Broadcast

By working with broadcasters, you can help ensure the flow of research ideas and accurate content into the public’s single most significant source of information. We provide opportunities to influence and collaborate with broadcast professionals, stimulating the development of great biomedical and historical stories.

Getting involved with broadcast projects

We create links into the broadcast sector through opportunities to inform specific projects or proposals in development and to discuss, pitch and enrich new broadcast commission ideas. Find out more about the Wellcome Trust’s broadcast strategy.

We contact our researchers to involve the right people in specific projects; however, if you have an idea or want to know more about getting involved, please contact us.

Great stories, effectively pitched are the lifeblood of the broadcast industry, so it's not surprising that our Narrative Skills Workshops grew out of our work here. Take a closer look at how this training could develop your ability to communicate through broadcast media.

Wellcome Trust and BBC placement scheme: Under this prestigious broadcast scheme, Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellows have the opportunity to undertake a four-week internship at the BBC science unit in Central London or Glasgow. Learn more about the scheme

Case study Telling a narrative through film Read how attending our narrative skills workshop helped Elizabeth Hurren work with the broadcast industry.

Science Media Studentships: These awards offer financial support for two practising biomedical scientists to undertake a postgraduate qualification in Science Media Production at Imperial College London and follow this with a six-month placement working in the broadcast industry.

Sheffield Documentary Film Festival: Every year we take ten researchers to the UK's leading documentary festival to participate in the Wellcome Trust-sponsored 'Science at Sheffield' strand of events. Participants meet leading producers and commissioners and learn more about the broadcast industry.

Our video presents the experiences of two researchers who attended the 2009 festival.

Crossover: A unique series of creative 'laboratories' where scientists join experienced and talented professionals from different sectors of the audiovisual industry with the purpose of developing ideas for innovative cross-platform programmes, products or services.

If you would like to participate in any of the broadcast activities, please get in touch.

The Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards encourage collaboration between scientists, so if you have an idea for a project or would like to learn more, please contact us.