The BSA Media Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for practising scientists, clinicians and engineers to spend two to six weeks working at the heart of a media outlet such as the Guardian, BBC Breakfast or Buzzfeed.
Previous UCL fellows have included Dr Lena Ciric, who worked at the BBC, Dr Gary Zhang who worked at the I newspaper, and Prof. Clare Elwell who worked at the Financial Times
Our three media fellows for 2020 are Dr Jerone Andrews from UCL Computer Science, Dr Richard Colchester from UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering and Dr Priti Parikh from UCL Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering.
Prof. Clare Elwell, who is now Vice-Dean (impact) said:
Understanding how to engage with the media is more important now than ever. I’m excited about the opportunities these media fellowships will provide for Jerone, Priti and Richard and look forward to working with them to strengthen media engagement across the faculty.
Dr Jerone Andrews

Twitter: @jeroneandrews
Dr Richard Colchester

Dr Priti Parikh

Priti created and now heads the interdisciplinary EFID Research Centre which focusses on research in relation to water, sanitation and energy infrastructure in low-middle income countries. She was awarded the prestigious BBOXX/Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research fellowship which focuses on energy access in sub-Sahara Africa through smart solar solutions. Priti and her team of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers use mixed-method approaches for research focusing on the provision of sustainable and resilient infrastructure, environmental improvements and business models for resource constrained settings.
Priti is a key influencer in her field, and has been recognised as an Engineers Without Borders Changemaker, as well as serving as chair of the editorial panel for the Institution of Civil Engineers Engineering Sustainability Journal. She is also a member of the board of trustees for the Happold Foundation.
Twitter: @pritiparikh73