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Organization

Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia (RedMPC)

Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia (RedMPC) is a network of journalists, science communicators, and students seeking to strengthen science, health, and environmental journalism in Mexico and across Latin America. The organization offers networking opportunities, workshops, training sessions, mentorship, and more. It was founded in 2016 and currently has more than 170 members. RedMPC's website and communications are in Spanish.

Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia (RedMPC)

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Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia (RedMPC) is a network of journalists, science communicators, and students seeking to strengthen science, health, and environmental journalism in Mexico and across Latin America. The organization offers networking opportunities, workshops, training sessions, mentorship, and more. It was founded in 2016 and currently has more than 170 members. RedMPC's website and communications are in Spanish.

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Tools for environmental reporting & Should we all be environmental reporters?

International Center for Journalists

In this webinar, journalists Crystal Chow from the International Journalists' Network and Mais Katt from the Environmental Investigative Forum discuss how coverage of environmental issues intersects with different international communities and beats. The event was part of a series preparing for COP27.

Tools for environmental reporting & Should we all be environmental reporters?

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In this webinar, journalists Crystal Chow from the International Journalists' Network and Mais Katt from the Environmental Investigative Forum discuss how coverage of environmental issues intersects with different international communities and beats. The event was part of a series preparing for COP27.

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International Center for Journalists

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November 15, 2022

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Fellowships & Grants

Climate disinformation media fellowship 2024

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

"With this fellowship, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union gives a select number of journalists the opportunity for on-the-ground reporting on climate disinformation case studies. The articles will be published as part of a web dossier on battling climate disinformation. Deadline for applications: Sunday, 10 March 2024, 23:59 CET." Applicants must be based in the European Union or neighboring countries. Special consideration will be given to journalists from regional or local media outlets and who are from diverse backgrounds and can offer lesser-heard perspectives.

Climate disinformation media fellowship 2024

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"With this fellowship, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union gives a select number of journalists the opportunity for on-the-ground reporting on climate disinformation case studies. The articles will be published as part of a web dossier on battling climate disinformation. Deadline for applications: Sunday, 10 March 2024, 23:59 CET." Applicants must be based in the European Union or neighboring countries. Special consideration will be given to journalists from regional or local media outlets and who are from diverse backgrounds and can offer lesser-heard perspectives.

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

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Fellowships & Grants

Pulitzer Center reporting grants

Pulitzer Center

"The Pulitzer Center partners with individual journalists and news organizations to support in-depth, high-impact reporting projects. We provide support through short-term grants and yearlong reporting fellowships. We accept applications from freelance and staff journalists worldwide." Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for grants for reporting on a wide variety of topics, including climate and labor reporting, global health reporting, and science misinformation reporting.

Pulitzer Center reporting grants

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"The Pulitzer Center partners with individual journalists and news organizations to support in-depth, high-impact reporting projects. We provide support through short-term grants and yearlong reporting fellowships. We accept applications from freelance and staff journalists worldwide." Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for grants for reporting on a wide variety of topics, including climate and labor reporting, global health reporting, and science misinformation reporting.

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Pulitzer Center

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Fellowships & Grants

FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program

European Research Council

"FRONTIERS, an initiative funded by the European Research Council, invites applications from science journalists worldwide for immersive residencies at European research institutions. These residencies, spanning 3 to 5 months, offer unparalleled opportunities to delve into frontier research across diverse disciplines, including social sciences and humanities." The program will support four annual calls for applications between 2023 and 2026, supporting up to 40 fellowships. The 2024 application deadline is March 5.

FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program

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"FRONTIERS, an initiative funded by the European Research Council, invites applications from science journalists worldwide for immersive residencies at European research institutions. These residencies, spanning 3 to 5 months, offer unparalleled opportunities to delve into frontier research across diverse disciplines, including social sciences and humanities." The program will support four annual calls for applications between 2023 and 2026, supporting up to 40 fellowships. The 2024 application deadline is March 5.

