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Misunderstanding sex differences
In a joint event with the The Association of British Science Writers, Stempra members heard from cognitive neuroscientist Professor Gina Rippon, Katy Losse and statistician Simon White about a new project promoting accurate and responsible communication of research on sex, gender and the brain. Professor Rippon described herself as and an outspoken critic of ‘neurotrash’ […]
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? Expertly chaired by Rebecca Zeitin, a huge number of STEMPRA members virtually joined our ‘Press officers in the pandemic’ event which brought together perspectives from four different […]
Working in partnership – a recipe for success
On 12 November, Stempra joined forces with the Healthcare Communications Association to look at the ingredients that make a successful communications partnership. Co-hosted by the HCA’s CEO Mike Dixon and Stempra Chair Rob Dawson, the event brought together a panel of five communications experts. Their experiences of partnerships ranged from intensive local campaigns to encourage […]
Passing of Stempra’s Chair Rob Dawson
Publishing clinical studies in the COVID-19 era: context, impact and limitations
Nothing fosters collaboration like a global emergency, and this is the effect we’re experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic too. Ethics approvals procedures for research studies at various institutions have been accelerated (e.g. Health Research Authority) with guidance also developed by the WHO, and thousands of volunteers have put themselves forward for vaccine trials to help […]
Promoting research: collaborating with other organisations
When an academic sends you through a paper on which she or he is main author, does your heart sink when you see a long list of collaborators from other institutions? If all institutions involved in the research want a namecheck, it can turn what is otherwise a fairly simple process – write release, secure […]
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- Making sense of statistics from Sense about Science
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