Science Magazine Society: First Year Representative

Hi everyone!

My name is Lara, and I am excited to be running for the Science magazine's society first-year representative! I hope to contribute to the magazine by offering new perspectives and introducing diverse and emerging topics that will resonate with our readers. I believe that by actively listening to other people's ideas and creating surveys to gather student suggestions for what topics they believe are particularly pressing or interesting, we can all work together to improve the magazines ability to inspire curiosity and learning in students! My passion for writing and research stems from positions such as head of my 6th forms biology newspaper. During that time, I would brainstorm ideas and collaborate with others to encourage students to read beyond their classroom topics, as well as guide them on how to write their own papers. I have recently been working on two academic research papers on the impact of implants on breast cancer alongside plastic surgeons and scientists, where I was able to learn more analytic approaches to research and broaden my academic writing abilities. However, I have a real interest in expanding my knowledge and learning about new topics in all realms of science! Thank you for considering me as your first year representative! :)

I have always had a passion for science, whether that be having a home experiment lab kit or just reading up on new research that I hear about or see. This interest of mine has lead me to join the science magazine club and also in the future actively participate. Having been part of my school's newspaper for a couple of years, I fell in love with research and article writing. I think being a FYR will help hone my leadership skills. I would love this opportunity for communication and collaboaration with like minded people. I have had some experience in blog post writing and report writing over the years in internships and would love to write for this magazine to incite the love of science in my fellow peers.