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The ABSW Awards 2013, supported by Janssen Research and Development, are currently being judged and closed for entry on 24 March 2013.

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Guardian Masterclass in Science Journalism - 10% discount for ABSW Members
Thursday, 25 April 2013 - Thanks to James Randerson the ABSW has obtained a 10% discount for its members for the Guardian's Introduction to science journalism masterclass on June 23rd. All members should receive an email providing the discount code. If you do... Read More...

Abel Prize for 2013 awarded
Thursday, 21 March 2013 - Oslo, 20 March 2013 The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2013 to Pierre Deligne, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He receives the Abel Prize “for seminal contributions to... Read More...

New Lectureship in Science Communication - UCL
Thursday, 21 March 2013 - The Science and Technology Studies department at UCL is delighted to announce a new Lectureship in Science Communication. The field of specialisation within science communication is open, but we have a strong preference for the convergence of two... Read More...

ABSW Science Writers’ Awards 2013 - Judges Announced
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 - The judges for the 2013 ABSW Science Writers' Awards supported by Janssen Research and Development are: Connie St Louis (Chair) President, ABSW, Broadcast Journalist and Director, Science Journalism MA, City University Ehsan Masood Editor,... Read More...

New Student Publication from the Institute of Psychiatry The Looking Glass
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 - The first issue of a new postgraduate publication 'The Looking Glass' was published by the Institute of Psychiatry in January this year. Described as 'a new postgraduate publication developed by students at the Institute of Psychiatry... Read More...

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Job: Physical Sciences Reporter - Nature
Friday, 19 April 2013 - NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Job title: Physical Sciences Reporter Department: Nature Nature,... Read More...

Job: The Charlesworth Group - Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
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Job: Technical Writer - Barcelona, Spain
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Job: Public Policy Journalist - Research Fortnight - Shoreditch, London
Thursday, 14 March 2013 - Public Policy Journalist at Research Fortnight: your chance to develop high-quality journalism... Read More...

Job: Freelance Writers Required
Saturday, 09 March 2013 - Freelance Writers Required! We are looking for freelance writers with a Chemistry... Read More...

ABSW News

ABSW New Year Party 2013
Wednesday, 02 January 2013 - We are pleased to announce that the ABSW New Year Party will be held on Monday 21st January 2013.... Read More...

Reminder: Special General Meeting / Seminars - 3rd May 2011
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 - Please see below the text of the email which we are trying to send out to all ABSW members... Read More...

Important notice to all ABSW members
Friday, 21 January 2011 - Important notice to all ABSW members Friday, 21st January 2011 We have finally succeeded in... Read More...

Draft minutes ABSW AGM 2010
Thursday, 13 January 2011 - Dear Member, in advance of the 2011 ABSW AGM, the Association is publishing the draft minutes of... Read More...

Can you RELATE to this? Research Labs for Teaching Journalists experience
Sunday, 19 December 2010 - Over the past two years a European Union project has taken 80 journalism students and early-career... Read More...

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