Purpletigron

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship looking at source-journalist relationships in the reporting of climate change.

***Deadline for applications is 6th February***

Applicants should have a good masters degree in science communication, media studies, sociology of science or other relevant field.

The studentship will start in October 2011 and will cover Home Fees and maintenance at standard research council rates.

Further details can be found at: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/sciencecommunicationgroup

"There are lots of people who are underpaid, but this is one of those instances where people are paid low wages to provide the expertise to people who are often simply not as knowledgable."

"Initiatives in the pipeline to increase the number of pupils taking separate Sciences will have a considerable knock on effect on the workload of Technicians. Technicians are already recognised by professional bodies as the "expert" in the Science Department on practical Science issues, often training teachers in practical techniques and advising on safety, yet we earn less than £10 per hour. This state of affairs needs to remedied quickly if Science Education is to be at the forefront of government policy."

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Technicians/

Deadline is 6th March

Please copy to anyone you might know who's interested in the future of science / science education in the UK.

NSF reports that hurricanes have significantly worsened over the past 30 years.

I'm looking for links to scientists (in the broadest sense) talking about science. I'm particularly interested in explanations of their own area of expertise, and their own experience of research.

Examples:

• A. S. Eddington on stars from Bibliomania.Com
• Feynman.com
• Einstein Online
• Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
• early years of AIDS research - NIH researchers
• Marie Curie

(mostly from Gary Agranat.)

Thanks! Edit I'm also collecting interesting 'news clippings':

• BBC Online Science and Nature WWW, News UK and News World editions
• The Telegraph Online Health pages (login reqd, no Science section!)
• The Guardian Unlimited'Science' ('Life')
• New Scientist (loads of ads)
• Nature (subscription reqd)