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OPEN ACCESS BOOK: How Citizens View Science Communication
NEW BOOK CHAPTER: Treading Waters: The Many Socio-ethical Challenges of Science and Health Journalism
The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) have released a new Climate Change Communication Tool for communicators!
Read the updated ‘Public Engagement principles’ in English or German . These were developed by Cyber Valley and the Berlin School of Public Engagement and Open Science.
From the Pulitzer Center - ‘Shaping How Health Stories Are Reported’
Find out how Sabrina Imbler explored ‘the Ethics of De-Extinction’ in this interview from The Open Notebook.
Covered by NPR ‘Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told’
Apply for the Earth Investigations Journalism fund - for cross-border teams of professional journalists and/or news outlets to conduct investigations into environmental affairs related to Europe (all the countries, not only the EU).
Applications for the 2024 Erice International School of Science Communication and Journalism are open! The school will be held on 16-18 October and theme of this editition is "Underground science. Observing the Universe from below".
Could you spare 30 minutes to support a new science journalist? The Association of British Science Writers Early Career Science Writer Network is looking for industry volunteers (editors, writers, freelancers, bloggers and broadcasters) to feature in their ‘A Day in the Life of…’ articles. They are also looking for media outlets that can host from two to six weeks practising scientists, clinicians, and engineers.
In Nature Careers ‘How I harnessed media engagement to supercharge my research career’
UK - Green Man Festival - apply to host a science stall in Einstein's Garden!
WATCH: Creepy, Crawly and Uncharasmatic - telling the story of Unloved Animals. This Cafe Conversation features an interview with science writers Bethany Brookshire and Gwen Pearson.
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VIRTUAL EVENT 16 APRIL: CASW Connector Chat: Science journalism and communication in the misinformation era Virtual (Zoom) [en]
HYBRID TALK 17 APRIL: The rural-urban divide in climate information and engagement [en]
CONFERENCE 1-2 MAY 2024: ENGAGE Conference - Bristol UK [EN]
UK CONFERENCE 24 - 26 JULY: BIG EVENT earlybird booking is open now! [Cardiff University] [en]
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 15 MAY 2024: Using ChatGPT for Communications
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Apply for the Springer Nature Opening Doors internship - a paid opportunity for students and recent graduates in the UK, US and Germany to gain experience in research, education and science news publishing in our journals, books or magazines (find the opportunities at the bottom of this webpage)
The Caribbean Climate Justice Journalism Fellowship is open for applications
AUSTRALIA: End Food Waste Australia have a 6 month entry level post for a Communications Coordinator [Adelaide]
AUSTRALIA: Questacon have multiple vacancies for Education Program Officers APS Level 5 [Canberra]
SOUTH AFRICA: PhD Opportunity Three-year ‘Eco2Wine’ Project, focused on closing the gap between microbiomics, winemakers and the public [Stellenbosch]
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