Scientific Communication in Practice 2019
13 June 10:00 - 18:00, ELSI Tokyo (access)
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- scip2019_intro_euraxess.pdf
- scip2019_intro_elsi.pdf
- scip2019_1_1_abstract_writing.pdf
- scip2019_1_2writing_research_grant_proposals.pdf
- scip2019_2_elevator_pitch.pdf
- scip2019_3_outreach_writing.pdf
What is this event?
This is a pilot event jointly organised by EURAXESS Japan and ELSI, aiming at providing Japan-based students and young researchers with knowledge and tools for their scientific communication needs and endeavours in English.
Students and young researchers from all horizons, disciplines (including humanities and social sciences) and nationalities are welcome. Japanese nationals are particularly encouraged to attend.
To allow trainers to implement practical exercises during their workshops, seats are limited. Potential attendees will need to motivate their wish to participate at registration step (selection of attendees will be performed by the organisation committee if capacity is reached).
Event features
The event will mainly feature three workshops covering a large span of researchers' needs for scientific commmunication training:
- Academic writing (papers and grants)
- Oral communication (in academic or non-academic setups)
- Outreach writing (outwards communication on various supports)
The whole day will propose practical tools and exercises so as for the audience to actively participate and learn.
Where and When?
This year, we propose one full day of training on 13 June (10am start) within the WPI ELSI building, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Partner events:
- Grants in Practice 2019 (training on EU grant writing), 11-12 June, EU Delegation, Tokyo
- Falling Walls Lab Tokyo 2019 (science communication contest for students and researchers), 13 June, ELSI, Tokyo
Organiser
Host & Co-organiser:
Partner events:
Grants In Practice, 11-12 June, Eu Delegation Tokyo
More info: bit.ly/GIP2019Japan
Falling Walls Lab Tokyo, 13 June, ELSI
More info: FWLT2019
Non exhaustive, non hierarchised, in progress list of references of interest:
- Academic Writing and Publishing, A Practical Handbook | James Hartley | 2008 | DOI: 10.4324/9780203927984
- Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students | Stephen Bailey | 2017 | ISBN 0-203-83165-9
- Longman Academic Writing Series | Levels 1 to 5 | Butler, Hogue, Oshima & Meyers | https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/eap/longman-academic-writing-series
- Mensh & Kording, Ten simple rules for structuring papers. PLOS Computational Biology 13(11): e1005830. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005830
- Elsevier series on academic writing, 2015
Non exhaustive, non hierarchised, in progress list of references of interest:
- Outreach: Speak up for science; Virginia Gewin, Nature 517, 231–233 (2015); doi:10.1038/nj7533-231a
- Jensen, Eric and Holliman, Richard (2009). Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age: Implications for public engagement and popular media. Oxford University Press, pp. 55–71.
- Ecklund EH, James SA, Lincoln AE (2012) How Academic Biologists and Physicists View Science Outreach. PLoS ONE 7(5): e36240. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036240
- Johanna Varner, Scientific Outreach: Toward Effective Public Engagement with Biological Science, BioScience, Volume 64, Issue 4, April 2014, Pages 333–340, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu021
- Public Outreach in Science: The What, Why, and How; ASM 2017
- How should researchers talk about science to the public? The Guardian, 2012
- The Future of Science Storytelling (Scientific American, 2018)
- Storytelling in Science: Communicate Your Research in Style (Enago, 2018)
- MF Dahlstrom, Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences, PNAS 2014 111 13614-13620; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1320645111
- Compass, the message box workbook
Non exhaustive, non hierarchised, in progress list of references of interest:
- English communication for scientists, Nature Education course
- The Principles of Oral Scientific Communication: How to Go From a Good Study to a Good Oral Presentation, 2001 (ResearchGate)
- McCormick WO. Present your paper to listeners not readers: tips on talks. Can Med Assoc J. 1979;121(9):1304–1312.
