Nominate your favourite science commentator for the 2013 Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards
3 June 2013
The Comment Awards celebrate the achievements of the UK's finest and most influential print and online commentators, and their editors. Judges are made up of leading opinion formers from politics, business, culture, and society.
Mark Henderson, Head of Communications at the Wellcome Trust, said: "The insights and approaches of science and medicine have important implications for the great challenges of the day, from energy and the environment to healthcare and economic recovery. The Wellcome Trust's mission is not only to fund extraordinary research, but also to promote public engagement so that thought-provoking discussion of science is embedded in the national conversation.
"Challenging media comment, grounded in evidence, is an important part of that conversation. As well as celebrating those commentators who already write compellingly about science, we hope this award will encourage more writers to engage with science and encourage editors to commission more of these pieces."
Mark will be helping judge the science category together with: Professor Anne Johnson, University College London; Fiona Fox, Director of the Science Media Centre; and Dr Ewan Birney, Associate Director of the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute.
The year's awards will be chaired by BBC Children In Need's Chairman, Stevie Spring, Senior Independent Director at the Engine Group and business advisor to the Shadow Chancellor and The Big Issue Group.
The fifth consecutive annual awards, run by networking organisation Editorial Intelligence, will take place on 26 November 2013, where the 'who's who' of British journalism will see the awards presented to the finest UK commentators.
Nominations are open. The website includes details of all the categories.
Contact
Georgina Hill
Deliberate PR
T +44 (0) 207 243 2746
E georgina@deliberate-pr.com
Craig Brierley
Media Relations Manager
Wellcome Trust
T +44 (0)20 7611 7329
E c.brierley@wellcome.ac.uk
Notes to Editors
About the Wellcome Trust
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Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. It supports the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities. The Trust’s breadth of support includes public engagement, education and the application of research to improve health. It is independent of both political and commercial interests.
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