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After the media fellowship

Posted by Kathryn at 16:28 • 0 comments
I recently finished a month-long British Science Association Media Fellowship, spending three weeks at Nature and one week at the British Science Festival in Aberdeen. I’ve talked more about my thoughts on this experience at the Wellcome Trust blog. I’m now left wondering what on Earth I am going to do with all my newfound skillz....
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