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Stempra end of year science quiz
Date & Time: Monday 9 December, 18.30- 21:00 Where: The Castle, Farringdon Back by popular demand, this year for our end of year social we are hosting a fabulous science quiz. Come along and show us your brains! Join us on Monday 09 December for a celebration of science and collaborative, competitive fun as we […]

From communications to senior organisational roles
A conversation about career journeys and progression Date: 18 October, 2024Time: 12:00 – 13:00Location: Online Stempra invites you to join us for an online discussion about moving from a science communication role to a senior organisational role, and all the steps in between. We will hear from senior leaders who will give us an overview of their experiences, career […]

Stempra North – a day of learning and networking in Liverpool
In early September, we hosted Stempra North – an in person meeting of science communications professionals for Stempra members. The event took place at Pembroke House, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and was jam-packed with opportunities to learn from experts, and improve skills as a science communicator, with a little bit of networking too. There […]

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 and government bodies.

Stempra sparkles in Scotland
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 and government bodies.
Useful Links
- Stempra Guides
- 2019 Stempra Guide To Being A Media Officer
- Preprints: A checklist for press officers
- Specific topics
- General guides
- Sense About Science guide for scientists on how to deal with the media
- 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
- 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
- World Conference of Science Journalists
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