In early July over 30 Stempra members, new and old, gathered at Charles Darwin House to discuss the usefulness or otherwise of Twitter and other social media. The evening began with thoughts from Brian Owens, Assistant News Editor and tweeter at Nature; Jo Brodie, a sci commer who has been tweeting for three years and [...]
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Working with journals
Many of us promote research as it is published, and this means trying to find publication dates from a range of journal titles. We know why we want this information, and we know the common complaints, but many of us are unaware of what it’s like on the ‘inside’. At this year’s British Science Association [...]
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What does the health bill mean for science?
The Health and Social Care Bill has been getting lots of attention in the media over the past few months, with many changes proposed for the National Health Service (NHS). As the NHS also conducts much medical and health research, this bill will have wide-ranging effects on science. But what will they be? MPs are [...]
Northern networking at the British Science Festival
Calling ‘sci commers’ in the North: On Tuesday 13th September we will be running our first Northern event of the year with a networking and drinks reception at the British Science Festival in Bradford. The event is being run in collaboration with the Society of Biology, who are launching their Science Communication Report.