We’ve developed the “ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ School Report Uploader” which mirrors the way young people share and upload content on social networks and online and makes it easy to pitch stories. Ideas can simply be sent in the form of videos, vlogs, pictures or text from a computer or a mobile phone.

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ School Report gives 60,000 young people each year the opportunity to research and produce their own reports with the help of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ staff mentors. The project works in partnership with all types of secondary education schools and establishments, including Hospital Schools and Pupil Referral Units and involves young people of all social backgrounds and a range of special educational needs. The project culminates in an annual News Day (this year on March 16th).

We’ve also made the project year round – so we can reflect the stories and views of young people on stories throughout the year – not just on one day.

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ is in a unique position to give young people an opportunity to learn about journalism and since its launch ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ School Report has enjoyed many highlights. As well as reporting on stories that matter to them School Reporters have interviewed high-profile personalities and notables over the years including four serving Prime Ministers, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, Malala Yousafzai, Children’s Commissioners, the UN Special Envoy for Education, Director General of UNESCO, David Beckham, Angelina Jolie and Olympic and Paralympic athletes, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Richard Branson and the Earl of Wessex.

The project  has won national and international awards including RTS Innovation in Education and the European Diversity award for Diversity in the Journalism category. But we want it to become an even better project which finds new ways of carrying on the good work. It is now a partnership made up of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ News, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sport, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Childrens’ and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy. I hope these new partnerships will really help the project to play a greater role than ever before in educating young people about creating content which is interesting, accurate, and informative.

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ School Report shows us that young people have passionate views on politics and the challenging social issues facing them, their friends and their families, and they are not afraid to speak out. We want to continue to find ways for them to express their opinions and share their experiences.

We hope that by making it easier for young people to engage with the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ we can share even more of their stories and ideas and help them use their digital skills to create content. If you’re 11-16 – or know someone who is – and have an interest in telling stories submit your stories . There will be more opportunities to have stories commissioned by news teams throughout the year.

As we enter a new charter finding new ways to understand, reach and reflect young audiences is a vital part  of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s mission. We want to give them a voice – and we want to listen.

Sharon Stoke is Editor, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ News School Report

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•  News Day is on 16th March 2016

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy puts training and skills at the heart of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ and the industry to help meet the challenges of an ever-changing media world. 

It provides a portfolio of high-quality training and development, including face-to-face courses, online programmes and a variety of development initiatives.

Here's a round-up of some of the articles and blogs which have been published on the website over the past couple of weeks. 

Articles

Vaughan Evans from the Digital Archive consultancy provides inspirational examples of companies using archives to make innovative new products.

A few weeks ago we ran Twitter Q&A about how to produce short-form content for social media. Our experts answered questions on creating amazing snappy content for Instagram, YouTube, Vine and the rest. We've collated it for you here. 

Blogs

How the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Si Lumb is bringing together the cultures of broadcasting and gaming for the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.

The state of ‘social news’ – reporting from the News Re:wired conference.

Ben Toone is a Content Producer at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy

• to Olivier award-winning and BAFTA nominated Mike Bartlett talk about his writing techniques and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One series Doctor Foster.
• to the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy's Simon Smith talk to three guests about the intriguing relationship between producers and presenters of radio shows.
• Academy Director Joe Godwin's post from last year on the future of the training and development division. 
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In June 2014 the Director General announced that the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ would take on as part of ambitious plans to address the on and off-screen representation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. We took on more than 30. Of the 20 who have completed the scheme so far, 70% have gained further employment at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ. Here are some of their stories:

Sabbiyah Pervez:

When I first saw the advert for the traineeship my immediate thought was this can’t be real: training at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, during the General Election and it's paid!

My first year at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ has been a whirlwind, which is ironic given that I never imagined that I would be a part of this institution. It wasn't because I didn’t think I was capable but because I didn’t think I could fit in with the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ culture.  What is that culture? I guess before I joined the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ I thought everyone had to be the same rigid individual with little creativity or opportunity to be creative. I was wrong.  In the past year I have trained on some of the biggest stories in my region, Yorkshire, whether that was grooming, terrorism, school stabbings, the General Election or refugees. I have realised that being myself and I guess more importantly being allowed to be myself has opened up roads to people who would otherwise not engage with the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ or media in general.

And this is something I am incredibly passionate about, hearing from the grass roots, what do I mean by that?  The people who are affected by the news and who have incredible stories to tell.

