The FRONTIERS Science Journalism in Residency Programme has selected ten science journalists to participate in its second round of residencies. The chosen candidates – Marta Abbà, Rina Caballar, Danielle Fleming, Will Grimond, Giorgia Guglielmi, Suvi Jaakkola, Tim Kalvelage, Thomas Reintjes, Senne Starckx, and Meera Subramanian – will spend three to five months in residency at European research institutions, working on their journalistic projects.
The residencies, hosted by institutions in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom, offer a unique opportunity for fellows to explore frontier research. The journalists’ projects will delve into various issues shaping society with topics spanning climate change, technology, life sciences, health and medical journalism, data sharing, and space exploration.
Representing a mix of early-career, mid-career, and established professionals, the selected fellows originate from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Each fellow will receive a grant of up to €6,000 per month to support their work.
Following the success of the first call, which selected seven science journalists in May 2024, the FRONTIERS programme now enters its second round. The first cohort of FRONTIERS fellows is currently undergoing their residencies, with projects exploring a broad array of cutting-edge science topics.
The second call for the FRONTIERS Residency Programme, which closed in September 2024, received 47 applications. The FRONTIERS project congratulates all applicants for their submissions and invites new and unsuccessful applicants to apply for the third call of the programme in 2025.
Additional information about the selected candidates:
- Marta Abbà
Nationality: Italian
Career level: Established
Host Institution: University of Milano- Bicocca, Italy
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Uncover the improbable secrets of biodiversity through the unimaginable uses of DNA. - Rina Caballar
Nationality: New Zealander
Career level: Mid-career
Host Institution: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Italy
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Explore bioinspired soft robotics and their potential in nurturing nature. - Danielle Fleming
Nationality: Scottish (UK)
Career level: Early-career
Host Institution: Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Investigate climate change and its impacts on global health. - Will Grimond
Nationality: British (UK)
Career level: Early-career
Host Institution: Complexity Science Hub, Austria
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Quantify algorithmic inequalities and explore the concept of “fairness” in AI. - Giorgia Guglielmi
Nationality: Italian
Career level: Mid-career
Host Institution: Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Austria
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Investigate self-organization from cells to ecosystems. - Suvi Jaakkola
Nationality: Finnish
Career level: Mid-career
Host Institution: Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology (EdCMA) / The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Humanize science journalism on health and illness through the lens of medical anthropology. - Tim Kalvelage
Nationality: German
Career level: Mid-career
Host Institutions: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences / iC3 Centre for Ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate, Germany and Norway
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Explore the microbiome of glaciers and subglacial environments. - Meera Subramanian
Nationality: American
Career level: Established
Host Institution: Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3), Spain
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Investigate the intersection of the clean energy transition with biodiversity, people, and place. - Senne Starckx
Nationality: Belgian
Career level: Established
Host Institution: Leiden Observatory, the Netherlands
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Explore cosmic introspection - Thomas Reintjes
Nationality: German
Career level: Established
Host Institution: University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Denmark
Objective of the journalistic proposal: Explore novel ways of talking about data and meaningful sharing options.
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About FRONTIERS
FRONTIERS is the science journalism initiative funded by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2023. The project allows science journalists to cover frontier science topics within research institutions in the European Union or an associated country with the EU’s Horizon Europe, ensuring journalistic independence. FRONTIERS aims to tackle some of the challenges of science journalism, including the deteriorating employment conditions and resources available for science journalists. For more information on the FRONTIERS project, visit www.frontiers.media.
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