Here are just a few ways this workshop can benefit you and your career:
- Gain visibility for yourself: By learning how to communicate your research effectively, you can increase your visibility and reputation within your field and beyond.
- Get a deeper understanding of your own research: Through the process of distilling your research into clear and compelling messages, you may gain new insights and a deeper understanding of your own work.
- Improve your presentation skills (writing, speaking, pitching!): Effective science communication requires a range of skills, from writing, speaking to pitching ideas to various audiences.
- Feel rewarded and have fun: Science communication can be incredibly rewarding, and the workshop will provide opportunities to practice and refine your skills in a supportive and fun environment.
- Expand your network beyond your bubble: The workshop will bring together scientists and researchers from diverse fields, providing opportunities to connect with colleagues and build new collaborations.
- Explore alternative career paths: Science communication can open up new career paths and opportunities, and the workshop will provide insights into these possibilities.
- Increase visibility for your research (paper/group/institution): By effectively communicating your research, you can increase its impact and visibility within your field and beyond.
- Ultimately, raising public interest in your research field might increase public funding in this branch, generate more political support, increase social acceptance (of expensive or controversial research): Effective science communication can have a range of positive impacts, from increasing funding and political support to building public understanding and acceptance of important research.
