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Researcher on studying his own cancer cells

Posted by: The Conversation Global highlights

Date: Friday, 06 September 2024

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Maria Balinska is one of the founders of The Conversation in the United States and served as our editor there for four years. Now, she is the Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission, based in London, and overseeing the body’s work that takes post-graduates in the US and the UK across the Atlantic to teach and research in each other’s country.

They also host superb events, including an annual lecture which was held this week at the British Library and titled Connecting Science with People: The Power of Civic Science. It produced a stimulating discussion, highly relevant to the work we do here at The Conversation, with the panellists sharing their experiences of public engagement generally and specifically looking at the interaction between researchers and the media. One anecdote really captured the imagination of the audience. To read all about it, click here.

Also this week, more on the US presidential election, India’s tigers, and a podcast on dating apps. And in French, our new politics editor in Paris delivers this thorough Q&A on the appointment of France’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier.

Stephen Khan

Global Executive Editor, London

A photo of prostate cells. Monash Institute Medical Research/AAP

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