Science Media Centre - Publications

Consultation Report

Our Consultation Report was published in April 2002, and outlines the details of the Science Media Centre's creation.

Read more and download the Consultation Report

MMR Report

The Science Media Centre's 'Lesson Learning' session on 'MMR and the Media' explored the different reasons for the MMR controversy, and the ways that it had been reported. Many of the key players – journalists, scientists and press officers – attended, and gave full vent to their thoughts on the issue.

Read more and download the MMR Report

How Science Works

The How Science Works leaflets are a set of pocket-sized guides for scientists that list effective ways of talking within the context of a short interview about generic issues that span all sciences. Many science press officers now use them as part of their media training programmes.

For more information about the individual leaflets in the series, please follow the links below.

If you are a scientist, press officer or media trainer and would like to receive copies of these guides, free of charge, please e-mail smc@sciencemediacentre.org.

Due to limited resources, paper copies of the leaflets are only available at our discretion, however PDF versions may be downloaded free of charge.

Communicating Risk in a Soundbite

Peer Review in a Nutshell

When Animal Research Hits the Headlines

Communicating Uncertainty in a Soundbite

Top Tips for Media Work

The Science Media Centre's highly successful Introduction to the News Media event is held biennially, attracting audiences of over 150 scientists. Inspired by Vivienne Parry's popular session on media hints and tips, a leaflet has been produced with advice and helpful pointers, useful to anybody doing media work for the first time. Follow the links below for more information.

Top Tips for Media Work

Introduction to the News Media

Newsletters

Issue 1 - Autumn 2002

Issue 2 - Summer 2003

Issue 3 - Summer 2004

Issue 4 - Spring 2005

Issue 5 - Spring 2006

Annual Reviews