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Isn't that the perfect job?! Doing something you are passionate about and being paid for it!
Our hobbies are the things we choose to do because we enjoy doing them. Wouldn't everyone like to be paid to do the things they love doing? Well I thought,…
Involved in, or planning to be involved in, "direct" engagement (e.g. public lectures, cafe scientifique events etc)? Here's a place to share ideas.
As a full time postdoctoral researcher with a passion for Science Communication, I often find myself trying to balance the two in terms of time and money.
It's no secret, that I am passionate about Science Communication to the point where I would l…
June 22, 2009 to June 23, 2009
The Conference addresses the key issues facing science communicators in the UK and each year brings together people who are engaged in public engagement - a diverse group of people from a broad range of backgrounds. It is a fantastic opportunity to…
As a full time postdoctoral researcher with a passion for Science Communication, I often find myself trying to balance the two in terms of time and money.
It's no secret, that I am passionate about Science Communication to the point where I would l…
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- Please outline your interest/ experience in science communication/ public engagement
- I am a Research Fellow in the Centre for Biomimetics at the University of Reading. Academically, I work in a huge variety of multidisiplinary subjects which include entomology, biomedical engineering, architecture, materials science etc.
I am trained and experienced in many areas of science communication such as exhibit development (e.g Eden Project, London Science Museum), written work for magazines, interviews (e.g. New Scientist) and I give lectures at conferences and science festivals.
My sci comm interests are:
(a) in the promotion of the advantages of multidisiplinary science and
(b) how we can steal Mother Natures best ideas in order to find solutions to our own man-made, design and engineering solutions.
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- http://www.reading.ac.uk/CME/about/staff/e-a-c-johnson.asp
Emma Johnson's Blog
Making a career of a hobbie
Isn't that the perfect job?! Doing something you are passionate about and being paid for it!
Our hobbies are the things we choose to do because we enjoy doing them. Wouldn't everyone like to be paid to do the things they love doing? Well I thought, foolishly it seems, that I could do just that. That I could realise my dream and become a full time communicator of science. It is my hobbie, my passion, and I am fortunate enough to have been able, on occassion, to make it part of my job!
I recentl… Continue
Our hobbies are the things we choose to do because we enjoy doing them. Wouldn't everyone like to be paid to do the things they love doing? Well I thought, foolishly it seems, that I could do just that. That I could realise my dream and become a full time communicator of science. It is my hobbie, my passion, and I am fortunate enough to have been able, on occassion, to make it part of my job!
I recentl… Continue
Posted on May 19, 2009 at 1:35pm — 4 Comments
Getting the balance right
As a full time postdoctoral researcher with a passion for Science Communication, I often find myself trying to balance the two in terms of time and money.
It's no secret, that I am passionate about Science Communication to the point where I would like to make a career of it. This means that, like a moth to a flame, I am naturally attracted to the organisation and participation of outreach and enterprise events.
This is great for the University and great for the scientific community, but I wond… Continue
It's no secret, that I am passionate about Science Communication to the point where I would like to make a career of it. This means that, like a moth to a flame, I am naturally attracted to the organisation and participation of outreach and enterprise events.
This is great for the University and great for the scientific community, but I wond… Continue
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 2:47pm — 1 Comment
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Michael de Podesta, a physicist and Science Ambassador at the NPL has stimulated a lively debate about the quality of the GCSE physics curriculum in a post on the "How should we teach science?" blog.
He reports on a meeting he attended with the Qua…
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