Science communication is exciting, but in order to really achieve something you need to follow a few key steps to make sure you've got everything covered. This list is the bare bones of planning a successful science communication project and after reading this, you will be able to go ahead and plan your own. If … Continue reading How to Succeed with Science Communication in 7 steps
The way you choose to communicate your research ultimately depends on your audience and the ways they like to digest information. However, below are some fun ideas that could be adpated for different audiences as well as being useful both online and offline in some cases. Lots of people listen to podcasts and with so … Continue reading 10 Creative Ideas to Communicate Your Research
In science communication, we are often misled by commonly used phrases such as "public engagement" and "public understanding of science" where we lead to believe that the audience for our work is merely "the public". In this post I'll be explaining why this is wildly unhelpful when you want to communicate something important like research … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why “The Public” Doesn’t Exist
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
I’m becoming accustomed to getting new experiences on this course; even though I read the module handbooks I’m never quite sure what’s around the corner. This time it was my chance to learn how to get people to give me interviews and it’s definitely not as easy as it seems! Michael Parkinson definitely had many … Continue reading Channelling Michael Parkinson
This weekend I completed my first block of teaching for my Masters course and even though it ended with a lecture on a Saturday, surprisingly I didn’t mind this at all! Most of this block was taken up with induction material but even that was engaging and fun! What I love the most about the … Continue reading First Day at School