Radio 4 approached me last week, they wanted me to take part in a . The discussion first aired on Thursday evening and because of the response it was replayed on Sunday evening also. One listener emailed Edward Stourton directly saying he thought the discussion: "may have been the most important programme broadcast by Radio 4 this year. Those young Muslim journalists were just so smart and had more insight than I have heard from the mouths of any number of politicians." There was also fantastic feedback from friends and colleagues. 

More than anything in this year I have learnt that the term 'journalist' means nothing. Journalists are mere portals through which the public can tell their stories, air their grievances and have their questions answered. The value of my work in future will depend on how effectively I have engaged the audience.

Lara Owen:

There is nothing quite like the buzz of a busy newsroom or the satisfaction when a news story you have found makes it on air. My placement at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Out West Midlands and Midlands Today has been really positive for my career in journalism and allowed me to use my editing, writing and filming skills in a busy news patch. After my master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism I was keen to get more experience in television and the Creative Access placement provided the opportunity to learn skills on the job, whilst also being part of a supportive community of other interns.

I’ve been lucky enough be trained as one of the producers for our regional debate programmes, interview Politicians in the run up to the Election and also research full time on Inside Out. Just to give a flavour, there’s been everything from EU Migration where we followed a Romanian family in their first few weeks of living in the Midlands, to our Train Waste film where me and producer Jonathon Gibson found out what goes on the tracks is a public health hazard the hard way, that’s right we picked up the samples ourselves.

My top tip to the new cohort of trainees is that it’s important to be a team player and not be afraid to muck in. I landed myself the task of translating for a Chinese media delegation on their tour of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ and when the first direct flight from China landed at Birmingham airport. It’s just about seeing every experience as a chance to grow and learn and find new stories. I now have a staff position with ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Midlands Today.

Hannah Ajala:

The 12 months I was fortunate enough to spend as a trainee at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 were phenomenal. I’d never set foot into a studio, let alone worked with such well respected and popular presenters. I learned the ins and outs, and was also fortunate enough to step into the newsroom at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ. I decided to grab each and every opportunity that came my way, knowing that I planned to make the most out of it, grow from it, and stay in it.

I realise that my love for broadcasting is something that has led me not only into radio, but online and on TV. After successfully completing the 12 months, I am now a Researcher at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ TV and would just advise anyone out there to always believe in your brand, connect with people of interest, and keep growing... it’ll pay off.

Arran Shargall:

The experience and knowledge I've gained during my internship at Holby City has been truly priceless. This has only been made possible thanks to the opportunities and support of Creative Access, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy and the Holby City Line Producer - Lynn Grant, and my mentor, the Series Producer - Simon Harper.

Being a television graduate, I found it incredibly important to learn as many aspects of creating television as possible. The way Lynn catered the internship around my interests, allowing me to rotate through Script, Story, Research, Production Management, Camera and Post-Production, allowed me to gain a full understanding of how an idea evolves all the way in to an episode of Holby City.

Holby allowed me to be confident, creative and gain as much as I was willing to put in. What made my internship especially unique was the family-feel that transpired around the whole building. I think nowadays there’s more pressure and less opportunities for young people. However, I’m a firm believer that if you work hard enough towards something, you’ll get the opportunity. And actually what I think more young people should be doing is maximizing every opportunity they’re given, whilst also appreciating how privileged we are as young people. 

Mujina Kaindama:

I started off the year at Sunday Politics South where I trained as a Researcher. Moving out of London for this opportunity I discovered that the regions have a lot to offer. The General Election was an exciting time as we hosted live hustings debates around the country. The show helped bring the politicians to the public and what followed were some tough questions - politicians kept getting caught out by the question: what is the living wage outside of London? I also had some unexpected tasks – most memorably during our live Worthing broadcast I played bouncer literally blocking the door to a group of Green party protesters.

I started the summer in ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Berkshire having first helped produce some breakfast show outside broadcasts on the Queen’s Longest Reign and commemorating Fred Potts, Reading's only Victoria Cross winner, I’m now Assistant Producer and sometimes reporter on the Bridgitte Tetteh Show helping cover news that affects the African-Caribbean community in Berkshire.

I’m still perfecting the art of persuasion but I’ve learnt if you don’t look up and ask you simply won’t get. 

Ashley John-Baptiste:

I found out about the traineeship through someone who works in ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ current affairs. I had worked with this person on a previous project, and she suggested that the internship would be a good fit for me.

