Florence Schechter, science YouTuber: “Talk about what you find interesting; that enthusiasm will shine through!”
Florence Schechter, biochemist and science communicator from London, shoots and edits her own YouTube videos in a wide range of science related topics. She is currently producing a new YouTube series called 'How To Spot A Scientist’.
How platforms like External Diffusion can highly improve the outreach of your research paper
External Diffusion (www.externaldiffusion.com) is a web hub specifically built to help authors of scientific publications spread the word about their hard work to a targeted audience, thereby increasing their impact.
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How platforms like Clarafi can drastically improve your scientific visualization skills
Clarafi is a community of scientists, graphics professionals, students and educators interested in scientific visualization. Their scope is everything from advanced uses of visualization in science to visual literacy in the K-12 space.
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How social platforms like AcademicLabs can make it easier to find the right research partners and aim high
The Belgian start-up AcademicLabs (www.academiclabs.co/#/) is the world's first research lab matchmaking platform. Here, one of the founders Arne Smolders explains why scientists need to use this platform.
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Terrible or Formidable? You are in charge of how the recruiters perceive you!
Presenting oneself in an industrial context can be a true challenge for researchers fostered in an academic culture. Bérénice Kimpe, career facilitator for PhDs in France and Germany, has a main message: make sure you present yourself the way you want to be perceived.
Science and Comics: Bridging the Science and Art Gap
“Science + comics = awesome” is the motto of an event in Leeds during British Science Week 2016, organized by the West Yorkshire British Science Association branch. We got in touch with Anna Woolman—biology student, comics enthusiast and one of the project leaders.
How science communication agencies like Mediomix can enlarge the outreach of your research
Mediomix (www.mediomix.de) helps to improve the outreach of your scientific research. Here, the founder Dennis Fink explains why scientists need to use the services of scicomm agencies.
As the sheer amount of scientific research is increasing,…