PhD student invited to attend BSA Masterclass: Science Communication Primer

Alshaimaa Almehmady, a Pharmacy postgraduate student in the Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Division, has been selected to attend  a scientific communication conference next week in  Manchester.  The conference is the British Science Association Masterclass: Science Communication Primer. During the day, the programme will include guidance for delegates on the next steps for their career development.

After the training day, delegates will be invited to move on to the SciComm burrito, to relax with the other delegates, and meet the local science communication network in Manchester and the North West.

Alshaima also took part in a 3 minute (3MT) competition on 3 June.  This competition was an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.  The challenge was for researchers  to explain the complexity and relevance of their research to a non-specialist audience in a concise and engaging way