Welcome to our new members

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ABSW welcomed nearly 50 new members from March to August 2025, with 25 included in the Student members category. No doubt this year's highly rated ABSW Science & Technology Journalism Summer School, one of our major programmes, was a major driver of these new memberships. 

Among our members, some are pursuing a career change, others want training, and many are looking to network with like-minded professionals. We are happy to see that some members have joined the ABSW because we were recommended by our members. Why not be the next to recommend us to a colleague?

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Say hello to our latest members, and make them feel part of the network!

• Khalid Akram, PhD researcher in Biotechnology at the University of Westminster
  
• Sarah Angliss is a composer and researcher of sound technology
  
• Emily Barrett, PhD student at The University of Manchester
• Craig Beall, senior lecturer at the University of Exeter

"I find myself increasingly recommending my students join the ASBW, given that they provide so many great courses, and now the time has come for me to join." – Craig Beall

• Joanne Beckmann, Consultant Community Paediatrician & Clinical Director at the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
  
• Tally Berens, a chemistry graduate from the University of Edinburgh
  
• Julianne Burçoğlu, medical editor at Klick Health
  
• Konstantin Chterev, Postgraduate researcher at the University of Surrey
  
• Joe Churcher, communications officer at The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
  
• Ivana Miletic Demmel, founder of Movement Kitchen
  
• Carmen Denman Hume, communications officer for scientific programmes at Wellcome Sanger Institute
  
• Peter Forbes is a science writer (books, articles and reviews)
  
• Marieke Gijsberts is looking to find her way into science writing
• Chijioke Godwins, PhD researcher at The University of Manchester
  
• Ashleigh Goodenough, PhD student at the University of Leeds
  
• Ottilie Goodfellow has a Science Communication Industrial Placement at Science & Technology Facilities Council
  
• Petra Gudelj, Digital and Social Media Coordinator at The Faraday Institution
  
• Sophie Hardach is a freelance journalist
  
• Rhys Harris, student at Swansea University
  
• Noah Heywood, Sci-Tech Editor for Palatinate at Durham University
  
• Eleanor Howard, Global Study Manager at AstraZeneca
  
• Peter Hurrell, science communication officer at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (STFC)
  
• Daryl Ilbury is a science journalist, writer and author

"I want to exchange ideas with fellow science writers. I also sense that professional science writing is under threat. I want to be part of a concerted effort to tackle that threat." – Daryl Ilbury

• Amara Jonathan is an MRes student at University College London and is actively working towards a full-time, lifelong career as a Medical Journalist.
  
• Canqi Li, doctoral student in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford
  
• Amy MacLaren, operations manager at pointSeven
  
• Sophie Maclean is a student at King's College London, in the early stages of writing a book
  
• Mia McDonald Rose, student at University College London
  
• Grace Mead, MSc Science Communication from University College London
  
• Alice Pincham says: "As part of my undergraduate degree, I undertook an internship writing blog articles for the science communications company Scientia. Since then, I have been building my portfolio with the intention of beginning freelance science writing work once I have completed my MScR in Physics [University of Bristol]."
  
• Azul Pinochet-Barros is transitioning her career into science writing and writing a microbiology popular science book
  
• Anna Purdue, communications officer at RAL Space, based at STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
  
• Lottie Rowedder, at Imperial College London
  
• Marian Scaife is a student at Nottingham Trent University
  
• Shourya Shrivastava, student at University College London

"I am incredibly passionate about science communication, with previous experience in science podcasting and blogging. I have been fortunate enough to study Scientific Journalism under Prof. Sunny Bains [former ABSW board member], under whose mentorship and suggestion, I look forward to being a member of ABSW." – Shourya Shrivastava

• Margaret Siyawamwaya, research fellow at University College London
  
• Clara Stancombe Postigo, publications assistant at The Caroline Walker Trust
  
• Josephine Stewart, PhD student at the University of St Andrews
  
• James Tapper, reporter at The Observer
  
• Clare Tower, consultant at Tower Medical Limited
  
• Keren Turton, tissue culture facilities manager at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
  
• Mason Wakley has recently interned as a science writer at Chemistry World Freelance
  
• Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay, senior research associate at the University of Cambridge
  
• Anthony Welsh is currently in the ABSW Mentoring Scheme

"My experience as Senior Team Editor and Science Sub-Editor for The Courier at Newcastle University gave me a strong foundation in science journalism, and I was proud to be part of a team that won Best Science Section or Publication at the 2024 Student Publication Association Awards, judged by ABSW." – Anthony Welsh

• Kate Whiteway, science communicator at the University of Sheffield
  
• Liza Willow, Project Support Officer at the Environment Agency
  
• Maria Witczak says: "During my studies, I contributed to a range of student magazines, writing for the Science and Technology sections. In April 2024, I started my first publishing role in the Microbiology Society, and I received a promotion in April 2025 to a Publishing Operations Advisor."
• Laura Woodrow, freelancer at Nature

Svenja Nierwetberg and Adwait Sharma are ABSW Media Fellows and recently also joined as members.