Stefanie Novakowski, guest contributor From November 7 to 9, government researchers, policy-makers, academics, entrepreneurs, and science communicators met at the 10th annual Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa, ON. This was an opportunity to share and discuss the major challenges and successes in Canada’s science policy landscape. Highlights of the event included talks by the […]
Let’s Talk Science
So you want to scicomm?
Alex Chattwood, Editor, Communications, Education & Outreach People are interested in science communication for all kinds of reasons. Me, I’ve used science communication to escape the humdrum of the lab, to occupy myself when out of work, and as an integral part of my current career in science education. As with anything new, I struggled […]
Making big ideas happen
SWCC People’s Choice Award Winner – Canada’s Favourite Science Site: Let’s Talk Science Malgosia Ip, for SWCC Amy Cook was a graduate student at Western University when she and her colleague Mira Ray started a small not-for-profit organization called CRAM Science. They were both passionate about science outreach, but found that outreach activities typically missed […]
People’s Choice Awards presents the finalists!
We asked you to vote for your favourite science online and you didn’t disappoint! We had a record number of voters this year and the results were tight. However we did have a clear TOP 3 FINALISTS in each category — blogs and sites. We will be announcing the blog winners via our social media […]