- Wellstead G, Whitehurst K, Gundogan B, Agha R. How to deliver an oral presentation. Int J Surg Oncol (N Y). 2017;2(6):e25. doi:10.1097/IJ9.0000000000000025
- How not to give a presentation, BMJ 2000; 321 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7276.1570
- Science Communication for All: Perspectives and Tools for Implementation in Research, the Classroom, and the Community, AMS 2018
- Science and Storytelling | Lucy Hawking | TEDxSalford (YouTube)
- K. Ma et al., "Scientific Storytelling Using Visualization," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 12-19, Jan.-Feb. 2012. doi: 10.1109/MCG.2012.24
- The De-Jargonizer, a free tool to recognize jargon in your writing: http://scienceandpublic.com/
- American Geophysical Union, plain English summaries: https://sharingscience.agu.org/creating-plain-language-summary/
- UK National Institutes of Health Research, guide to plain English: http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/files/howto.pdf
- Post-doc blog entry about elevator pitches with links to additional resources: http://thepostdocway.com/content/elevator-pitches-scientists-what-when-…
- For a business approach to Elevator Pitches, see business writer Chris O’leary: http://www.elevatorpitchessentials.com/essays/ElevatorPitch.html
- An entire issue of the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education dedicated to science communication: http://www.asmscience.org/content/journal/jmbe/19/1
- The Use of Metaphor as a Science Communication Tool: Air Traffic Control for Your Brain, Journal of Applied Communication Research, DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2013.836678
- The War on Prevention: Bellicose Cancer Metaphors Hurt (Some) Prevention Intentions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. DOI: 10.1177/0146167214557006
- Responsible Use of Language in Scientific Writing and Science Communication. June 2014. BioScience, DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biu084
- Dahlstrom MF. Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences. September 2014. PNAS. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1320645111
- Narrative Style Influences Citation Frequency in Climate Change Science. December 2016. PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167983
- Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, a great place to get sci com training: https://www.aldacenter.org/
- Don’t be such a scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style by Randy Olsen, ISBN: 978-1597265638
- A blog post by Olsen: https://islandpress.org/blog/message-scientists-and-everyone-earth-day-…
- An exciting new idea for poster presentations: #BetterPoster on Twitter; https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/11/729314248/to-save-…
Workshop 1: Academic Writing
Jesus Rojo GonzalesH2020 NCP for MSCA, Spain, and Head of unit for Technology Transfer and European Programmes at Fundacion madri+dJesus Rojo Gonzalez holds a degree in Geography and Urban Planning, Master in Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing, a Postgraduate Degree in European Initiatives and Programmes and Master in Intellectual Property, Competition and New Technologies. He has extensive experience in managing R&D projects and programmes, particularly in European and International projects. He is currently the head of unit for Technology Transfer and European Programmes at Fundacion madrid.
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Matthieu PyCoordinator, EURAXESS JapanDr Matthieu PY has a background in materials science and has experience as a researcher both in Europe and in Japan. From 2013 onwards he worked as research support (more specificaly towards internationalisation of research) in different organisations before taking the role of coordinator at EURAXESS Japan. He has expertise in science communication as organiser of science communication workshops and contests, and in research funding as advisor for research cooperation and mobility.
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Workshop 2: Oral Communication
Caitlin DevorSenior Specialist in Science Communication, University of TokyoCaitlin Devor is a science communicator originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and a former member of Australia’s Science Circus where she regularly held fire in her hands, safely with science.
She writes to excite non-expert audiences about the daily-life relevance of new scientific discoveries and empowers researchers to find their own voices as communicators.
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Workshop 3: Outreach Writing
Thilina HeenatigalaDirector of Communications, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI)Thilina Heenatigala is a science communicator working on practicing new ways of communicating scientific research with public and training scientists and students to communicate their research. He currently works at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) of Tokyo Institute for Technology (Tokyo Tech) and also a research affiliate of National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ).
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Registration desk opens 15 minutes before programme starts. Please come early!
Please bring your laptop &/or writing materials for the workshops!
10:00 | Welcome address Overview of Scientific Communication practices |
10:30 | Workshop 1: Academic Writing Matthieu Py (EURAXESS Japan)
Jesus Rojo Gonzales (Foundation for Knowledge Madri+d)
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12:00 | Lunch break & networking (lunch box available for attendees) |
14:00 | Workshop 2: Oral Communication Caitlin Devor (University of Tokyo)
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15:30 | Coffee break |
16:00 | Workshop 3: Outreach Writing Thilina Heenatigala (WPI ELSI)
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| 17:30 | Closure |
| 18:30 | Falling Walls Lab Tokyo start (partner event, science communication contest) |