The Science and Technology Facilities Council offers free Media Skills training and Writing about your Research courses for researchers, as part of its Public Engagement programme.

The Media Skills training develops skills in working with television, radio, newspapers and other media. The next course date is 7 October 2015, in London

The Writing about your Research course trains researchers to write about their research for non-specialist readers in a variety of contexts. The next course date is 2 September 2015, in London.

A two-day residential combination of the courses is also available. These are held at the Kavli Royal Society International Centre in Buckinghamshire. The next dates are 2/3 November 2015.

STFC offers bursaries to pay the course fees and T&S costs for eligible researchers. The courses are run for us by the Royal Society. To book a place visit the Royal Society website

Once you have a confirmed place, go to the STFC website to apply for an STFC bursary.

The STFC contact for more information is Jane.Butt@stfc.ac.uk Tel 01793 442030