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Posts Tagged ‘communication’ (6 articles found)

Women in Science Forum

06/06/2012

From the Lab to the Layman

On May 24, Prof. Ingrid Scheffer gave a speech in Melbourne at the inaugural SOBR (Student Of Brain Research) networking dinner. She discussed the importance of communicating science to a wider non-scientific audience. It is an issue for scientists, as for many other professional groups, to work with the media and to feel confident enough to talk about themselves in a more engaging way.

Science for a better future

13/12/2011

by Pamela Ronald Same Author (2)

Lets Talk: A story of interspecies communication

It was Sept 4, 1939, the day after the UK declared war on Germany, when mathematician Alan Turing reported to work at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park. Within weeks of his arrival, Turing and his colleagues were able to intercept high-level encrypted enemy communication signals and decode a vast number of these messages. The intelligence gleaned from this effort was passed on to field commanders, a process that was decisive to Allied victory.

Women in Science Forum

22/11/2011

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

Diversity & Soaps Operas for Better Science Communication

As more and more researchers take part in bringing their science to the public, social media provide a wealth of tools for making contact. Still, it is important to remember that the target is real people on the other end, with a desire and a need to understand. The diversity of this community also means diversifying the approaches, with new ideas and old favorites, in order to connect most effectively with groups of different needs.

Women in Science Forum

27/09/2011

by admin Same Author (14)

Discovering new therapies for digestive diseases

Leen Boesmans (K.U. Leuven) hopes to make a real contribution to the discovering of the triggering mechanism of ulcerative colitis, and thus give hope to patients to heal. She is one of the new fellows of L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Belgium 2011.

Women in Science Forum

04/11/2008

by Eugenia del Pino Veintimilla Same Author (9)

Communication is Key to Scientific Research

''Talking with others in our profession helps us develop new ideas and allows us to appraise our own work with a more critical eye.'' Although the Internet has been invaluable and e-mail has been a boon, Professor Eugenia del Pino Veintimilla of Ecuador writes that scientists in developing countries still have a ''communications problem.''

Women in Science Forum

01/07/2008

by Hanneline Smit Same Author (1)

Educate and Communicate to encourage more scientific careers

''...it remains our responsibility as women scientists to educate and communicate the possible outcomes of a scientific career,'' writes South African zoologist Hanneline Smit. Making young women aware of the educational choices available and the positive contribution scientists can make to the world will bring more of them into the profession.