How to book
Use the links above to book your ticket. A link to a Google Form will be included in your booking confirmation email. You must fill in this form in order to complete your registration at the conference.
All UEA and Norwich Research Park undergraduate students and PhD researchers can attend this event free of charge – your cost to attend has kindly been covered by The Forum Trust and NRP-DTP.
Booking is essential and you will need to show your student ID card at registration on the day.
For all other registrants, the fee to attend is £25.
We’ll be in touch nearer the event to confirm your dietary requirements, venue accessibility requirements, and workshop preferences for the parallel sessions. If you have any questions then please email: [email protected]
Conference Agenda
9:30 - 10:00 Arrival, registration, and refreshments
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome and Introduction to Sci Comms East, plus flash talks:
Norwich Science Festival - Claire Mutimer
Royal Society of Biology - RSB East Anglia Committee Rep
Pint of Science - Rebecca Shaw
LGBTQ+ in STEM - Dr Sam Rowe
Norfolk & Norwich Science Association - Dr Duncan Gaskin
STEMPOINT - Helen Spencer
10:30 - 12:00 3 x 90 minute parallel workshops:
Storytelling for science: how to use narratives and stories to engage others - Greg Bowker
The Science Art and Writing Trust: Science served 3 ways! - Dr Jenni Rant
Play Lab: using board games design for dynamic science communication - Jake Montanarini
12.00 - 13:15 Lunch and tabletop displays
13:15 - 14:00 Keynote talk with Q&A: Getting the message across: AI as help and hindrance - Dr Kate Devlin
14:00 - 15:00 3 x 60 minute parallel workshops:
Sci-Comms Social Media 101 - Dr Paige Staff
The Equity Compass: Building equitable practise into STEM Communication - Dr Will Nash
How to demonstrate greater impact value from public engagement - Dr Becky Thompson
15:00 - 15:30 Refreshment break and tabletop displays
15:30 - 16:30 Panel session with all speakers - focus on careers
16:30 Closing remarks
About Sci Comms East
Sci Comms East is a skills-sharing network coordinated by Sam Rowe and Cansu Bayindirli, in collaboration with Norwich Science Festival. In addition to an annual conference, Sci Comms East aims to support communicators throughout the year by facilitating training and knowledge exchange opportunities - helping researchers and practitioners improve their skills to maximise the impact of their work.
Sci Comms East is looking to significantly expand its platform, to showcase local communicators and raise awareness of funding and volunteering opportunities, collaborative events, and other activities. If you would like to find out more or get involved then please get in touch using the email below.
