Anne-Laure Simonelli Biologists’s communication: how to better catch people? Department of Biology (BIO) University of Bergen (Norway)

Bergen, Norway

The world's most pressing concerns - Coping with climate change - Preserving ecosystems and biodiversity - Curing and preventing genetically based diseases RELY HEAVILY ON BIOLOGISTS

latest issue of Nature Science communication is vitally important The public knows it needs science unfiltered, it is an election issue

Communication

Science Communication Communicate through many different media to a wide range of audiences Clear messages

The Center of Excellence in Biology Education supports an educational reform Prepare students to enter the workforce as excellent practicing biologists Effective communicators

Obligatory course which implements Creative Strategies into Science Teaching The new MSc students develop their communication skills pictography mixing science and arts

Students mix science and art to present their work to different audiences: public servants, engineers, scientists, peers or citizens With 2 requirements only!!! - Keep the time limit of 10’ for their presentation - Get the field study message across

GAME What this study will be all about? 2. To test the drinking water quality at various sites around Bergen 1. To test the impact of introducing a new species of plant at various sites around Bergen 3. How the diet of horses influences the water quality at various sites around Bergen 2. To test the drinking water quality at various sites around Bergen

GAME What this study will be all about? 2. To test the drinking water quality at various sites around Bergen Cooperation with the Agency for Water and Sewerage Works, Bergen municipality Investigative fieldwork projects on bathing and drinking water quality

Describe and test the effectiveness of mixing arts and science on Biologists’s communication: how to better catch people? Do we understand and learn better while entertained, while laughing? - the public’s comprehension - the students’ motivation - the municipality authorities’ interests

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