Research, teaching and talking about science
Here’s some information about a new writing course we’re offering this year! HOW TO APPLY: Workshop coordinator: Rebecca Priestley, Centre for Science in Society Application deadline: 20 June 2022 You will be notified of the outcome by the end of June. SCIS301: Writing about science, health and the environment replaces CREW352 (which ran 2013-2018), and runs […]
LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER IN SCIENCE COMMUNCATION Science in Society Group, Faculty of Science The Science in Society invites applications for the position of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Science Communication. The successful candidate will have a PhD in an appropriate humanities or social science discipline, relevant publications in refereed journals and books, teaching experience at […]
Ashleigh Young and Rebecca Priestley are teaching CREW352: Creative Science Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters again this year. Past students have included undergraduate science and humanities students, experienced writers and journalists, environmental advocates and practising scientists. Students on the course have written engaging non-fiction stories about science and had these stories published in […]
With the benefit of some fun and challenging mentoring from Joanna Goven (see our reflexive scientist post) Rhian and I have been getting all reflexive about our own practice and reflecting (yes, there is a difference) on the science communication ecosystem in New Zealand. We were therefore delighted to be asked to contribute to the special issue […]
Applications for Victoria University of Wellington summer scholarships are open! Summer scholarships offer students (third year or above) $6000 along with valuable research experience for projects running over the summer. Information on how to apply is here – applications are due on 1 October. Here are the projects we’re involved in this year. Please contact […]
It’s mid-trimester break, so it seems like a good time to reflect on what Science in Context courses are running at the moment … and what’s coming up. I still haven’t wrapped my head around the dates of term-times in New Zealand so for those other non-antipodeans out there, we’re currently in Trimester 2, which […]