SEB Bulletin March 2005
Science Communication Workshop
Thursday 9 June 2005
Oxford-Brookes University
Sponsored by the Society for Experimental Biology, this one-day workshop is aimed at postdoctorals and postgraduates who want to develop their science communication skills. The programme will provide an insight into the policies which govern current public engagement initiatives, bioethical considerations as well as illustrating with talks and hands-on workshops how to communicate your science effectively with different audiences such as the media and the public.
PROGRAMME
| 9.15 - 9.40 | Coffee and registration |
| 9.40 - 9.50 | Welcome |
| 9.50 - 10.20 | Stephen Benn (Royal Society of Chemistry) Politics of science communication |
| 10.20 - 10.50 | John Bryant (University of Exeter) Ethics and communication |
| 10.50 - 11.20 | Coffee |
| 11.20 - 11.50 | Jenny Gimpel (University College London) Communicating with the public and the media |
| 11.50 - 12.20 | Dominic Delaney (BIORAD) Communicating with schools and teachers |
| 12.20 - 13.00 | Lunch |
| Choose two from the following three workshops: Media - Why do small dogs make big news? Bioethics - Science & spin - The contrasting responses of yuk & wow Schools - Can DNA Jewellery inspire the next generation? | |
| 13.00 - 13.50 | Workshop 1 |
| 13.50 - 15.00 | Workshop 2 |
| 15.00 - 15.15 | Round-up and close |
Registration fee: £30; SEB members: £15 (limited places)
To register go to the SEB Website at www.sebiology.org and click on Education & Public Affairs
For more details contact Sarah Blackford, s.blackford@lancaster.ac.uk