I was inspired to write this blog post by the account @MinoritySTEM that was being curated by @Sarah_Cosgriff at the time of the tweet. She described her journey into science communication (sci comm) and it made me reflect on how I've got to my current position as a content designer in a science centre. Unlike … Continue reading My Science Communication Journey
There are so many challenges going around at the moment; the song challenge, "Run 5- Donate 5- Nominate 5", find your first photo with your partner and various workout challenges. Stay with me though. A few weeks ago, my friend challenged us to exchange a fun fact every day and I thought I would post … Continue reading The Fun Fact Challenge
For me, going on the pill for the first time was a big deal. I was 18, in my first 'proper' relationship and the likelihood of getting pregnant was very high if I didn't use some form of contraception. I'm not sure why I didn't consider other forms of contraception, my mum had taken the … Continue reading The Contraceptive Pill and I
Toilet paper is the one thing that we always seem to be running out of in our house: I live with five other people and with me included, I'd say we go through about 18 rolls a month. This high consumption means that no one seems to notice when we're running out and leads to … Continue reading The Roll of the… Toilet
This week I’ve ticked something off my bucket list; working at a prison. Well, to tell the truth it was never on my bucket list, but I wish it had been! “Why were you working in a prison?” I hear you cry! Part of my job in the curious crew at the science centre in … Continue reading Locked Up: Communicating Science in a Prison
After my last podcast was so well received by the society, I was given the chance to do another one. This time I got to attend a really prestigious event; the awarding of SfAM’s first honorary fellowship! I’d been looking forward to this event for over a month, filling my spare time with choosing what … Continue reading Back into the Recording Cave
I don't know about anyone else, but I’ve always found it to be quite a challenge to keep up with what's new in science. I think it comes down to the fact that there is so much of it and choosing which part to keep up with is tricky for someone (like me) who is … Continue reading Keeping up with the Scientists
Last week I started collecting data for my project. This was unlike any data collection I have ever done before; no longer am I counting colonies on a plate or counting how many antibiotics my E. coli isolates are resistant to and PCR seems like a distant memory! In Science Communication research, it seems that … Continue reading In the Name of Research
Last week was SfAM’s Early Career Scientist (ECS) Research Symposium; the day when all the committee’s hard work comes to a head. If any of you follow me on Twitter (@jenniefrench95) then you’ll have seen my endless promotional tweets before the event and then on the day when I live tweeted during the talks. As … Continue reading Inside the Recording Cave
In preparation for starting my masters I’ve been doing some extra reading which means I’ve actually had to get books out of the library. I feel like I’m getting super ready to start postgraduate study! One book that I’ve taken out, Communicating Science to the Public, is a collection of journal papers about science communication … Continue reading Shot to the Heart