Honestly, I really hadn’t considered the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ before that. I had never heard of the Journalism Trainee Scheme and at university career fairs  I was only ever hounded by law, banking and consultancy firms (which was pretty soul destroying for me as a creative). Back then, the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ seemed an impenetrable monolith. I never thought that I’d have a chance of working here in journalism.

As an intern, I started off as a trainee broadcast assistant on the news channel – helping with the flow of stories by researching and booking good guests. Soon after, I was invited to be a part of the Victoria Derbyshire launch team... I had no idea what to expect.

Seven months on, I have been employed as a researcher/reporter. I feel I am an integral part of the Derbyshire team, often helping with next day planning. More than this, I have also been privileged to be able to originate my own stories and even report them. 

The Creative Access traineeship has been phenomenal and has landed me a true opportunity of a lifetime.

 

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The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ has always had a significant presence in Birmingham and the Midlands - I grew up watching Midlands Today, and it was at that I got my first chance to work for the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ. Now based around the city in , at our drama village in Selly Oak, and soon at our in is still the home to many of the nation's favourite ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ programmes, from The Archers and Midlands Today, to the Asian Network, Radio 2’s Organist Entertains, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ WM and Doctors. WPC 56 and Father Brown are both produced by our teams here, and the hugely-important English Regions Online team are also based at The Mailbox.

But it's fair to say that the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ hasn't been active or engaged enough in Birmingham in recent years - despite having these strong teams based there. , to move the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy and other departments to Birmingham in 2015 is set to change that. And thats why, as someone who cares about the fortunes of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ and the Midlands, I leapt at the chance to get involved in our plan to reinvigorate ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Birmingham. I’ve run the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s children's channels for the last five years, and been involved in children's programming since soon after joining the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ in the Eighties. But my new role, as Director of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy and of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Birmingham brings together lots of things that matter to me.

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Birmingham will become the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s centre of excellence for skills, recruitment and talent development for the whole UK. The , vital skills training for the industry, plus the core of our HR and Internal Communications departments, move to The Mailbox this year. Joining them are the , our team and - the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s pioneering digital arts partnership with Arts Council England. And our new Digital Innovation Unit – in the heart of the city’s creative quarter in Digbeth - opens for business soon.

All this – and the 300 plus hours of TV and radio we already produce in Birmingham - stacks up to a big commitment to making ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Birmingham a sustainable, vibrant creative place, which plays its part in the life of the city and the Midlands for the long term.

For me, this is just the start. We will be doing even more work with local partners and the region's universities to help skill a diverse workforce not only for the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, but for the Midlands and the UK. My hope is that in the not too distant future, people across the country (and beyond) will see the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ in Birmingham as the gateway to world class training and the best place to get the right digital and creative skills they need to forge a successful career in the media. The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ in the Midlands can be the door to skills and careers for todays’ young people, as it was for me 30 years ago.

Joe Godwin is Director of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Birmingham.

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Contributing to programmes is a deceptive art: the audience expects in-depth knowledge an individual has, and for that to be conveyed in an accessible, easy to understand way. At the same time, we all take it for granted that the expert will be at ease in front of the camera or behind the microphone. That's what we've become accustomed to.Μύ

From a contributor's point of view expert knowledge doesn't equate as confidence in front of the camera. Similarly, what works in a 50 minute lecture doesn't translate effortlessly into a 1 minute piece to camera. Academic knowledge often demands expansive discourse demanding time which isn't necessarily available on-air.

Making the transition to broadcast looks on paper like it should be effortless. It often isn't. But in the latest Expert Talent Days hosted today at New Broadcasting House, black, Asian and minority ethnic experts benefited from a day of training sessions, mentoring and networking designed to help them secure on-air opportunities across the broadcasting industry.ΜύThe scheme shows how the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ remains committed to increasing on-air BAME portrayal from 10.4% to 15% in the next three years.

Head of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Newsroom Mary Hockaday, welcomed delegates earlier today, a day offering 'specific, concrete and practical' steps for experts looking to increase their broadcast media appearances. Twenty four delegates selected from 400 applicants met at New Broadcasting House on Thursday 9 October to hear advice from a variety of TV and radio specialists, to practise their skills and to network with output editors.