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European Research Council

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Conference

SciComPt 2024 Congress

SciComPT Network

The SciComPt 2024 Congress will convene science communicators across Portugal, hosted by the SciComPt Network, University of Minho, Braga Living Science Center, and International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory. Proposals for the 2024 conference sessions were due on February 9.

Conference

2024 Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication

SciComm X, University of Sharjah College of Communication

"The annual Forum aims to bring together science journalists, science communicators, researchers and scientists to exchange ideas and thoughts and empower the science communication industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Also we are gathering government, private sector and non-governmental organizations dedicated to media and science communication, as well as university students studying media, journalism, and science." The 2024 Forum is the fourth annual event.

Fellowships & Grants

Fellowship for advancing science journalism in Africa and the Middle East

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT

"This new one-semester fellowship, hosted by the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, was inspired by the life and career of Egyptian science journalist Mohammed Yahia. The fellowship is designed to enrich the training of a journalist from Africa or the Middle East so they can contribute to a culture of high-quality science and health journalism in those regions, as well as raising awareness of regional advances in the rest of the world." Journalists based in Africa and the Middle East with at least three years' of experience reporting on science, health, or environmental issues in this region are eligible to apply. The fellowship includes a $40,000 stipend, health insurance, and other benefits. Applications are open between February 1 and March 1, 2024.

Fellowship for advancing science journalism in Africa and the Middle East

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"This new one-semester fellowship, hosted by the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, was inspired by the life and career of Egyptian science journalist Mohammed Yahia. The fellowship is designed to enrich the training of a journalist from Africa or the Middle East so they can contribute to a culture of high-quality science and health journalism in those regions, as well as raising awareness of regional advances in the rest of the world." Journalists based in Africa and the Middle East with at least three years' of experience reporting on science, health, or environmental issues in this region are eligible to apply. The fellowship includes a $40,000 stipend, health insurance, and other benefits. Applications are open between February 1 and March 1, 2024.

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Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT

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Cambridge, Mass.

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International opportunities for Latin American science journalists

RedMPC

In this webinar, a session from the Symposium to Advance Science Communication and Journalism in Chile (SAPeCCT) 2023, a panel of editors at science publications discussed freelance opportunities for writers in Latin America. The panel included Debbie Ponchner, Knowable en español; David Malakoff, Science; Rachel Courtland, MIT Technology Review; Lynne Walker, Stories Without Borders; Lauren Wolf, Nature; and Siri Carpenter, The Open Notebook.

International opportunities for Latin American science journalists

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In this webinar, a session from the Symposium to Advance Science Communication and Journalism in Chile (SAPeCCT) 2023, a panel of editors at science publications discussed freelance opportunities for writers in Latin America. The panel included Debbie Ponchner, Knowable en español; David Malakoff, Science; Rachel Courtland, MIT Technology Review; Lynne Walker, Stories Without Borders; Lauren Wolf, Nature; and Siri Carpenter, The Open Notebook.

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RedMPC

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April 4, 2023

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Fellowships & Grants

Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program

Mongabay

"Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program provides opportunities for journalists from biodiversity hotspots in tropical countries to report on critical environmental issues, gaining valuable training, experience, and credibility that will help them advance their careers in journalism and communications." The program selects 12 fellows every year, six of whom work at the global English news bureau and six at the Spanish-language bureau. Fellows receive a stipend of $500 per month. The fellowship runs twice a year: April 1 through Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 through March 31, and is for aspiring journalists from low- to upper-middle-income tropical countries.

Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program

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"Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program provides opportunities for journalists from biodiversity hotspots in tropical countries to report on critical environmental issues, gaining valuable training, experience, and credibility that will help them advance their careers in journalism and communications." The program selects 12 fellows every year, six of whom work at the global English news bureau and six at the Spanish-language bureau. Fellows receive a stipend of $500 per month. The fellowship runs twice a year: April 1 through Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 through March 31, and is for aspiring journalists from low- to upper-middle-income tropical countries.

