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2021-04-06 Nyheter

Hakim Abdi new blogger in Curie

He blogs about satellites, science communication and being an early career researcher. Hakim Abdi has a post doc at Center for Environmental and Climate Science of Lund University. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family and to go out birding.

2021-04-06 Gästblogg

So you’ve obtained postdoc funding

Running an independent project is different from writing the proposal for it. I know it seems obvious but for a person who is running their project for the first time, this does not become obvious until the work begins. Once a project is funded, the postdoc is effectively a principal investigator and is on the ...

2021-03-08 Gästblogg

Boiling down science for the public without oversimplifying

Communicating science to the public can be a balancing act, especially for academics who are used to speak about their science to peers that share a considerable amount of background knowledge. Many scientists believe that they need to ‘dumb down’ their research in order to make their audience understand it and fear that it will ...

2021-03-02 Krönikor

How do I stay fair when reviewing a manuscript?

Column by Marie Chancel, post doc at Karolinska Institutet, about her principles as a reviewer.

2021-01-19 Gästblogg

Increasing your online visibility

Hands on heart – not everyone has the time or wants to dedicate their time to pursue science communication besides their research career. That’s okay. But, even if you do not plan to communicate science to the lay audience, being present on social media can have benefits for you as a scientist. With that I ...

2020-12-15 Gästblogg

Which role should scientists play in communicating science?

Scientists are extensively trained and therefore the experts in their fields. Accordingly, there should be no better person for communicating the significance and limitations of their research than them. However, this is only true in part. While some of them are natural communicators and already take part in public outreach and science communication (scicomm), there ...

2020-11-23 Gästblogg

How to utilize social media for science communication

Social media were originally created to help people stay in touch when they are separated spatially or temporarily. They were so successful in connecting people that they became an omnipresent part of people’s lives. Anything that gets posted to social media has the potential to reach a lot of people. Just like in real life, ...

2020-11-18 Krönikor

A walk for life and science

Column by Ulrikke Voss, lecturer at University of Oslo, about her walk from Ystad to Abisko and the 28 scientists she met on the way.

2020-10-13 Nyheter

Stina Börchers new blogger in Curie

She blogs about why and how scientists should use social media för science communication. Stina Börchers is a PhD student at the University of Gothenburg and is working on the neuroscience of feeding behavior and energy expenditure. In her spare time she likes to take long walks to explore Sweden´s nature and cities.

2020-10-13 Gästblogg

#Sciencefluencer – communicating science at eye level

The increasing popularity of social media platforms such as facebook, Instagram, twitter, and TikTok, has greatly influenced the way information are spreading nowadays. An estimated 3.6 billion people worldwide have been using social media in 2020 (statista.com), from which a growing group of people is even relying on social media as their primary source for ...