Dear PhD students,
Scientists are increasingly required to be effective science communicators to both their peers and non-experts, such as the general public, journalists and policy makers.
The ClimBEco Graduate Research School in Sweden ( http://www.cec.lu.se/graduate-research-school ) is offering a one week course to help PhD students develop the tools needed to communicate their research effectively.
The details of the course are given below.
Course title: Communicating Scientific Research
Course date: 11-15 March 2013
Location: Biology Department, Lund University, Sweden
ECTS Points: 3
Last date of registration: 20th January 2013
Information and link to expression of interest:
http://www.cec.lu.se/images/CEC/Climbeco/Course_description_for_Communicating_Science.pdf
ClimBEco Research School students will be given priority for entering the course, but others are invited to join. The course is free. Participants not part of ClimBEco need to cover travel and accommodation costs.
*Maren Wellenreuther*
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Biology, Lund University
SE-223 62 Lund, SWEDEN
Phone: +46 46 222 9014
Mobile: +46 709 429930
http://marenwellenreuther.com/index.html
http://www.lu.se/meel/people/postdocs/maren-wellenreuther
http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s/26164