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Summer ‘lunch and learn’ FREE masterclasses for Stempra members
During the warmer months of 2024, Stempra organised free lunchtime online training sessions! All members were invited to attend four masterclasses that took place through June and July. Each session was run by an expert on their topic and provided useful guidance for science communication and engagement professionals. #1. Social media for science communicators: 12-1pm Weds 5th June […]
Podcasting for research communications
An online discussion about the potential of podcasting to communicate your organisation’s work and reach Tue, 21 May 2024 18:00 – 19:30 BST About this event Stempra invites you to join us for an online discussion about the potential of podcasting to communicate your organisation’s work and reach a broad, interested audience. During an online […]
Press Officer Training Day 2024
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 2024 minutes
The Stempra AGM took place online again in 2024 to allow for as wide attendance as possible. We celebrated our events over the past year and thanked committee members and co-chair Fiona who were stepping down. Attendees were also given a sneak preview of the soon to be launched new Stempra website… Meeting Minutes 20.3.24 […]
Navigating career growth and caregiving responsibilities
An online STEMPRA event discussing the challenges and support options when juggling caregiving responsibilities with work Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:30 – 13:30 GMT About this event We are hosting an online lunchtime event discussing career growth and caregiving responsibilities. Balancing our career aspirations alongside caring responsibilities is a challenge that many of us face […]
Press Officers during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant an unprecedented demand for science and health in the news media in 2020, but how did STEM press officers rise to this challenge?
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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