Recently I attended the BSA Science Communication Conference in Guildford and was delighted to meet up with friends and make new ones. The programme was very well constructed. Alongside Corrine Burns, Heather Williams, Laura Winkless and Suze Kundu, I talked on the panel about ‘Representing Women in Science Outreach’. Corrine wrote up our experience for the Guardian. There are also many good practice guides about addressing gender stereotypes produced as part of the HESTEM programme. You can access links to them here.
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Every year a large number of researchers and students around the world pour in hours of work into just three minutes. They present the science or engineering concept behind a topic often close to their hearts, to a lay audience. And let me tell you, competition is tough. Check out Vicki Burns in the 2014 regional finals.
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I’ve just spent a little time with Nate Adams as we are developing something special for the latter part of the year. A large theme for one of these events harks back to some old time science, which is right up my street. While sitting reflecting over some of our favourite demos we also had time to dig through some old textbooks I lovingly keep hidden away.
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