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Mongabay

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Video

Science journalism in the digital age – online lecture series

German Science Journalists' Association, Science Media Center Germany

The German Science Journalists’ Association and the Science Media Center Germany organized a 2020-21 virtual lecture series on "future-proofing" science journalism in response to structural change in the media environment. A 2023 version of the series included 10 lectures on digital transformation in journalism and practical solutions. That series culminated in a November 2023 conference. Videos of the lectures, some in English and some in German, from the first two series as well as transcripts and additional commentary in English and German are available online in this "knowledge reservoir," and documents from the conference are expected to be added.

Science journalism in the digital age – online lecture series

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The German Science Journalists’ Association and the Science Media Center Germany organized a 2020-21 virtual lecture series on "future-proofing" science journalism in response to structural change in the media environment. A 2023 version of the series included 10 lectures on digital transformation in journalism and practical solutions. That series culminated in a November 2023 conference. Videos of the lectures, some in English and some in German, from the first two series as well as transcripts and additional commentary in English and German are available online in this "knowledge reservoir," and documents from the conference are expected to be added.

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German Science Journalists' Association, Science Media Center Germany

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Fellowships & Grants

John S. Knight Fellowships at Stanford University

Stanford University

"Each year, we bring together up to 20 fellows from around the world to spend 10 months at Stanford University working on solutions to the most urgent problems facing journalism. If you aspire to be a leader who can help reimagine and transform journalism, apply to our program." For the 2024-25 cohort, applications are due for international applicants on Dec. 6, 2023 and for U.S. applicants on Jan. 24, 2023.

John S. Knight Fellowships at Stanford University

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"Each year, we bring together up to 20 fellows from around the world to spend 10 months at Stanford University working on solutions to the most urgent problems facing journalism. If you aspire to be a leader who can help reimagine and transform journalism, apply to our program." For the 2024-25 cohort, applications are due for international applicants on Dec. 6, 2023 and for U.S. applicants on Jan. 24, 2023.

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Stanford University

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Palo Alto, Calif.

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Organization

PCST Network

"The Network for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST Network) is an organization that promotes discussion on the theory and practice of communicating science, and of public discourses about science and technology and their role in society." Members come from a range of backgrounds, including researchers working on the theory and practice of science communication, communication staff working for research organizations, staff at science centers and museums, science journalists, and more. The PCST Network has a biennial conference and regular webinars for members.

PCST Network

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"The Network for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST Network) is an organization that promotes discussion on the theory and practice of communicating science, and of public discourses about science and technology and their role in society." Members come from a range of backgrounds, including researchers working on the theory and practice of science communication, communication staff working for research organizations, staff at science centers and museums, science journalists, and more. The PCST Network has a biennial conference and regular webinars for members.

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Fellowships & Grants

Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism

The Carter Center

The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism support journalists in pursuing innovative mental health journalism projects of their choice during a nonresidential, year-long fellowship. The fellowships challenge recipients to delve deeper into learning about mental health and substance use disorders and to share reliable information with the public about behavioral health issues. Each year, eight U.S. journalists are selected and awarded stipends of $10,000 each to cover fellowship project expenses. Selected international journalists from Latin America, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are awarded a comparable stipend. Fellows receive virtual training on effective behavioral health reporting from past fellows and advisors. The deadline for applications for the 2024-2025 fellowships is April 12, 2024.

Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism

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The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism support journalists in pursuing innovative mental health journalism projects of their choice during a nonresidential, year-long fellowship. The fellowships challenge recipients to delve deeper into learning about mental health and substance use disorders and to share reliable information with the public about behavioral health issues. Each year, eight U.S. journalists are selected and awarded stipends of $10,000 each to cover fellowship project expenses. Selected international journalists from Latin America, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are awarded a comparable stipend. Fellows receive virtual training on effective behavioral health reporting from past fellows and advisors. The deadline for applications for the 2024-2025 fellowships is April 12, 2024.

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The Carter Center

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Conference

World Conference of Science Journalists 2025

World Federation of Science Journalists

The next world conference of the World Federation of Science Journalists will be held at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, in December 2025. The WCSJ2025 will be hosted by the South African Science Journalists Association (SASJA), in partnership with the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA). Visit the conference website for updates.

