Are you a researcher looking to share your work with a broader audience? Do you want to strengthen your science communication skills and make your research more accessible? Then we have an interesting opportunity for you: a Summer School in Science Communication, jointly organized by the faculties of Science and Social Sciences of Leiden University.
This intensive one-week program is designed for researchers at all career stages, from PhD candidates to senior researchers, who are new to science communication. We welcome participants from all academic disciplines, including social science, natural science and humanities.
Over the span of one week, you will explore theoretical perspectives on science communication, practice science communication skills and apply your knowledge by creating your own science communication product. Experienced guest speakers will share their insights in the field and best practices, while our team of Science Communication scientists from Leiden University will guide you through this exciting week by offering workshops, assignments and literature.
Programme
The programme will include:
- Introduction to science communication and an inspirational insight into a wide variety of SciCom products.
- Lectures on communication theory, target audiences, how to include outreach in your academic career, most relevant literature and best practices.
- Presentations by guest speakers about their experiences with different types of science communication.
- Workshops on social media and science journalism.
- Guidance on development of a science communication product, which you will work on throughout the week in groups and which will be finished with a festive presentation at the end.
The Summer School takes place in Leiden (on-site) from 7 – 11 July 2025. The registration fee is €575,-. Coffee/tea and lunch will be provided, as well as a closing reception on Friday. We have space for 20-25 participants.
Registration
Due to limited places, we ask applicants to include a motivation letter (max. 1 page) and a CV (max. 1 page). In your motivation letter, please address the following:
- Why you want to participate.
- What you hope to learn.
- Your experience in science communication (no prior experience is required, we simply want to understand the background of our participants).
We look forward to your application! Please register here before March 28, 2025. See the website of the event for more information.
The organizers
Julia Cramer, Anne Land, Rachel Plak, Marieke Drost, Borah Spoorenberg
Science Communication & Society department & Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University. Contact email: infoscs@biology.leidenuniv.nl.