On 2 and 3 July 2024, I had the privilege of teaching my popular workshop “Pitch Perfect“, where PhD students from Belgian universities learned to craft an effective elevator pitch about their research in just a few hours. This workshop… Verder lezen →
On Reddit there’s a thread asking for the best advice from your profession. My advice as a communication professional, specialised in the field of science communication, would be: Remember that it’s not about you, it’s about them. Don’t focus solely… Verder lezen →
Yesterday the LOC of the PCST 2023 (Public Communication of Science and Technology) evaluated the conference that took place on 11-14 April in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and hosted 700 participants. I have so many fond memories of the people I… Verder lezen →
It is March 2020 and the world seems to come to an abrupt halt. An invisible and elusive danger races across the world and captures the Netherlands too. We have become part of the pandemic and Dutch people are being… Verder lezen →
The Public Awareness of Research Infrastructures (PARI) three-day conference held in July 2022 at the SKA Observatory’s Global Headquarters (U.K.) discussed the science communication issues that practitioners face at research infrastructures, like community building, science diplomacy and equity, diversity and… Verder lezen →
What a great wish list it has become, SciComNL’s survey of its members on what people think about the functions of the National Science Communication Centre. All important points. As far as I am concerned, number 2, stimulate open knowledge… Verder lezen →
“It is to be hoped that the freshly appointed ministers and state secretaries are less concerned with image than with the content of their work. This also applies to the members of Parliament. Worrying about how something will come across… Verder lezen →
The expectations of scientists who engage with society have increased over the past years. Where scientists in the past were applauded for simply explaining difficult research in laymen’s terms, nowadays we expect them to also inform policy, interpret science and… Verder lezen →
Blogs Feedspot’s Top 20 Science Communication Blogs and Websites World conferences The Mother of science communication conferences is the PCST. It takes place every two years. The next one is in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in 2023. The PCST also has… Verder lezen →
Say you finished a research project and you want to make your knowledge actionable. Or you have scientific facts that you want to translate into a public health policy, for instance to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The communication… Verder lezen →