"It's really about demystifying TV and radio for our delegates," said Mary, "as well as giving us an opportunity to discover any potential stories we've missed in specific subject areas". Donna Taberer, Head of the College of Production, went further, explaining that having identified the experts according to their specialism and given some training in broadcasting delivery, were now placed on a database of contacts which programme makers across the broadcasting industry could access when they were in search of new expert contributors.

BAME Expert Voices, builds on the recent successes of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy's Expert Women project which saw 73 experts securing 374 different appearances on from a potential pool 164 specialists.

Candidates who applied for the scheme submitted a self-shot video report, a story idea and their CV from a specialists that production areas of the broadcasting industry had identified were under-represented. "We reviewed every video," explained event producer Lanre Leandre as she welcomed delegates to the event, "considered your story ideas and reviewed your CVs. Give yourslves a pat on the back. I don't think I've ever been in a room with quite so many people with PHDs."

Jon Jacob is Editor, About the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Blog and website

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; a more personalised ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, new developments to ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer, the launch of - a new digital music product from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, Open Minds a radio application to showcase the best ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ speech radio output globally, and a new initiative to inspire the next generation to get creative with digital technology and computer coding, which will start to make an impact from 2015 and beyond.

Although some of these developments may need approval from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trust, they represent huge steps in the development of new services and content for all ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ audiences, but to deliver these innovations as well as continuing to evolve existing services like the , and websites, we have to ensure that ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ staff have cutting edge engineering skills.

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy is the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's centre of training and development. It exists to ensure ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ staff, have the skills, knowledge and ability to develop the best content and services. It delivers these skills via four Colleges; Leadership, Technology, Production and Journalism. In addition to this, it shares our skills and experience and offers training to the wider media industry.

I run the y, the newest of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s training and development endeavours. My team’s role is to ensure that we have high quality software engineering, broadcast technology and I.T. skills training available to staff.

Since the Academy was created over three years ago, we have been working to ensure that new state-of-the-art broadcast facilities in MediaCity in Salford, and at New Broadcasting House in London, are well supported. We have provided in-depth training on a range of new technologies including robotic cameras, new systems for displaying the weather, new sound desks for television and radio, a new networked radio production system, new vision mixers, in addition to automation technologies for use in ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ News TV galleries.

This has resulted in one of the largest training programmesΜύthe ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ has ever seen. In total over 5,500 staff moved into New Broadcasting House earlier this year, with a team of around 300 engineers supporting both Broadcasting House and MediaCity, ensuring that all our output stays on-air and is of the highest possible quality.

The College of Technology also helped in the development of software engineering skills for the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s Olympics coverage. In doing so, we’ve helped grow a culture of β€˜, working to ensure that we follow the industry’s best practices in software development techniques and craftsmanship. We’ve also helped introduce β€˜β€™ as a new discipline into online development. This has supported the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s commitment to rationalise its online presence into 10 distinct offerings. We believe that being part of the community is vitally important for our staff, so we regularly host industry seminars to learn from other organisations experiences of Product Management

Until recently the College of Technology was an internal- department, working within the organisation to build skills, and working with partners to run events. Today marks a change in direction to open up our approach to sharing skills and experience in technology and engineering.

The new Technology section of the Academy site launches with a focus on Archive Digitisation (see video above), Linked Data, a new approach to sound measurement for programmes via Loudness meters and Unmanned Aircraft Systems. We want to share how the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ is approaching technology challenges, what we do, as well as how other organisations across the wider industry are developing services. Working with partners across the industry is still central to our work, however. For instance, our current work in has been developed in partnership with the . Bringing together insights from Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Sky and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.

The aim is to make broadcast and software engineering subjects accessible and to explain key technology topics that are developing across the media sector. But additionally, we want to encourage more people to think about careers in technology and broadcast engineering. For example, we’ve recently launched the and schemes which we hope will increase the amount of talent across the industry. The new College of Technology website will help to highlight job profiles from a range of engineering roles across the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, illustrating what it’s like to work at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ and providing an overview of some of the challenges we are exploring.

Where next for the College of Technology? If there is a certainty, it is that technologies will continue to evolve and that standards will change. We are already looking towards and how production and technical workflows will evolve as a result of the new file-based delivery format. In addition we are focusing on , examining the use of fast connections to remote networked production systems.

In the coming months, we will grow our resources and help to represent cutting edge engineering topics. But at this point, what we’d really like to make sure is that we are a place for the industry to share it’s skills and that the new College of Technology website acts as a hub where some of those discussions and developments can originate.

