Where Ideas Grow

Triggers and Trends in Communicating Science for Society | 1st Edition 
13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 January 2022

 

This interactive and interdisciplinary workshop is designed to provide the participants an up-to-date understanding of science in society and develop the necessary skills for participating actively as academics in the contemporary discussion. The workshop has a strong hands-on component in which participants work together in interdisciplinary groups around case studies, developed as science communication activities.

Participants will learn about the new trends in communication and acquire skills that allow them to produce strategies to participate actively in science communication.

Course organizers:  Anna Olsson, Júlio Borlido Santos, Marta Alves da Silva


Target audience: Researchers and communicators. We strive for a diverse audience, ranging from Master's students to established researchers and from all academic areas.
Course duration: 40h
Course language: English
Requirements: Laptop

 

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Venue

The course will be held at i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde.
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208; 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Tel: +351 220 408 800 | Site: http://www.i3s.up.pt/ | E-mail: events@i3s.up.pt
GPS coordinates: 41º 10’ 30.008’’ N, 8º 36’ 12.488’’ W.
 

Program

Preliminary program

 

13 January 2022        

8:45 - 9.00 Welcome and Reception    

9:00 - 10.30 Science communication
Júlio Borlido Santos

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break    

11.00 - 12.30 Arts and STEAM 
Adam Zaretsky, Manuela Lopes and Júlio Borlido Santos

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch    

14.00 - 17.30  Group Work with Coffee-break 

 

14 January 2022        

9:00 - 10.30 Social media & Netizenship 
Joana Lobo Antunes, Sílvio Mendes and Júlio Borlido Santos.

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break    

11.00 - 12.30 Diversity
 Alexandra Lopes

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch    

14.00 - 17.30  Group Work with Coffee-break 

 

19 January 2022        

9:00 - 10.30 The educated patient
 Álvaro Mendes and Filipa Júlio

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break    

11.00 - 12.30 Academic integrity 
Anna Olsson

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch    

14.00 - 16.00 We and the other animals
Verónica Policarpo and Anna Olsson

16.00 -17.30 Group Work with Coffee-break  

 

20 January 2022        

9:00 - 10.30 Open Science
Alessandra Souza

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break    

11.00 - 12.30 Citizen Science
Cristina Luís

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch    

14.30 -17.30 Group Work with Coffee-break  

 

21 January 2022        

9:00 - 12.30 Group Work     

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch    

14.00 - 16.00 Presentation of group work (part I)    

16.00 - 16.30 Coffee break    

16.30 - 17.30 Presentation of group work (part II)    

Registration

Limited registrations. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
 

Registration fees:

i3S members: 25 €
External members: 35 €
Registration deadline: 10 December 2021 | Payment deadline: 13 December 2021

The organizer reserves the right to cancel the course in case of an insufficient number of participants or other unforeseeable events that render the execution of the course.
Certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course to participants that meet the following: attendance in 95% of the sessions.

 

Course pre-registration

This course is now full. If you wish to stay in the waiting list, please fill in the following pre-registration form.

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Payment will be requested only after confirmation of acceptance. Details for payment will be sent in the confirmation registration e-mail.
 

Sponsors

 

This course is organized in collaboration with the REMODEL project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no 7857491.