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Science covers the potential impact of the possible TikTok ban in the USA on science communicators.
Sequencer launches as a writer-owned popular science magazine
Mona Chalabi on storytelling, the power of data, and covering Palestine. Finding the human stories behind the numbers. - Published in The Verge
From the BBC 'Journalists are feeding the AI hype machine'
A new ‘Day in the Life’ entry from The Open Notebook, find out more about Esther Landhuis ‘A slow and deep thinker, Esther Landhuis holds an immunology PhD and writes about biomedicine for Undark, Scientific American, Nature, and other outlets.’
NEW ESSAY: Evidence-based research impact praxis: Integrating scholarship and practice to ensure research benefits society - published on Open Research Europe
Published on Medium ‘The power of beauty in communicating complex ideas. Can we defend pursuing beauty when communicating science or innovation?’
BOOK REVIEW: Mohamed Elsonbaty discusses ‘Race And Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication: Innovation, Decolonisation, and Transformation’, Elizabeth Rasekoala’s latest edited book. In it, the President the Pan-African Network for the Popularization of Science and Technology and Science Communication calls for a ‘brave new world’ of global science communication where diversity, inclusion, and equity are significant indicators of excellence.
Read the summary report from the 'Effective Ecosystems for Science Communication' workshop held at Falling Walls Engage.
‘The Citizen-Led Fight Against Hidden Epidemics’ from the Stanford Social Innovation Review
LISTEN: The first episode of #SciCommConversations, the COALESCE (Co-creating the EU Competence Centre for Science Communication project) podcast has been launched. The first episode discusses the challenges and opportunities that generative #AI presents to #SciComm.
Applications are now open to study for an MSc in Science Communication at UWE Bristol’s renowned Science Communication Unit. The course starts in September 2024.
Applications are now open for Absolute Zero, a new, free, year-long creative writing development programme led by materials scientist and storyteller Anna Ploszajski.
🗓 The SciComm Diary
New events in the diary this week. Click the button below to see what is on this week and the full listings (spoiler alert, the 27 of March has 5 events…)
UK HYBRID SEMINAR 27 MARCH: The Centre for Science, Health and Data Communication Research at Bournemouth University invites you to our next Speaker Series. Dr Hannah Ackermans will discuss the embodied reading experience and issue a call for creative digital accessibility to achieve disability inclusivity.
USA HYBRID LECTURE 27 MARCH: Communicating the Climate Crisis in Word and Image - Online or in person in New York.
UK TRAINING 11 APRIL: Sense about Science are running a Standing up for Science workshop for Early Career Researchers (ECRs). The workshop is FREE for STEM and social science ECRs, trainees, and medical professionals.
UK WORKSHOP 14 MAY: Interview Skills Workshop with Alok Jha - from the Association of British Science Writers [London]
SWITZERLAND SUMMER SCHOOL 24 -29 JUNE: Listen, Engage, Connect: Explore The Science Communication Arena [GENEVA]
MALTA SUMMER SCHOOL 13 - 21 JULY: STEAM is a 9-day course in communicating science through the arts. €600 including accommodation [Valletta]
SOUTH AFRICA CONFERENCE 10 - 12 SEPT 2024: South African Communications Association (SACOMM) conference. Theme, "The Politics of the Present". Abstract submissions are now open and close on 15 April 2024. Abstracts should be uploaded here.
HYBRID COLOMBIA CONFERENCE 6 - 8 NOV 2024: Communication for social change and knowledge dialogue session organised within the IX International Conference of Strategic Communication at Universidad de Medellín (Medellín, Colombia). Educational Communication, Communication for Social Change and Knowledge Dialogue - submit abstract
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SWITZERLAND: CERN is looking to hire for two junior roles (you can have a maximum of two years of professional experience. Both in Geneva with a monthly stipend ranging between 5119 and 5631 Swiss Francs (net of tax)
Scientific IT Educator (IT-GOV-2024-29-GRAE)
NGT Communications Officer (IT-GOV-CEO-2024-48-GRAE)
UK: Science Media Centre Internship programme is open for July 2024 – April 2025 London Living Wage - £13.15/hr [LONDON]
UK: The Ri is looking for a Demonstrations Technician | Royal Institution (rigb.org) £27,000 per annum [London]
USA: STAT, the leading health and science news publication, and the Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are accepting applications for the Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellowship, which has the goal of diversifying the ranks of science and health journalists and fostering better coverage of science that is relevant to all people. Fellows will be paid $75,000
INDIA: Internship at the Institute for Governance, Policies and Politics [New Dehli]
INDIA: The Science Journalists Association of India is looking for a Programme Coordinator Rs. 25,000 per month [Remote]
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