Science Magazine Society: Physics Editor

I am interested in becoming the Physics Editor of the science magazine because I would like to help and inspire students to express their research interests beyond the scope of their course, as well as read their drafts to further my interest and knowledge in my subject. I recognise that especially in physics, essay writing is less common, so I would like to keep motivating and providing valuable feedback to students that are interested in writing and publishing articles. Having been a transition mentor, I helped 1st-year students integrate smoothly into university life, where I organised weekly in-person sessions with them to discuss topics. I learnt how to deliver content and work independently by creating session plans and interactive tasks for my mentees, improving my public speaking and communication, which I can implement to run writing workshops for members. Additionally, during lab sessions, we often record our experiments, which enhances my writing skills, and analyse results which allows me to evaluate, proofread, and nit-pick proposals so that they are scientifically accurate and ready to be published. I am excited to take on this challenge and am looking forward to working with students and the editorial team to publish intriguing content.

Like most university students the interest I have in my subject goes far beyond that which is taught in my lectures. This role will give me a new pathway to explore this interest, as well as enable me to fuel the interest of others. I think being able to work alongside fellow students, thinking about current research from a different perspective, is a very exciting opportunity. I would love to be part of a team of people with a similar interest in academic literature from all areas of STEM, where I will be able to learn about areas of science outside of Physics.

            I believe I will be able to fulfil all the requirements of this role – strong organisation skills, good communication and attention to detail- having had previous experience as a writer and editor of my sixth form college’s first STEM newsletter, that I helped establish. This role would give me a platform to develop skills that are critical for work post university, whether that be research or industry.