Book your place for the Standing up for Science workshop – University of Manchester

Are you an Early Career Researcher looking to enhance your public engagement skills?

Sense about Science is hosting in Manchester a Standing Up for Science workshop on Friday, 7 March 2025.

Programme

As panellists are confirmed,  the official webpage will be updated

Session 1: Having difficult conversations about science

To kick off the workshop, we will start with a group activity to find out where you think public conversations around science are going wrong and why. What are the difficult conversations about research and evidence you have been involved with and what made them challenging? The issues you raise in this session will be tackled through the panel discussions. 

Session 2: Researchers and engagement

A panel of researchers will share their experiences of engaging with the media and policy worlds. They will discuss why researchers should care about how evidence is used and reported on and share their advice and top tips for helping researchers work with the media and policymakers.

Session 3: What journalists and policy makers are looking for

A panel of journalists and policy professionals will explain how they approach reporting science, how evidence is used in policy and what both worlds need from scientists to work effectively.

Free for SEB Members
Thanks to SEB’s partnership with Sense about Science, SEB members can attend the workshop for free! Simply select "The Society for Experimental Biology" under professional society membership on the application form. The SEB will verify your membership after registration.

 

For more information and how to subscribe, please visit the official page:

We hope to see you there,
The SEB team