Welcome to members who joined us in July, August and September

Credits: Photo by Frans van Heerden at Pexel

Over the summer months, ABSW welcomed over 40 new members coming from diverse backgrounds; some are still students, others are freelance science writers and others are established science communicators.

They are now all enjoying the full range of ABSW membership benefits, like access to journals (including Eurekalert! ABSW’s Lead Professional Development Partner), free and discounted rates at ABSW events, being part of a community of like-minded professionals, and more. If you are not a member yet, consider joining us now.

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Membership subscriptions include full, associate and student (up to two years after graduation). ABSW runs a support scheme for students and colleagues in financial difficulty who are struggling to pay for ABSW membership. You can either support this scheme by donating or be supported if in need.

Say hello to our latest members.

• Vittorio Aita is a Research Associate in the Department of Physics at King's College London;
• Vijay Alagarsamy is a Curriculum Developer at SS&C Blue Prism;
• Sumeep Bath is an Editorial and Communications Manager at IISD Experimental Lakes Area;
• Zoe Chernova is a Science and Health Communicator;
• Alanna Collen is a freelance author;
• Athena Dinar is the Head of Media at the British Antarctic Survey;
• Gracie Enticknap is a freelance science writer and a member of the Early Career Science Writers Network;
• Sam Forbes-Fairfax is a MSc Science Communication student at the University of Sheffield;
• Carla Hart is a researcher and specialist in human-animal interaction at the University of Lincoln;
• Victoria Hatch is a Communications Officer at the European Bioinformatics Institute, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL);
• Alexandra Hoekstra is a freelance writer;
• Olivia Holmes is a Bioscience graduate from the University of Leicester with a keen interest in starting a career in science communication and writing; 
• Mark Honigsbaum is both a freelancing journalist and writing for The Conversation;
• Shakira Hoosain is a Campaign Strategist and Senior Copywriter at the University of Pretoria;
• Numan Hussain is a student at The Open University;
• Spatika Jayaram is a PhD. student at the Dept. Of Physiology Development and Neuroscience of the University of Cambridge;

"I have been to ABSW events before and had the opportunity to meet and chat with many people in the field of writing about science. This networking has led to me becoming a better communicator, storyteller and writer as our world changes so quickly." – Athena Dinar, Head of Media at the British Antarctic Survey

• Heath Jeffries is the Head of Communications at The Pirbright Institute;
• Kat Kaplia a Pharmaceutical Science student at the Kingston University;
• George Litchfield is a Marketing and PR Assistant at eLife Sciences Publications;
• Amy McCall is a PhD student at the University of Oxford;
• Liam Joseph McCloskey is a freelance science writer;
• Michelle McWilliams is the Head of Communications & Knowledge Exchange at The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen;
• Marion O'Sullivan is the Head of Communication and Impact, Scientific Computing at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC);
• Edward Reed is a MSc Environmental Science student at The Open University;
• Rachael Rowe is a freelance journalist and writer;
• Udani Samarasekera is a freelance health and science journalist;
• Fred Schwaller is a freelance writer and journalist;
• Ana Sousa is a Communication Officer at the  London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM);
• Olga Ucar is a freelance science writer;
• Hollie Watmuff is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the New York University;
• Jessica White is an aspiring science writer, who graduated from the University of Cambridge;
• Angela Wipperman is a freelance science writer and communicator.

We also welcomed as members this year's fellows in the ABSW Media Fellowship programme: Elizabeth Barsotti, Linzy Elton, Daniel Giles, Rebecca Irons, Abbie Jordan, Declan McLaughlin, Stephen Morris, Tanya Procyshyn, Jasmine Reggiani, and Tiffany Taylor. If you want to know what they worked on over the last few months, check it out here.

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