has over 25 years experience in journalism, communications and issue management. He runs a wide range of science communication and media skills workshops for clients including the British Council in the UK, the Netherlands and India, five of the UK Research Councils and three Directorates General of the European Commission. As a science journalist, Myc presented 'A Question for Science' on BBC Radio Wiltshire Sound for 3 years, and reports on science events such as on the British Association annual festival for newspapers, magazines and local radio. He co-founded the internet newsletter SIGWatch Pharm which tracks pressure group activities.
While head of public relations at UK Transplant Service he gained extensive TV and radio crisis experience as principal NHS spokesman on transplantation, and in medical ethics debates, before setting up The Walnut Bureau issue management consultancy in 1991. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, a member of the Institute of Public Relations, and holds a postgraduate diploma in public relations from Stirling University, Scotland.
Myc Riggulsford started National Transplant Week in the UK, and for the 25 charities involved ran the joint press office; has helped 70 European Commission funded sustainable transport projects publicise their work across Europe; and through the Walnut Bureau Myc was director of a group of 95 major charities including The Wellcome Trust, discussing the use of animals in medical research in media, through parliamentary lobbying and in schools; and was one of the three original founders of the Boyd Group, a discussion forum for radical activists, welfare groups and medical researchers. He lectures in media communication, pressure groups concerns and ethical issues at Bristol, Manchester and other UK universities.
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