Your SciComm Journey Starts Here
Did you just discover the fun of science communication and want to learn what it’s all about?
Are you intrigued by sharing your research with the world but aren’t sure how to do it in a way that makes a difference?
Wherever you are in your SciComm journey, this page will help you find the right resources for your next step.
Read about my journey into SciComm
Luckily, but also frustratingly, science communication comes in many shades, colours, experiences and possibilities. While these different possibilities can be quite overwhelming, it can be even more difficult to find the right resources, make a solid plan or find someone to talk to about your ideas.
This is why I made it my goal to support you in your science communication endeavours. Your scientific knowledge is too valuable not to be shared with the world. Let’s start your SciComm journey together.
Levelling Up In Science Communication
To develop your SciComm skills, the training programme is divided into different levels, from one ⭐️ to three ⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars. Each of these reflects your experience in science communication.
The topics are organised according to the level of experience you may need to tackle each one. But remember, this is your journey. You know where to start and what to focus on.
Choose your SciComm goal now or read on to learn more about each pillar.
⭐️ SciComm Foundations
Just getting started? How exciting! With resources at this level, you can improve your overall science communication skills as you start your first small projects.
Learn how to address your audience and come up with relatable metaphors and analogies. By explaining to your audience why science communication is important, you will be able to talk about your research in a more engaging way to help your audience make better decisions based on your science.
With the SciComm Society Storytelling System, you will turn complex research into clear, engaging stories your audience can follow. By focusing on five topics—target audience, emotions, the hero’s journey, active language and logical connections—this system gives you practical tools to shape stories people can understand, follow and remember.
⭐️⭐️ Advanced SciComm
With a solid foundation in science communication, you may think about starting a SciComm blog or focusing on enhancing your writing skills.
In this pillar, we focus on how to write about science in an engaging and compelling way. Resources help you bring your story to life with active verbs, simple sentence structures and clear phrasing.
With resources from this pillar, you will learn how to set up your own blog, the technicalities of websites and how to write, publish and promote your posts. I also share my favourite habits for planning and maintaining a blog without overwhelm or boredom.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ SciComm Careers
With all of your SciComm experience at this point, you may have realised how much fun it is to talk about and teach science. What if you could do science communication for a living? Wouldn’t it feel amazing if someone actually paid you for your efforts?
Explore routes, lessons and resources for building a career in science communication. These resources will show you what it takes to become a full-time science communicator and why leaving academia is not as scary as it sounds.
