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#000000;font-size: 10pt;">Forwarded message for MIT Postdocs (Note
- this event is not sponsored by MIT - see below and <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/VOYS_workshop_2012_Apr_24_Cambridge_flyer.pdf">http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/VOYS_workshop_2012_Apr_24_Cambridge_flyer.pdf</a>):<br>
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<br>
<b>STANDING UP FOR SCIENCE Media Workshop<br>
FRIDAY 24TH APRIL 2012 | AT THE BROAD INSTITUTE, CAMBRIDGE, MA</b><br>
<br>
- Are you PASSIONATE about your RESEARCH?<br>
- Do you think it is important for GOOD SCIENCE and EVIDENCE to be
communicated to a wider audience?<br>
- What can you do to address SCIENTIFIC MISCONCEPTIONS and
MISINFORMATION?<br>
<br>
<b>This full day event is FREE and open to early career
researchers in all sciences, engineering and medicine (PhD
students, post-docs or equivalent in first job)</b><br>
<br>
- Science in the media: What happens when research announcements
go wrong; statistics are manipulated; risk factors are distorted;
or discussions become polarised?<br>
- What journalists are looking for: How do journalists approach
stories and balance the need for news and entertainment with
reporting science? And deal with accusations of polarising debates
and misrepresenting<br>
facts?<br>
- Standing up for science; the nuts and bolts: This session offers
practical guidance for early career researchers to get their
voices heard in debates about science; how to respond to bad
science when you see it; and top tips for if you come face-to-face
with a journalist!<br>
<br>
The Standing Up for Science workshops have been held in the UK
since 2005. This will be the first full-day workshop in the US and
participants will be invited to join the newly formed Voice of
Young Science USA network.<br>
<br>
<b>TO APPLY: Send a CV and short COVER LETTER to Leonor Sierra
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:international@senseaboutscience.org">international@senseaboutscience.org</a>) by WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH
2012. Our workshops are very popular and there are limited
places available.<br>
<br>
More information:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/VOYS_workshop_2012_Apr_24_Cambridge_flyer.pdf">http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/VOYS_workshop_2012_Apr_24_Cambridge_flyer.pdf</a></b></div>
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