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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.
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 […]
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?
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; […]
Passing of Stempra’s Chair Rob Dawson
Working in partnership – a recipe for success
What are the ingredients that make a successful communications partnership? Stempra joined forces with the Healthcare Communications Association to investigate.
Useful Links
- Stempra Guides
- 2019 Stempra Guide To Being A Media Officer
- Sense about Science guide for scientists on how to deal with the media
- Preprints: 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
- 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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