Science Media Centre

The Science Media Centre

The Science Media Centre is an independent venture working to promote the voices, stories and views of the scientific community to the national news media when science is in the headlines.

Contact us on 020 7670 2980 if you are a print, broadcast or online journalist working in the UK national news media and:

- need a news interview with a scientist

- have a question about a major science story

- need a background briefing on a scientific topic

More information about us

- Read more about the work we do at the Centre.

- Read the Consultation Report that has shaped our goals.

- Read what they say about us, comments about the Science Media Centre from scientists, journalists and press officers.

Contact us

Visitors and deliveries:
21 Albemarle Street
London
W1S 4BS

tel: +44 (0)20 7670 2980
fax: +44 (0)20 7670 2950

e-mail: smc@sciencemediacentre.org

Links for the public:

The Science Media Centre is a service for national news journalists. If you are a member of the public, and have a question about science, you could try: Mad Sci Network, Ask Dr Universe or How Stuff Works.

NHS Choices: Behind the Headlines provides an unbiased and evidence-based analysis of health stories that make the news. Intended for both the public and health professionals and endeavours to:
explain the facts behind the headlines and give a better understanding of the science that makes the news,
provide an authoritative resource for GPs which they can rely on when talking to patients, and
become a trusted resource for journalists and others involved in the dissemination of health news.
The Progress Educational Trust is a source of information about debates on assisted conception and genetics.

Links for Press Releases:

AlphaGalileo provides the world's media with access to European research news, including:
press releases,
email alerts,
events,
pictures,
video and PDFs,
online database of experts,
address book of press officers, and
background information.

EurekAlert!, the premier website for science, medicine and technology news, is hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Get press releases, research updates and information about the latest scientific meetings.