Event by Novo Nordisk Foundation Science Cluster

    Copenhagen Bioscience Snapshot: Exploring Science Communication

    The first Snapshot seminar in 2022: From Metabolites to 'Meat in a Dish'

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    09 November 2022

    Background

    The Copenhagen Bioscience Snapshots are a series of seminar events organized by PhD students of the Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme since 2019. The seminars host speakers from different scientific backgrounds aiming to connect a broad audience of scientists. Stay tuned for more seminars in 2022.

     

    Description

    Prof. Joanna Verran: The Bad Bugs Bookclub and other stories –Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Joanna Verran is Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester UK. She has won several awards recognising her teaching and public engagement activities, including the 2019 AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science. In this talk, she will give an overview of her career as an academic in Higher Education, linking research and teaching, and focusing particularly on public engagement.

     

    Prof. Sarah R. Davies: What’s the point of public communication? Exploring science communication’s role in society – Dept. of Science and Technology Studies, University of Vienna, Austria

    What are the purposes of public communication of science? In this talk I explore this question, suggesting that we can categorise its role in society in a number of ways. Importantly, these point to a set of shared assumptions about the kind of societies that we live in. We care about science communication – I suggest – because we care about ideals such as equity and democracy in our shared lives.

     

    We ask participants to register to help us estimate how many people will come (and how much refreshments we should provide).

    The bookclub / workshop will take place in Room 7-15-152, Mærsk Tower 15th Floor, Panum; and details will be shared with registered participants.

     

    Please contact the organizers Ingrid Tsang (ingridhc.tsang@sund.ku.dk) or Conchita Fraguas Bringas (conchita.fraguas@sund.ku.dk) if you have questions about the event.

     

    The event is free and open to all with mandatory registration.

    Speakers

    Joanna Verran Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Head of Science Communication, Manchester Metropolitan University
    Sarah R. Davies Professor of Technosciences, Materiality, & Digital Cultures at the Department of Science and Technology Studies, Universität Wien

    Programme

    Bookclub / Workshop – Prof. Joanna Verran The Bad Bugs Bookclub – discussing the book ‘Nemesis’ by Philip Roth
    Talk – Prof. Sarah R. Davies What’s the point of public communication? Exploring science communication’s role in society
    Talk – Prof. Joanna Verran The Bad Bugs Bookclub and other stories

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