Training program

Oxford Climate Journalism Network

University of Oxford, Reuters Institute

"The Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN) is a programme that supports a global community of reporters and editors across beats and platforms to improve the quality, understanding and impact of climate coverage around the world. We are a programme of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford." The network has included 400 reporters and editors from over 100 countries. Applications to join the network are currently closed and will reopen in September 2024.

Oxford Climate Journalism Network

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"The Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN) is a programme that supports a global community of reporters and editors across beats and platforms to improve the quality, understanding and impact of climate coverage around the world. We are a programme of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford." The network has included 400 reporters and editors from over 100 countries. Applications to join the network are currently closed and will reopen in September 2024.

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University of Oxford, Reuters Institute

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Fellowships & Grants

Erice Science Communication and Journalism International School

Erie International School of Science Communication

"The Erice International School of Science Communication and Journalism is a summer school of the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) held yearly at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture in the village of Erice, in Sicily. The school is organized by INFN in collaboration with Nature Italy, the digital magazine on Italian research and science policy published by Nature Portofolio, and provides 20 scholarships for young science journalists and communicators." The deadline to apply for this fellowship typically occurs in the summer, with the program itself occurring in early fall. In 2023, the program's theme is: "The Big Data Society: What quantum, supercomputing, and AI can and cannot do for science."

Erice Science Communication and Journalism International School

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"The Erice International School of Science Communication and Journalism is a summer school of the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) held yearly at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture in the village of Erice, in Sicily. The school is organized by INFN in collaboration with Nature Italy, the digital magazine on Italian research and science policy published by Nature Portofolio, and provides 20 scholarships for young science journalists and communicators." The deadline to apply for this fellowship typically occurs in the summer, with the program itself occurring in early fall. In 2023, the program's theme is: "The Big Data Society: What quantum, supercomputing, and AI can and cannot do for science."

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Erie International School of Science Communication

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Erice, Italy

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Source database

Science Writers Database

The Open Notebook

The Open Notebook has developed a free, public database of journalists, writers, editors, and other communicators who cover science and related fields. This database is intended "to help people within our community find one another and diversify their networks." Editors might use it to find freelancers for specific stories, conference organizers might use it to find panelists, and journalists might use it to find collaborators for new projects, among other potential connections.

Science Writers Database

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The Open Notebook has developed a free, public database of journalists, writers, editors, and other communicators who cover science and related fields. This database is intended "to help people within our community find one another and diversify their networks." Editors might use it to find freelancers for specific stories, conference organizers might use it to find panelists, and journalists might use it to find collaborators for new projects, among other potential connections.

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The Open Notebook

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Fellowships & Grants

EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters

EurekAlert!, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

The EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters support excellence in science communication globally, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Through the fellowship program, EurekAlert! provides early-career science, technology, and health journalists opportunities to cover the latest research and network with peers from around the world at the AAAS Annual Meeting. In 2023, The EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters accepted applications from early-career Latin American science journalists. The deadline to apply was October 5.

EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters

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The EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters support excellence in science communication globally, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Through the fellowship program, EurekAlert! provides early-career science, technology, and health journalists opportunities to cover the latest research and network with peers from around the world at the AAAS Annual Meeting. In 2023, The EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters accepted applications from early-career Latin American science journalists. The deadline to apply was October 5.

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EurekAlert!, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Conference

Science Journalists Association of India Conference 2023

Science Journalists Association of India (SJAI)

"The Science Journalists Association of India (SJAI) is delighted to announce its inaugural conference - a one-of-its kind symposium bringing together science journalists, communicators, scientists, technologists and policymakers with a shared purpose: To shape the future of science journalism in India. We invite journalists, communicators, students, scientists and researchers to join us this November and become a part of a crucial conduit that brings together the intricacies of science and the curiosity of the public."

Newsletter

Scienseed Newsletter

This monthly newsletter, from science and technology communications company Scienseed, delivers news, tools, research updates, and other information for science communicators. Scienseed is an international company based in Spain.

