Genetics Society – Communicating Your Science workshop
Posted by the Node, on 31 December 2024
Closing date: midnight 10th January 2025
This is a residential workshop at Chicheley Hall on 2nd- 4th April 2025.
An important part of science is getting your results and ideas across to others, through papers, presentations, theses, grant proposals, conversations and interviews. Your audience may include specialists in the field, those from other disciplines, industry, or the general public.
How can you best communicate your science?
This workshop brings together experts in different fields to help you explore and develop your communication skills.
Working together with others on the course you will learn how to structure stories, bridge disciplines, simplify concepts and communicate effectively with a range of audiences. You will also get in-depth tutoring and practice in storytelling and public talks, developing hands-on demonstrations and multimedia (podcasts/YouTube/TikTok).
The Genetics Society will cover travel (within the UK only), accommodation and meals for successful applicants.
Tutors will include:
Helen Keen (Award winning comedy writer and performer; author of the Radio 4 series, “It Is Rocket Science!”)
First Create the Media (Led by award-winning writer and broadcaster Kat Arney)
Alison Woollard (Presenter of the 2013 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and Lecturer at University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Jonathan Pettitt (Professor in Genetics, University of Aberdeen; Winner of the 2020 Genetics Society JBS Haldane Lecture)
Cristina Fonseca (Science Communicator)
Who can attend?
The course is open to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working in genetics and related areas.
Apply here: https://genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-your-sci/
Carer’s Award. In recognition of carer’s responsibilities, an award of (up to) £60/day will be made available to enable participants with carer responsibilities to attend this workshop. Awardees can spend this money as they think will best support their attendance.