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Longing to tell science stories
“It’s greed that makes you fat,” wrote Amanda Platell in the Daily Mail back in 2017. “Fatties lack the willpower to stop eating.” I realise that the sole purpose of Mail columnists is to raise the nation’s blood pressure, but this piece so incensed me, I was determined to challenge in somehow. The opportunity came […]
Stempra Summer Social!
Our summer networking event will take place on 22 August at the Alwyne Castle pub in Highbury, London from 19.00-22.00. Joining us will be #SciComms colleagues from ABSW and MJA – both associations’ members will be reserving their tickets separately. We held a joint summer social last year and it was fun and well attended. […]
Stempra sparkles in Scotland
In late July, we hosted our first Stempra Scotland event since 2018, and what a fun, educational and engaging day it was! We had over 50 attendees, who travelled from Glasgow, the Highlands, Aberdeen, Carlisle, Northumberland and Leeds, as well as our local colleagues in Edinburgh, and who work for funders, higher education institutes, thinktanks […]
Press Officer Training Day
Annual Event Stempra’s flagship annual one-day event, the Press Officer Training Day, provides training advice, tips, discussions, and the opportunity to share best practice in science communication. It is also an event to network with press officers and communications professionals, and to learn through panel sessions organised by the Stempra committee. The Press Officer Training […]
Stempra AGM 2022 minutes
The Stempra committee was deeply saddened by the death of our Chair, Rob Dawson this year. Rob was a dedicated and enthusiastic Chair who had led Stempra for the last three years and was always a pleasure to work with. He was an active member of the science press officer and science communication communities and […]
Stempra AGM 2021 minutes
Stempra hosted its second AGM online and we were pleased to see so many members attend.Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. When we promised you all at last year’s virtual AGMthat we’d host a party soon, we could not have imagined that we would still be waiting to fulfil thatpromise. But we […]
Changing role of the science Press Officer
A new report published by the Science Media Centre (SMC) was the focus of a discussion with Stempra members held on Zoom on 2 November 2022. The event was chaired by Shane Canning, PR & Media Manager, University of Edinburgh, with a panel discussion led by Claire Whitelaw, Head of Communications and Engagement, Durham University; […]
Useful Links
- General Guides
- 2019 Stempra Guide To Being A Media Officer
- Sense about Science guide for scientists on how to deal with the media
- A checklist for press officers
- Specific topics
- Using statistics in the Media
- Resources from the Royal Statistical Society
- Making sense of statistics from Sense about Science
- Dealing with Controversial Issues
- The Science Media Centre’s page for press officers
- Media Copyright
- An FAQ on using stock photos
- Factsheet on UK copyright law
- International Media
- BBC’s guides to the media landscape in each country
- Science Media Centres around the world
- Peer Review
- A Peer Review guide from Sense about Science
- Useful Science Conferences
- The AAAS conference
- SpotOn London
- World Conference of Science Journalists
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