This online workshop will be led by Dr. Karin Bodewits and it is designed to let Postdocs and PhD Students better understand the current state of digital science communication. She will explain how scientists can integrate social media into their activities — in a helpful and productive way. The workshop advocates a reflected media usage that keeps a close eye on how and when it is recommended to ‘go online’. More in details, this workshop will offer:
• Professional assistance in clarifying your objectives for engaging with social media
• Help in figuring out which of the many media platforms is the right one for you
• How to create content for social media
• Find assistance on how social media may help you explore your career options
• Take first steps towards brushing up your personal professional online profiles
All participants receive a script of the course in PDF format for offline and future use so that they can work through the material offline as well as after the course. The participants who have personal questions might ask for an open office hour to the trainer.
About the Instructor: Dr. Karin Bodewits comes from the Netherlands where she studied Biology. After spending some time at Puleva Biotech in Spain and Unilever in China, she completed a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Edinburgh. In 2012, she founded the successful company NaturalScience.Careers, a seminar and talk provider for natural and life scientists. In this function, she became book author, short story writer, speaker and seminar leader and published a wide range of career and soft skills related articles in magazines like Chemistry World and Naturejobs.
Target group: Postdocs and PhD students.
This course counts towards the Essential Skills Requirement for PhD Students (2022 cohort and onwards).
Prerequisites: None
Evaluation: Participation
Teaching format: The course will be run online: 4 webinars of 2-2.5 h each (workload equivalent to 1-2 workshop days).
ECTS: 1 Year: 2025
Track segment(s):
Core curriculum
Teacher(s):
Valentina Riva
Teaching assistant(s):
- Teacher: Valentina Riva