{"id":1168,"date":"2015-07-13T14:56:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T13:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/?page_id=1168"},"modified":"2015-07-17T16:03:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T15:03:19","slug":"science-communication-conference-18th-19th-june-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/science-communication-conference-18th-19th-june-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"18th-19th June &#8211; Science Communication Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/files\/2015\/07\/Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/files\/2015\/07\/Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4-1\" width=\"173\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/files\/2015\/07\/Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4-1.jpg 1354w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/files\/2015\/07\/Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4-1-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/files\/2015\/07\/Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4-1-1024x327.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a>Members of the Public Engagement Committee (Kasia Pir\u00f3g and Calum Kirk) attended the Science Communication Conference, hosted by the Manchester Metropolitan University and organised together withthe British Science Association, the Wellcome trust and the Royal Society of Chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>The programme of the day: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/files\/2015\/07\/Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4.pdf\">Science_Communication_Conference_Full_Programme_A4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a brief summary of the sessions, relevant links and useful toolkits, please explore the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/science-communication-conference-18th-19th-june-2015\/day-1\/\">day 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/igmengagement\/science-communication-conference-18th-19th-june-2015\/day-2\/\">day 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Press release from the BSA website:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contentBlockWrapper\">\n<section class=\"contentBlock\">\n<div class=\"content postContent newsContent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080\">This year&#8217;s Science Communication Conference featured a broad and varied\u00a0programme, and brought together a\u00a0diverse group of delegates\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0with 350 journalists, practitioners, academics, press officers and researchers in attendance. Thursday kicked off with a truly inspirational\u00a0keynote from Jess Thom, founder of Touretteshero, which set the tone for this year\u2019s event. Jess talked about universal themes &#8211; including authentic communication; reaching new audiences; taking a creative, brave and inclusive approach; and being prepared to fail &#8211; while telling a personal narrative about her condition and her experiences. The keynote focused and energised everyone, getting us fired up to start looking ahead to how we might solve some of the issues facing the sector. Other sessions on Thursday, such as \u2018barriers to engaging\u2019, \u2018does dialogue really do anything?\u2019, and \u2018guide to creating toolkits\u2019, covered the breadth of science communication, and sparked useful discussions. [&#8230;] Friday started with a lively panel debate about how and whether scientists should be opinion-formers outside their fields, followed by diverse workshops on the history of science, the making culture, and producing podcasts. The \u2018funders anonymous\u2019 session allowed delegates to gain an\u00a0insight into the minds of funders\u00a0including the\u00a0Wellcome Trust, Royal Society of\u00a0Chemistry and Crowdfunder.\u00a0\u00a0Meanwhile, the bad bugs book club\u00a0generated stimulating discussion about\u00a0Nemesis by Phillip Roth. The final afternoon was dedicated to our new \u2018challenge sessions\u2019. This was the first time we&#8217;d run these more energetic, &#8216;workshop style&#8217; sessions at the\u00a0Conference &#8211; they addressed a series of key issues, including: hype in science media, diversity, citizen science and the new Government. We have received good feedback so far, and would like to thank\u00a0the speakers and delegates for their contributions towards the discussions; giving us lots of positives to improve on for 2016. [&#8230;] We are hoping to storify some of the key sessions, but meanwhile, do take a look at #SciComm15 on twitter.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Public Engagement Committee (Kasia Pir\u00f3g and Calum Kirk) attended the Science Communication Conference, hosted by the Manchester Metropolitan University and organised together withthe British Science Association, the Wellcome trust and the Royal Society of Chemistry. 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