Article

How to become a science journalist? A practical guide on science journalism basics in Arabic

This guide, written by science journalism and communication trainer Mohamed Elsonbaty Ramadan, explains science journalism basics for Arabic-langauge speakers. (The resource is written in Arabic.)

How to become a science journalist? A practical guide on science journalism basics in Arabic

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This guide, written by science journalism and communication trainer Mohamed Elsonbaty Ramadan, explains science journalism basics for Arabic-langauge speakers. (The resource is written in Arabic.)

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Mohamed Elsonbaty Ramadan

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British Council Egypt

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Academic program

University of Edinburgh: MSc in science communication and public engagement

University of Edinburgh

Masters degree in science communication: "The University of Edinburgh supports a vibrant culture of science communication and public engagement and has considerable expertise across a range of science communication and public engagement practice; from dissemination of knowledge to dialogue and policy." This program does not specialize in marketing, advertising, or corporate communication.

University of Edinburgh: MSc in science communication and public engagement

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Masters degree in science communication: "The University of Edinburgh supports a vibrant culture of science communication and public engagement and has considerable expertise across a range of science communication and public engagement practice; from dissemination of knowledge to dialogue and policy." This program does not specialize in marketing, advertising, or corporate communication.

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University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, Scotland

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Conference

Talking Maths in Public

Talking Maths in Public is a U.K.-based conference that runs every two years for people who work in, or otherwise participate in, communicating mathematics to the public. The event is independently organized, and funded by ticket sales and grants from mathematical institutions. TMiP is run by an independent committee of people who work in different areas of math communication, and the event includes workshops provided by expert guests, discussions on varied topics, networking sessions and chances to share ideas and showcase projects. For those in the U.S., you can learn about and join an effort to create a U.S. based conference inspired by TMiP here: https://mathcommunications.com/

Talking Maths in Public

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Talking Maths in Public is a U.K.-based conference that runs every two years for people who work in, or otherwise participate in, communicating mathematics to the public. The event is independently organized, and funded by ticket sales and grants from mathematical institutions. TMiP is run by an independent committee of people who work in different areas of math communication, and the event includes workshops provided by expert guests, discussions on varied topics, networking sessions and chances to share ideas and showcase projects. For those in the U.S., you can learn about and join an effort to create a U.S. based conference inspired by TMiP here: https://mathcommunications.com/

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Newcastle University, U.K.

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August 31, 2023 - September 2, 2023

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Academic program

University College London: MSc in science communication

University College London

This master's program in science communication started in September 2022. "Developed to prepare students for the growing number of science communication jobs - from journalism and broadcasting, to public relations, public engagement, and online campaigning – our MSc Science Communication focuses on state-of-the-art professional communication, journalism, and engagement expertise from around the world, combined with an academic underpinning from science and technology studies." It is offered as a one-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) program.

University College London: MSc in science communication

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This master's program in science communication started in September 2022. "Developed to prepare students for the growing number of science communication jobs - from journalism and broadcasting, to public relations, public engagement, and online campaigning – our MSc Science Communication focuses on state-of-the-art professional communication, journalism, and engagement expertise from around the world, combined with an academic underpinning from science and technology studies." It is offered as a one-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) program.

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University College London

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London, England

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Library

Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia (RedMPC)

Tools for environmental reporting & Should we all be environmental reporters?

Climate disinformation media fellowship 2024

Pulitzer Center reporting grants

FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program

SciComPt 2024 Congress

2024 Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication

Fellowship for advancing science journalism in Africa and the Middle East

International opportunities for Latin American science journalists

Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program

Science journalism in the digital age – online lecture series

John S. Knight Fellowships at Stanford University

PCST Network

Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism

World Conference of Science Journalists 2025

Oxford Climate Journalism Network

Erice Science Communication and Journalism International School

Science Writers Database

EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters

Science Journalists Association of India Conference 2023

How to become a science journalist? A practical guide on science journalism basics in Arabic

University of Edinburgh: MSc in science communication and public engagement

Talking Maths in Public

University College London: MSc in science communication