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The
Science and Technology Facilities Council offers free one-day Media Awareness
and Communications Skills courses for researchers, as part of its Science and
Society programme.
The Media
course introduces scientists to the world of the mass media, press releases, how
to be interviewed, etc; next dates are 14 May, 24 June, 21 October and 18
November 2009 in
The
Communications course includes how to write clearly without using jargon,
structure a talk, use visual aids effectively, how to chair conferences, and how
to run question and answer sessions.
The next dates are 13 May, 23 June, 14 October and 11 November 2009 in
STFC
offers bursaries to pay the course fees and T&S costs for eligible
researchers. The courses are run for us by the Royal Society. To book a place
visit http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=1151
. Once you have a place, then visit
http://www.scitech.ac.uk/PandS/Courses/media_doc.aspx
to apply for an STFC bursary.
Contact for more information: [log in to unmask]
, Tel 01793 442030
Jane Butt,
STFC Science in Society programme.