University of Keele, 20–22 July 1999
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Thursday 22nd July
Education Group:
Workshop on Science Communication for Graduate Students
- Organizers:
- C. Sansom (London)
- A. Searle (London)
Programme:
Thursday 22 July
Session 1: Communication for Scientists
- 9.30 S. Wooding (Asst. Director PEC, The Biochemical Society)
- Communication: why bother?
- 10.00 C. Sansom (Teaching Fellow, Birkbeck College, London and Freelance Science Writer)
- Giving effective presentations: tips and tricks
- 10.30 J. Dunwell (Professor of Agricultural Botany, Uni of Reading)
- Scientists and the media: a cautionary tale
- This talk will conclude with a short interview with Sara Abdulla (Nature) about his research into genetically modified crops
- 11.00 Coffee
Session 2: Scientists as Communicators
- 11.30 S. Abdulla (Science Writer, Nature, London)
- Science journalism
- 12:00 S. Coffey (Head of Public Relations, University of Bradford)
- Press office and public relations work
- 12:30 J. McFarlane (UK editor, Science's Next Wave)
- Opportunities in the new media and other prospects
- 13.00 Lunch
- with speakers, Biochemical Society and Education Group committee members
Session 3: Postgraduate Presentations
- 14.00 5 x 15 min. oral communications
- 15.15 Tea
- 15:45 5 x 15 min. oral communications
- 17:00 Award of prize to the giver of the best presentation.
- 15.15 Tea
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