Crastina is a platform for the exchange of experience, knowledge and inspiration regarding both scientific peer-to-peer communication and science dissemination
- What? An international network of (mostly young) people who love to communicate science & tech.
- Why? We think science needs to be communicated with more passion and professionalism.
- Where? On our website with interviews & resources + on social media + on Skype and IRL.
- Who? A content group (the Crew), a think tank (the Academy), + lots of friends & contacts.
- When? Right now – as a matter of fact, we’ve just geared up.
Advice for a newborn academic: bring your compass!
“Every time we learn something new, we challenge naivety,” writes Simon Peyda, biomedical researcher from Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm, who is making his own path through the academic system. Two of his messages to other young job-seekers:…
The Crastina science haiku competition
We are happy to announce The Crastina science haiku competition! The challenge is to describe your research, alternatively your work or studies in the STEMM field, in the form of a haiku.
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.
Have you ever had the feeling that you…