Dr @Lwidiko is an authority on science for children in Tanzania. He has now joined the @ResearchC0M team of science/ research communicators. His focus? Communicating science in Swahili, about/ for children. Today he completed a course in Science Communication by @ScriptTraining

Engaging with audiences on social media makes good use of a researcher’s time. Today we’ve been discussing with @UdsmOfficial researchers the benefits and ways of using social media. @ScriptTraining @SciDevNet @Sida
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The World Federation of Science Journalists (@wfsj) is pleased to invite interested parties to submit their proposals for the next World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ)
https://wfsj.org/news/want-to-host-the-next-world-conference-of-science-journalists/

Media articles are written differently from academic papers. Today, we discussed with @UdsmOfficial researchers how to write for the public. @ScriptTraining @SciDevNet @Sida
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The media will report on scientific research if it is interesting, important and timely enough for the public to want to know. This is one of the topics we are discussing with @UdsmOfficial researchers this week. @ScriptTraining @SciDevNet @Sida
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“Being a pharmacist, with a knack for writing & story telling, statistics & research, I feel like all the aspects of research communication are of special interest for me,” says Piamaria (Bachelor of Pharmacy). She’s crafting articles for @ResearchC0M products based on research

Media Skills for Scientists. A wonderful first day of training @drwendo

📺Researchers at University of Dar es Salaam to receive science communication training #InternationalDayofEducation🎓👉🏾http://ow.ly/aEVC50HBbpZ

This week @SciDevNet’s @ScriptTraining programme is delivering media skills training to researchers and PhD students at University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Training is funded by @Sida. Today we discussed how to simplify technical information without compromising its meaning.