📢 MSc Science Communication Webinar

📅Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm (UK time)

If you're interested in our MSc #ScienceCommunication please join our online webinar next week to find out more about the course!

Registration⤵️
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With thanks to supervisors @clarewilk4.bsky.social and Antony Hill.

Congratulations to Helen Whitfield-Williams who successfully defended her PhD thesis 'Understanding the role of Clinical Engineering: professional identity, workforce development and training' last week! 👏🥳

With thanks to to supervisors @clarewilk4.bsky.social and Bethan Hindle.

Congratulations to Jen Weston who successfully defended her PhD thesis 'A quantitative & qualitative study assessing spatial, social & cultural factors in nature-based citizen science engagement', (in partnership with the Natural History Consortium) last week! 🥳👏

📢 Science Communication Seminar

We're delighted to welcome former MSc student @zionlights.bsky.social to present 'Atoms, Algorithms, & Arguments: Shaping Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy' later this month!

📅Mon 27 Oct 12 - 1pm online

Registration required: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/atoms...

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🆕Blog post

In the first post of the new academic year PhD student and visitor to the Science Communication Unit Ana Vasconcelos reflects on her sunny months with us!

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If you are a scicomm organisation from Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, or Poland, here you can submit your Expression of Interest: forms.gle/CmsTwMCY4pCc...

We asked to our Hubs what are the advantages of being inside COALESCE during last week's meeting in Madrid.
The answers?
-Have a network to rely on
-Share ideas on #scicomm
-Bring innovation at a regional level

Would you like to join COALESCE as a hub too? Submit your request by 6 October ⬇️

Together to discuss #scicomm gaps and needs inside governance structures, besides addressing ethical issues in scicomm.

As part of COALESCE project, national representatives from nine countries met in Madrid to co-create strategies and a long term vision for the enhancement of scicomm policies.

📢Are you a #scicomm organisation from Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, or Poland?

If you’re ready to collaborate to advance science communication in your own country and across Europe, submit your Expression of Interest by 6 October and become a COALESCE Hub: forms.gle/CmsTwMCY4pCc...

Become a COALESCE Hub!

18 countries have already active participants in the network, creating a bridge between COALESCE resources and their #scicomm community.

Organisations from 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 can submit Expressions of Interest by 𝟔 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 forms.gle/Vu2h5ongSVe4...

New in JCOM: In “Far div ye bide?”, Mhairi Stewart reflects on PCST 2025: Using science communication to effect positive change, which was held in Aberdeen in May 2025. Find out more about highlights and hot topics at jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi... #scicomm

I'm reminded almost daily of this panel from a comic I made with @scicommsuwe.bsky.social @rikworth.bsky.social & @owenwattsdraws.bsky.social about the challenges of being a science journalist in the UK and India.

Full comic here: www.sciencemediacentre.in/exploring-sc...

The University is a partner in a ground-breaking project awarded almost £800,000 in funding to protect one of Madagascar’s most precious and threatened forests.

The initiative will run for five years and will involve working closely with communities living in TAPA.

✨2 weeks until our MSc Science Communication Online open event!

📆Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm UK time

Join us for an overview of the MSc & Science Communication Unit, meet members of the teaching team & ask qs about the course & unit.

www.uwe.ac.uk/events/scien... (booking req)

#scicomm

📢 Places still available on our online Applied Research Skills CPD module - apply now!

Starting 6th Oct, the course will introduce participants to knowledge & skills required to design, carry out & critically analyse research in #scicomm ⤵️

More Info & apply: courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSKNQ30M/ap...

📢 Creative Science Communication & Public Engagement Online CPD Course - open for applications!

Develop skills focused around embedding creativity, inclusivity & evaluation into your #scicomm or public engagement practice.

More info:
courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSKNS15M/cr...

Apply by 5 Dec 2025.

✨MSc Science Communication Online open event!

📆Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm UK time

Join us for an overview of the MSc & Science Communication Unit, meet members of the teaching team & ask questions about the course & unit.

www.uwe.ac.uk/events/scien... (booking req.)

We look forward to seeing you! #scicomm

Find out more about the Green Futures project on their website: curiosityconnections.net/green-futures/

And don’t forget to subscribe to #SciCommConversations on your favourite podcast player, so you never miss an episode.

#ClimateChange #Environment #Careers

🎧 The new season of #SciCommConversations is out!

Our first episode features @laurafoggrogers.bsky.social from @scicommsuwe.bsky.social, who spoke with @achintyarao.in about the Curiosity Connections Green Futures project.

Audio and full transcript: coalesceproject.eu/2025/09/03/s...

#SciComm

I wrote about anthrax hanging about, waiting to resurface, and what can be done about it.

environment.ec.europa.eu/news/histori...

For @scicommsuwe.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

#scicomm #healthnews #research

A reminder that we do still have some places available for this course! #scicomm #sciencecommunication #appliedresearch #CPD