Posted by Katrina Charles, BA Media Fellow

Hello from the 2008 European City of Culture. That is Liverpool, home of the Beatles, Everton football club, and for the next week, the BA Festival of Science.

The BA is the British Association for the Advancement of Science, an organisation that is working to bridge the gap between science and the public. One of the ways they do that is through the Festival of Science. From the programme:

“The BA Festival of Science features top scientists and commentators from all over the country, all of whom are committed to public debate and discussion of the advances and issues that affect us all – this is unique experience for you to question them about what they do, why they do it and what might happen in the future.”

So here am I to find who is asking what, and to keep you up-to-date, and hopefully entertained, with the goings on at the festival. You can find out more about the festival programme at the website.

But who am I? I am the product of one of the BA’s other programmes, the BA Media Fellowships scheme. I’m a researcher who has been temporarily transplanted from the lab to Nature’s news desk.

And for all my hard work at Nature News, I am being rewarded with a week as a real roving science journalist, working hard in the press office at the festival, and relaxing with a little liquid refreshment in the evenings. There’ll be more posts throughout the week.

Posted by Katrina Charles, BA Media Fellow

Hello from the 2008 European City of Culture. That is Liverpool, home of the Beatles, Everton football club, and for the next week, the BA Festival of Science.

The BA is the British Association for the Advancement of Science, an organisation that is working to bridge the gap between science and the public. One of the ways they do that is through the Festival of Science. From the programme:

“The BA Festival of Science features top scientists and commentators from all over the country, all of whom are committed to public debate and discussion of the advances and issues that affect us all – this is unique experience for you to question them about what they do, why they do it and what might happen in the future.”

So here am I to find who is asking what, and to keep you up-to-date, and hopefully entertained, with the goings on at the festival. You can find out more about the festival programme at the website.

But who am I? I am the product of one of the BA’s other programmes, the BA Media Fellowships scheme. I’m a researcher who has been temporarily transplanted from the lab to Nature’s news desk.

And for all my hard work at Nature News, I am being rewarded with a week as a real roving science journalist, working hard in the press office at the festival, and relaxing with a little liquid refreshment in the evenings. There’ll be more posts throughout the week.