Clients... Science Communication Training

SC Ltd ran a workshop on the use of social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) and using Joomla CMS for the directors of FireFit - Fitness Industry Registration and Evaluation. 

Together with Minerva PRC and RTD Services, SC Ltd ran a two-day workshop in Dusseldorf to dissemination managers of the AgriFoodResults FP7 network. The Training Course covered the basic essential skills needed for successful communication of research results, such as identifying your message and your target audience, planning a strategy, presenting, writing press releases and producing publications, organizing meetings and working with the media.

EPIZONE

EPIZONE is an EU Network of Excellence that aims to improve research on preparedness, prevention, detection, and control of epizootic diseases within Europe (such as foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, avian influenza, bluetongue and African swine fever). SC Ltd ran a two-day science communication training course in Aarhus in October 2009.

Med-Vet-Net
SC Ltd designed a complete Med-Vet-Net 'Science Communication Internship' which consists of four-modules: Introducion to Communication, Communicating to the Media and Publishing, Engaging with Stakeholders and Virtual Communications. Twenty-one scientists from the partner institutes of Med-Vet-Net have participated in the training modules.

CASCADE
CASCADE is an EU Network of Excellence the undertakes research, risk assessment and education concerning chemicals as contaminants in the food chain. SC Ltd ran a number of training modules as part of their 'Communicating Research to the Public and to Media' week long course for 20 PhD/postdocs. These included communication basics, writing press releases, organizing press conferences and how to give media interviews.

COST
COST is an intergovernmental organisation that supports European science and technology and helps scientists build networks to develop their research. SC Ltd has prepared a number of science communication training courses for COST. Some have been targeted at Project Officers, writing news and success stories. Another, 'How to Write Success Stories' was run for scientists working in the COST Forests, their Products and Services Domain Committee during their Annual Progress Conference in Zagreb, Croatia.

"We recognise the importance of communicating science and want to give our science officers and those involved in projects more training on how to communicate the results of their work. Thanks to practical exercise sessions, Science Communications Ltd  has contributed to achieving this goal. They were successful in putting together an interactive course corresponding to the specific needs of our group. Participants particularly enjoyed putting their current knowledge into practice, learning to transform often complicated scientific results into information that is understandable to different kinds of audiences.”

Sally Horspool, Public Relations and Communications Assistant, COST.

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