Speakers(2025 line up, 2026 tbc)
Germán Orizaola
Senior Researcher at the Research Unit on Biodiversity (UMIB)
Tzeni Karamanli
Global Marketing Comms Manager at Biotage
Andreas Dahlin
Leader of Visualize Your Science
Adeline Marcos Talva Science journalist and consultant at the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT)
Susana de Lucas
Communications Officer at the National Center of Biotechnology.
Eduardo Oliver
Chair of Science in Parliament Association
Brady Caldwell
Head Science Teacher at Uppsala International School - Kvarngärdesskolan
Olle Terenius
Researcher at the Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.
Rhiannon Sanders
Leader of Sanders Communication.
Eva Garmendia
Coordinator at the Uppsala Antibiotic Center
& Host of The AMR Studio Podcast
Hugo Gutiérrez de Terán
Professor at Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
Super engaging course with friendly teachers covering basically everything you should know about science communication and outreach. If you are interested in these areas, this course is a must do!
Testimonials
Participant in 2025 Course
The science communication and outreach course exceeded my expectations. The practical focus was a huge plus – I now have a toolkit of skills I can use right away in my work. I also appreciated the diversity of the modules; it kept things fresh and interesting. The connections I made with fellow science communicators were an unexpected bonus, and I’ve already collaborated on a project with one of them! If you're looking to take your science communication to the next level, I can’t recommend this course enough.
Participant in 2024 Course
Overall a great course! Great lectures with interesting topics. Enthusiastic teachers with a good communication abilities. Nice attitude from the participants and the teachers. I can only recommend it!
Participant in 2023 Course
This course is highly recommended! It helped me better understand all the things science communication entails. The diversity and balance in the course help everyone find something they can use. I finished the course excited and full of ideas to bring everything I learned into practice!
Participant in 2022 Course
Description
The ultimate goal of scientific advances is to have an impact in society. In this respect, communication of new scientific methods and results, and the popular outreach of science are of extreme importance to fill the gap between research and broad social environments. There are different sectors of society and consequently many ways that science can be brought to the public in effective ways: i.e. from spreading the news of scientific discoveries to stimulating kids into this fascinating world.
In this course, this year celebrating its 10th anniversary, we gather together experts in different areas of science communication and outreach to share their knowledge and experience with a broad audience, with the aim that attendees will be inspired to find their ways to contribute to scientific dissemination.
This is a graduate course for which Ph.D. students at Uppsala University can get 2hp for their studies. Ph.D. students from UU will be preferentially admitted till 30th of April but all other participants are welcome to apply.
Note: this course is free of charge for all participants, but a no-show fee will incur in case of absence without notification in advance.
Topics covered
Wikipedia and Science
Scientific podcasting
The pedagogics of science
Oral presentation of science
Press coverage of scientific research
The role of university in public literacy
Visualisation of science in effective ways
Use of social media for scientific outreach
The connection between science and policy
Integration of different learning environments
How to present effectively and elevator-pitch techniques
OrganiseRs and Collaborators
These are Hugo Gutiérrez de Terán and Eva Garmendia, organisers of this course and scientists at Uppsala University. They are also founding members of the Society of Spanish Scientists in Sweden (ACES).
We have the ACES, Uppsala University and the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) as main collaborators.
