The summer I became a science journalist

Mason Wakley

Source: © Royal Society of Chemistry

Mason Wakley on being a science writer intern at the Royal Society of Chemistry

I started my internship in the middle of press week – it doesn’t get much busier at Chemistry World. One of my first tasks was to help the team put together the latest print edition and on my second day, I was proofreading a feature article on how hibernating animals were inspiring new drugs. Who knew a sleeping dormouse could be relevant to chemists?