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 Day is open to any Stempra member, but is aimed at those who are early on in their career. There will be something for you, whether you work in the university sector, or for a learned society, academic journal, research council, agency, research charity, industry or museum.
Details for the 2026 Press Officer Training Day will be confirmed at the start of the year. In the meantime, we have asked a number of our members to share their impressions of sessions from 2025 Press Officer Training day, which you can find below:
The secret sauce for storytelling in science
7 tips to help prepare for and handle a communications crisis
Make the most out of your press releases
Details, including how to sign up, are posted on the Events page at the start of each year. The Press Officer Training Day is made possible through the support of EurekAlert! – Stempra’s Lead Development Partner.
EurekAlert! is a non-profit news release distribution system operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
