The SciCommer: 23 Jan 2024
The weekly summary of Science Communication news, views, jobs and events
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Communicating Discovery Science: Call for abstracts for JCOM special issue - Researchers, practitioners, policymakers and funders are invited to submit contributions to science communication research, practice and training specifically relevant to discovery science.
In The Hindu ‘What it will take to make sure science communication works for India | Explained’
Covered by Research Professional News ‘In a bid to expand its science communication reach, the German Research Foundation (DFG) has become a shareholder of the Futurium museum in Berlin’
Call for speakers ‘Transforming science communication pedagogy in the age of AI’ webinar to be held by the PCST Teaching forum on the 22nd of May 2024.
From the Public Understanding of Science Blog ‘Beautiful Experiments — an Illustrated History of Experimental Science’ - book review by Marianne Achiam
Measuring Impact - this guest blog from an arts perspective highlights the challenges of demonstrating impact for funders. Its a UK perspective but I thought it was very relevant to science communication.
‘Covering climate change through a solutions and data lens’ from the solutions journalism network.
Scientia Scripta has just launched a new series of virtual science communication courses.
Read about the key trends and issues occupying the JCOM journal in 2024.
The SciComm Diary
There is so much going on in science communication that the diary list was getting far too long. From now on I will add the new listings in the weekly newsletter and you can view the full diary via the button below.
The International Environmental Communication Association (IECA) invites you to new virtual "meet-up" sessions
VIRTUAL LECTURE 23 JAN 2024: Science communication through poetry - from dissemination to participation [EN]
WEBINAR 30 JAN 2024: "Telling the world about your research"
There’s still time to join…. CONFERENCE 30 JAN 2024: UK Science Festivals Network Conference [UK Birmingham] [EN]
VIRTUAL TRAINING 6-9 FEB 2024: AESIS (Network for Advancing and Evaluating the Societal Impact of Science) is organising the Public Engagement and Societal Impact course [EN]
9 FEB 2024: Imidibaniso Exchange, an annual one-day media and communications workshop for scientists, scientific researchers and academics of all disciplines. [South Africa / Stellenbosch] [EN]
VIRTUAL TRAINING 27 FEB 2024: The Secrets of Public Engagement (from New Scientist Live) [EN]
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 24 - 25 APRIL 2024: AESIS is organizing Open Science and Societal Impact Conference [EN]
Looking for a SCICOMM INTERNSHIP or FELLOWSHIP? Follow the link to see a full list of opportunties that often run on a yearly cycle.
CHINA: Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - University Research Centre for Culture, Communication, and Society is offering a two month fellowship ¥20,000 or £2,253 (converted salary*).
GERMANY: The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN) is looking for a ‘Scientific collaboration Public Engagement for WiNoDa (f/m/d)’ [Berlin] [DE]
UK: TellTale is looking for a freelance Production/Office Assistant £26k [London]
UK: The Royal PharmaceuticalSociety is looking for a Scientific Writer £26,000 per annum [London]
MALTA: Science in the City (SitC), Malta's Science and Arts festival, is accepting creative proposals to help communicate research to our audiences during the 2024 festival
USA: The Jackson Laboratory is looking for a The Scientific Writer – Foundations and Stewardship $59,249 - $77,258 [Bar Harbor, Maine]
USA: The Solutions Journalism Network is looking for journalists with a interest in covering climate or the environment to join its second annual Climate Solutions Cohort (March 2024 to November 2024). $3,000 stipend - fully virtual in the USA
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