Hi friends! I hope you're all having a great day
I just have a question about ways to get involved with science communication whilst at uni. For the longest time I have been super interested in the way that scientists such as Brian Cox, Neil DeGrass Tyson, Stephen Hawking, etc., get involved with the broader, non-scientific community (either through public lectures, documentaries, publications...), but I never knew what that was called. I recently discovered that what they were doing was known as science communication; specifically, science outreach.
I am also super interested in the world of academia, research and science inreach, but I also think that science outreach would be awesome to pursue alongside research. I was just wondering how I could get involved whilst at uni (at any stage - undergrad or postgrad). So far, at UQ I have found: Leadership and Mentoring Program in Science (LaMPS) and the Science Leaders Academy. LaMPS is recommended for first-years but because of my busy schedule this year I am thinking of doing it second year instead, and subsequently I will look into the Science Leaders Academy for third year.
Other than these, I don't really know of any other ways to start getting involved in/learn about science communication. I did get the name of the staff member who may be able to help point me in the right direction, but I was wondering if anyone in the AN community knew of any organisations or programs outside of uni that could help
Thanks!
Katelyn