections @evaamsen.com has joined the ABSW Board in 2024 and is the European Representative. ABSW is a large and welcoming community. As a board member, Eva feels an even stronger connection to it. Why don't you stand for a Board role? 👉 zurl.co/SYDDq

Exclusive event! ♟️Meet & play with chess champion Jennifer Shahade. In this interactive evening, attendees will have the chance to take part in a simul (playing 10+ games simultaneously) with Jennifer. Booking is free but mandatory for #ABSWmembers 🎫zurl.co/eqrop

#ABSWmembers #Elections @andyextance.bsky.social has been ABSW Chair since 2020, completing his 3rd term in the role. Andy speaks about how much ABSW has transformed his career, and how being chair was a great way to pay that back. He encourages other members to join the Board. zurl.co/NXEgU

#ABSWmembers Book Writers’ Coffee Break ☕Discord Join us tomorrow! 📆Wed 4 Feb, 13:30 Grab a coffee and join fellow science writers, journalists, communicators, and scientists to exchange thoughts, experiences, and questions about the writing process. 🔗zurl.co/oJCxe

⚠️Exclusive event! ABSW members, and staff and students of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social are invited to meet and play with chess champion Jennifer Shahade. Chaired by @alexobrienuk.bsky.social 📆 Tuesday, 10 February 2026 ⌚18:30 - 21:00 📍Strand Campus, King's College London 🎫 zurl.co/eqrop

Have you taken time to reflect on all you've accomplished this past year? Here are some fun and unique ways to celebrate your work: healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/01...

#ABSWmembers ABSW Full and Life members are invited to stand for election to the ABSW Board. Posts open: - Chair - Vice-Chair - 2 general Board members 📆Nominations by Wed, 18 February, 23:59 GMT 💻Submit via the official online form🔗zurl.co/1whS7

If you are a student science journalist, why not join the Association of British Science Writers #ABSW and enjoy the benefits of membership? It includes free booking for a #careeradvice event 👉 zurl.co/GIDmu Join now! 🔗 zurl.co/eesa9

#ABSWawards FINAL CALL!!! ⚠️ Entries close at 23:59 (GMT) on Saturday, 31 January 2026. Enter now! 🔗 zurl.co/ROMvh#ABSWawards "What else can you do except plough ahead, enjoy the work, send some of it to awards programs and hope for the best?" - Robin George Andrews, News Item of the Year 2025

Whether you’ve just started thinking about writing a book or are already deep into a manuscript, the Book Writers’ Coffee Break is a relaxed space for #ABSWmembers to talk about the joys and challenges of #BookWriting. 📆4 February 2026, 13:30, Discord zurl.co/Z5uNB

#ABSWawards As a freelancer, Robin Andrews was thrilled by the recognition from UK peers. His advice: "Submit a piece of work that clearly fits in with what the judges are looking for, but also one you enjoyed writing the most." Enter! zurl.co/ZF9EM @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social

📅 Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 12:30–14:30pm (CET) ✍ Registration form: forms.gle/m4UmJb8HcBX8.... ⌛ Deadline for registrations: Monday, 9 February 2026, at is 10:00 (CET). 💬Trainers: @andyridgway.bsky.social and Emma Weitkamp, from @scicommsuwe.bsky.social.

#MediaFellows Media Fellowships are offered through a sponsoring institution or university who fund the Fellowship for their members/employees. If you are an individual who would like to become a Media Fellow then ask your employer to get in touch. 🔗 www.absw.org.uk/pages/media-...

⚠️NEW INTERACTIVE EVENT⚠️ #ABSWmembers and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social are invited to a unique opportunity to meet and play with chess champion @jenshahade.bsky.social Chaired by @alexobrienuk.bsky.social Book now! 👉 zurl.co/qeTyd

#ABSWawards 🔬The Dr Katharine Giles Award for best new academic voice Read👀zurl.co/67Cn7

#ABSWawards "The judges are interested in science and technology that change lives. But we know that readers, viewers and listeners are also fascinated by stories of no apparent utility that change their attitude toward the universe." - Martin Ince, 2026 Awards chair Enter now!🔗zurl.co/WcZp7

#ABSWawards 🎥Video of the year For video journalism produced for online, where STEM is the primary issue covered. The award aims to recognise content which is produced specifically for an online audience (not work intended for broadcast on a TV channel). 🔗 zurl.co/MMIli Watch 👀zurl.co/1uyhX

#ABSWawards 🎧The Royal Society Audio Award For an audio programme or podcast where STEM is the primary issue covered. The award can be for a single programme or series, although only one item in the series can be entered. 🔗 zurl.co/MMIli Listen 👂 zurl.co/klgtZ

#ABSWmembers #LateChristmasParty🎄 One week to go to ABSW "Missed the Deadline" Christmas party. Don't miss the chance to network with ABSW fellows. Book your place now! 🎫 zurl.co/3VT6d#ABSWmembers#LateChristmasPartyJoin us in-person or online. All members invited. 📆 Wed, 28 January 2026

#ABSWawards 📓Opinion Piece/Editorial of the Year For written work that expresses an opinion or aims to change opinion. This includes opinion columns, editorials and blogs. ‼️Submit by PDF🔗 zurl.co/MMIli Read 👀zurl.co/cgyKp

#ABSWawards 💷Research Policy or Funding Story of the Year For stories that tackle policy and funding agendas related to science and technology research. Any format🔗 zurl.co/MMIli Read 👀zurl.co/00r1x

#ABSWmembers #CoffeeBreak #networking 🍵 Let's meet on Monday, 26 January 2026, at 13:30 (UK time) for the first ABSW Coffee Break of the year. Looking forward to seeing you and learning about your upcoming projects. Every last Monday of the month in Discord 👉 zurl.co/eLXOn

📣 Nominations are now open for the #HardingPrize for Trustworthy Communication! 🏆 We’re looking for clear, balanced evidence-based communications that help people make informed decisions. Submit your article, video, podcast or post by 15 Feb 2026! t.co/8iec0BZDcE