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The Science Communication Unit at UWE<http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/research/sciencecommunicationunit.aspx> is delighted to introduce our new online course 'Science communication: people, projects, events<http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/research/sciencecommunicationunit/trainingandshortcourses/onlinescucourse.aspx>' starting 20th April 2015. Science communication: people, projects, events is a short online course created to offer professional development for people new to science communication who want to develop their skills and knowledge in science communication practice. This course is run entirely online and is designed to be accessible to participants from around the world. The course draws on the expertise of the team that delivers UWE's popular and practical Science Communication postgraduate programmes. The ten-week course will run from 20th April 2015 until 5th July 2015. Each weekly 'unit' will have opportunities for independent and directed learning, including online lectures, group activities and self-assessment opportunities. In addition, there will be five online tutorials involving Science Communication Unit staff. The course covers a range of topics including: the historical and social contexts of science communication, understanding audiences, project planning, project management, designing face-to-face activities, facilitation skills, presentation skills, working with the media and evaluation. Further information including a course timetable, details of the course fees and concessionary rates, how to register and frequently asked questions are available from our website<http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/research/sciencecommunicationunit/trainingandshortcourses/onlinescucourse.aspx> or please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> / [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> . Places are limited, so early registration is recommended. Apologies for cross posting. Jane Wooster Administrator Science Communication Unit Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences Biological, Biomedical and Analytical Sciences Coldharbour Lane University of the West of England Bristol BS16 1QY United Kingdom t: 01173283919 e: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> w: www1.uwe.ac.uk/research/sciencecommunicationunit.aspx NB: My office hours are Mon-Thurs ********************************************************************** Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • Subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **********************************************************************