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It had been a fitful night. I was anxious yet excited about the prospect of attending the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Expert Women's Day Scotland.Μύ This was a chance for women with an expertise in their respective fields to meet the big names in the media industry and get some hands-on experience for both camera and radio. Being a dry Glasgow morning, I decided the brisk 30-minute walk from my flat would give me some fresh air and a chance to calm my nerves.Μύ

When I was first alerted to the event, it did sound like a fantastic opportunity, one too good to simply disregard. But could I really regard myself as an expert in my field? As a Research Associate, I still had plenty of rungs to climb on the academic ladder. I dismissed my chances and decided against entering. However, the application niggled away at me for weeks. With the submission date looming I decided I had nothing to lose by entering. Given the last minute decision, I had to make my two-minute application video whilst attending a conference in Oxford. Having to film it in one of the student dorms at St Catherine’s College, the brightest spot in the room coincided with a rather unsightly stain on the wall behind me. It would have to do. I positioned my head accordingly to obscure it and practised talking to my webcam.

That was a few months ago, but now the big day had arrived, and I wanted to ensure I made the most of this wonderful opportunity. Taking a deep breath, I made my way up the steps and into the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland headquarters to be warmly greeted by the organisers of the event. I was instantly put at ease.Μύ

With an official welcome by Expert Women’s Day host, Hazel Marshall and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Director, Ken MacQuarrie, we also received words of advice from Controller of Factual Productions, Natalie Humphreys, and well-known presenter and producer, Jackie Bird. Both highlighted the importance of conveying passion and enthusiasm when approaching the day’s events. Jackie’s urge for us to take a: β€œnuanced and compelling approach,” were eloquent words spoken by a truly accomplished media professional.

Breaking off into our sub groups (I was in a group of eight with specialisms in Science and Natural History) we set off to tackle our jam-packed schedule. First up was the TV studio session – one most of us were silently dreading. With a brief tour of the studio and the control room, we were given a few β€˜dos and don’ts’ for TV before getting thrust right into it. In pairs, we were each interviewed for four minutes by Gwenan Edwards (we had been given the interview questions beforehand). Despite little to no prior experience in front of the camera, I was very impressed with each of the members in my group – I was in the company of some very articulate ladies. Gwenan was fantastic too, she put us at ease and exuded an energy we could all feed off. Her ability to multi-task, having to take cues from the producer in the control room whilst still directing our interviews, amazed us all.Μύ Reviewing our interviews, it was hard not to cringe when seeing our faces on the screen for the first time. We received some very informative feedback and came away armed with plenty of handy tips should we ever have the opportunity to be interviewed again.

A swift coffee break and it was then straight on into a β€˜Business of the Business’ panel discussion - a chance to sit in with some stalwarts in ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ radio, TV and producing (not forgetting an STV representative) and discuss the ins and outs of what goes on behind the scenes in the media industry. Chaired by our lovely host, Hazel, we had a roundtable discussion. The importance of telling a story and the need for authenticity and passion were the big take-home messages. A networking lunch gave us yet another opportunity to approach industry professionals as well as to share our morning’s experiences with each other.Μύ

Following lunch, and adhering to the tight schedule, we were shuttled off to the next session at the radio studio for a chance to record a 20-minute panel discussion on a pre-arranged topic. Hosting the radio interview was the very talented and smooth-voiced, Pennie Latin. As the first group of four went in for their turn, the rest of us gushed at how eloquently the others spoke and sat enraptured. Swapping over, we were then led into the recording studio to begin our group discussion on the challenges of scientific communication. I did not want the lively discussion to end, but we still had one more session to squeeze in.

Our final taster of the day was a piece to camera. We had each been asked to prepare a 30 to 40-second script that would give us some experience of talking directly to camera. TV performance coach, Francesca Kastelitz was wonderfully patient and gave each of us very effective feedback and suggestions to help enhance our performance. Upon reviewing our camera pieces as a group, I was truly impressed at the high calibre of professionalism each of my fellow delegates displayed.

It was an adrenaline-packed, energy-sapping day as we were thrust head-first into so many facets of the media. However, at the concluding drinks session the room was filled with a palpable buzz. Media industry experts mingled with the 24 women who had just been given the training opportunity of a lifetime. Thank you ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, I am sure you have not seen the last of us ladies.

isΜύa Post-Doctoral Researcher studying parasites at Glasgow University and is a graduate of Expert Women's Day.

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