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Science Communication in Practice
An interactive learning series for universities, students, PhD candidates, and researchers who want to build practical, transferable science communication skills
Empower students, researchers, and faculty with the skills to effectively communicate science to diverse audiences.
Our Science Communication in Practice programme combines theory, hands-on workshops, and real-world projects to transform how science is shared with the world.
Why consider our Science Communication in the Wild programme for your university?
Unlike traditional one-off workshops, our Science Communication in Practice programme offers a sustained learning experience.
Participants learn, apply, and refine their skills through hands-on projects and ongoing experimentation. This ensures that science communication becomes a practiced, integral skill—not an afterthought.
Participants and students will learn to critically engage with, and carry out, public science communication.
We offer a flexible approach, with online and in-person options available. Choose from our standard 8-12 week programme, condensed workshops, and tailored options.
Why invest in a science communication education?
We live in uncertain times of rapid change, and communicating the relevance, rigor and wonder of science to the wider public has never been more important. Being able to communicate science and research is a critical skill that scientists, researchers and communicators need to:
- Shape public policy and inform citizens.
- Secure funding and increase visibility for research and institutions.
- Build connections between academic institutions and society.
- Inspire curiosity and trust in science.
Possible formats include:
Semester-Long Program (8-12 Modules):
Participants build skills individually and in interdisciplinary groups through modules covering:
- Science communication history, principles and approaches.
- Foundational skills like planning, audience analysis and messaging.
- Science communication skills in using tools like storytelling, speaking and presenting, writing, podcasting, video, social media, and more.
- Real-world projects to apply and evaluate their skills individually and in groups.
Outcomes:
- Gain confidence in communicating complex topics.
- Build skills to engage diverse audiences.
- Collaborate across disciplines to solve communication challenges.
Use our form below to request more information or book a programme.
Tailored multi-day programmes:
For retreats, research meetings, summer schools and similar events, we offer a condensed programme that focuses on building a selection of skills and that ends in the presentation of individual or group science communication projects.
Use our form below to tell us about your ideas and request more information.
Build your own Science Communication programme:
Do you have a particular group of students in mind?
A particular discipline or focal point (for example, societal change, climate action, connecting the past to the future)?
A specific set of requirements for a project?
An interest in a particular aspect of science communication that you want to explore in more depth?
We’re happy to work with you to create custom-designed approaches.
Use our form below to tell us about your ideas and request more information.
Interested in talking about a programme for your university, research group or students? Get in touch.
We typically schedule this programme 12 months in advance, so we recommend getting in touch as early as possible for planning purposes and to make sure that your dates are available.
Request more information or ask us for a quote
We typically schedule workshops and training 6-12 months in advance, so if you have specific dates in mind for a future event or for training planning purposes, we recommend getting in touch as early as possible. Need something at short notice? Not to worry - we often have a few days available each month for unplanned sessions.
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Loved this. So much information and still time for some good discussions with fellow students. I look forward to being able to use some of the ideas when I create my first poster.
I have just completed SciComm Success' Poster Design Workshop. It was full of interesting tips and tools, some of which I have already built into my poster planning. Although we had a big group and I expected a lecture/webinar format, Suzanne constantly invited us to provide feedback and our own experiences, and I enjoyed hearing what fellow biologists like and don't. I liked that the group was international and enjoyed the flexible and informal discussions - some via chat, some using whiteboards, some simple audio discussion. It felt as if we could all contribute, wherever we were. I would recommend this workshop for anyone new to creating posters for conferences. It would probably be a good refresher for poster presenters, too. Thank you, SEB, for the opportunity.
This was a good refresher on best practice planning and design for posters. I particularly enjoyed the sessions on tools for choosing colour palettes, which I have since used in other communication materials, and the discussion about online and virtual conferences, which was an eye-opener for me during COVID. Thank you, Suzanne!
Have something different in mind?
Book a call with one of our training team and let’s explore what you are thinking about, what you need, and what we can do to help.