Dr Hetta Howes named as BBC ‘broadcaster of the future’

Dr Hetta Howes from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has been selected as a BBC New Generation Thinker - a mentorship scheme for 'broadcasters of the future'. The judges chose ten early career academics from a nationwide pool of candidates, whose research will be made into radio and television programmes for the BBC. The competitive programme is jointly run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) . Applicants were invited to show how their research could be presented to a broad audience and this year's shortlisted topics cover a wide spectrum of arts and humanities subjects. Dr Howes is a Lecturer in Medieval Literature at QMUL's School of English and Drama. Her research explores the relationship between women and water, tracing misogynist rhetoric back to the middle ages. Her latest project will examine the role that fluids play in medieval life and how this remains relevant to the modern world.