MyGlasgow News

Tom Sheldon, senior press officer at the Science Media Centre (SMC) in London, will be visiting on Tuesday 14 May to deliver a talk to University scientists and engineers about building relationships with the press.

The SMC, established in 2002, is housed in the Wellcome Trust. Its philosophy is “The media will DO science better when scientists DO the media better.”

The Centre believes that scientists can have a huge impact on the way the media cover scientific issues, by engaging more quickly and more effectively with the stories that are influencing public debate and attitudes to science.

Tom will be presenting on how the SMC can work with academics to provide the public and policymakers with accurate and evidence-based information about science and engineering through the media, particularly on controversial and headline news stories.

He’s also keen to find out more about past, current and future research at the University.
 
The event, which is free to attend, will take place between 10am and 11am on Tuesday 14 May in Lecture Theatre 201 in the Boyd Orr Building.
 
For more information on the event, contact Ross Barker in the Media Relations Office on ext 8593 / ross.barker@glasgow.ac.uk

For more information on the Science Media Centre, visit http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/

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First published: 9 May 2013