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Engaging general audiences may involve letting go Speakers at the ABSW Summer School 2025 shared insights for engaging general audiences, including knowing when to let go. By Derya Cavga.

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Derya Cavga is a beginner science writer with a specialist background. What she learnt at ABSW Summer School 2025 can be reviewed in 4 stages of writing (and a conclusion).

Read what she wrote for ABSW website here 👉 zurl.co/ADFPP

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Annual social event for ABSW, MJA and Stempra is coming soon - 21 August 2025, in London.

#ABSWmembers, you can book your place here👉 www.absw.org.uk/events/absw-...

Have a great evening with @mja-uk.bsky.social and @stempra.bsky.social fellows!
📸And send us some funny pictures!

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #245 Why newsrooms must rethink science journalism before the next crisis + Crafting clear and conversational Q&As.

Aimed at giving scientists the confidence to engage with the media, and to bridge the gap between journalists & scientists, @absw.bsky.social media fellowships also tackle mistrust and misrepresentation, and build understanding between science & society. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

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🚀 Starting out in science journalism?

Join ABSW for:
🎓 Mentoring & advice
📝 Pitching & publishing experience
☕ A supportive Discord space
📚 Resources tailored for UK-based science writers

Be part of a welcoming, expert community: zurl.co/Ueipt

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Why join ABSW?

The UK's leading network for science journalists and writers offers:
🧠 Professional development
📢 Publishing opportunities
🤝 Networking & mentoring
🎓 Support for students & early-career writers

Join now! zurl.co/Pqtbj

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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #243 Eight tips from environmental reporters in covering climate crisis + How to build — and keep — a source's trust.

👉Meet the winners of the 2025 @absw.bsky.social Awards

✍️Tackling #misinformation is a long game: here’s how science journalists can help.

🌏Eight tips from environmental reporters.

Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

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We want to praise all 2025 winners 🎉, ask for a round of applause for our finalists👏, and send a huge "thank you" to our judges.💪

Thanks to our partners, too:
@abpi.bsky.social
@royalsociety.org
Dr Katharine Giles Fund
@alphagalileo

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Thank you, @philipcball.bsky.social and the panel of judges for all your hard work. 💪

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🏆#ABSWawards 2025

🎉Lifetime Achievement Award🎉

Clive Cookson, Financial Times
@clivecookson.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
👏👏👏Congratulations!!!

Clive Cookson became FT senior science writer in October 2023, after more than 30 years as science editor.

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👉Feature of the Year – general audience

🎉Tess McClure @tessairini.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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👉Feature of the Year - specialist audience

🎉Nisha Gaind @springernature.com
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👉News Analysis of the Year

🎉Slavea Chankova @economist.com
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👉News Item of the Year

🎉Robin Andrews @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social
@quantamagazine.bsky.social

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👉Video of the Year

🎉Victoria Gill, Kevin Church & Kate Stephens, BBC News channel, BBC iPlayer and BBC 2
@bbcvic.bsky.social #BBC
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👉Steve Connor Award for investigative science journalism - in memory of science journalist Steve Connor

🎉Sophie Borland @bmj.com
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👉Opinion Piece or Editorial of the Year

🎉Oliver Morton @eaterofsun.bsky.social @economist.com

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👉Research Policy or Funding Story of the Year

🎉Elizabeth Gibney @lizziegibney.bsky.social @springernature.com

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👉Dr Katharine Giles Award for best popular article written by a scientist, technologist or engineer
Thanks to the Dr Katharine Giles Fund

🎉Jack Goulder, Medical Doctor, NHS
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👉Newcomer of the Year
Thanks to @abpi.bsky.social

🎉Maeve Cullinan, Global Health Security reporter, The Daily Telegraph
@maevecullinan.bsky.social @telegraphnews.bsky.social

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🏆#ABSWawards 2025

📢In around 24 hours, the winners of the ABSW Awards will be announced.
Be the first to know by following us here @absw.bsky.social

🎉ABSW Awards Ceremony 2025
📆9 July 2025
⌚19:00 - 20:00
📍The Royal Institution

Make your bets and tag your favourite writer below. 👇
🔗zurl.co/IJO9I

#Benefits

🚀 Starting out in science journalism?

Join ABSW for:
🎓 Mentoring & advice
📝 Pitching & publishing experience
☕ A supportive Discord space
📚 Resources tailored for UK-based science writers

Be part of a welcoming, expert community: zurl.co/zEIQZ

#ABSWmembers

📣#Pitching Session at Discord

If you are a student or an early-career science writer or want to practice your pitching and writing skills, join us this Tuesday, July 8, during lunchtime (13h30 to 14h30 GMT), at Discord ABSW Coffee Shop.

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🚨 Calling #ABSWmembers!

Want to pitch a story for our website or resources page?
Join our next Pitching Session at the ABSW Discord – Tue, 8 July at 13:30 GMT.

🗞️ News, tips, tools for sci journos – not science stories!

More info 👉 zurl.co/xwZ5J

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