The AHRC and BBC have announced ten academics who have won the title of ‘BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Thinkers. The panel have selected some of the country’s brightest early-career academics who have potential to communicate their innovative research findings through engaging broadcasting. The winners of the scheme will receiving mentoring, are featuring this week on BBC Radio 3’ s Night Waves programme and will deliver talks during the Free Thinking Festival of Ideas. The selected ECRs will also be given the opportunity to develop ideas for television in-conjunction with BBC Television Arts.
Further details, can be found here.
If you are looking for ways in which to develop your public engagement activities, through the medium of radio, please contact Becca on redwards@bournemouth.ac.uk or 01202 961206.
AHRC & BBC Radio 3 – applications for New Generation Thinkers 2017
AHRC & BBC Radio 3 – applications for New Generation Thinkers 2017
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