What James Hickey did with his prize moneyโ€ฆ

James was voted the winner of the Tellurium Zone in November 2013. Here he writes about using his ยฃ500 prize money to produce outreach videos for volcano science.

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So far I have used the money to produce outreach videos for volcano science. I have had very good feedback, and one of the videos is now featured on one of the University of Bristol science outreach webpages where it has reached approximately 500 people!

I spent the money on video equipment and am now developing an outreach website to host the videos on. I am now a lecturer at the University of Exeter and continue my outreach work as a Science Outreach Officer at Cornwall Sea to Stars.

 

Posted on May 2, 2018 by in WellcomeWinner, Winner Reports. Comments Off on What James Hickey did with his prize moneyโ€ฆ

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