[meetyeti] Fwd: [Academic] Request for applications: NCBS Annual Science Journalism Workshop
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> From: "Anil Ananthaswamy" <anilswamy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Academic] Request for applications: NCBS Annual Science Journalism
> Workshop
> Date: May 14, 2012 10:12:38 AM GMT+05:30
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>
> NCBS announces its 2nd annual science journalism workshop, which will be
> held on campus from July 11 to July 27, 2012.
>
> The workshop’s main objective is to impart to students the basic skills
> necessary for communicating science to the lay person via the written
> word.
>
> Students will learn the elements of good science writing and the art and
> craft of conducting good interviews. They will also be introduced to the
> importance of investigative science journalism and the ethics code for
> journalists. The workshop will focus on news and features, which will lay
> the basis for a career in communicating science to the lay person. Popular
> science writing isn’t merely about summarising an academic paper. Rather,
> it strives to entertain and educate, provide multiple points-of-view, and
> at its best, play the role of the Fourth Estate, an independent and
> necessary component for a thriving culture of scientific enquiry.
>
> The workshop will demand active and committed participation from students.
> They will have to interview scientists, write news and feature stories,
> which will be edited by the instructors.
>
> Students from outside NCBS are encouraged to apply. Accommodation will be
> provided on campus for up to 5 out-of-station students.
>
> If you are interested please email Anil Ananthaswamy or Geoff Hyde at
> ncbs.workshop.2012@xxxxxxxxx by June 10. Each applicant should send their
> CV and write a short essay, of no more than 500 words, describing his or
> her reasons for wanting to join the workshop. Prospective students will be
> interviewed on 14th or 15th June, 2012, either in person or remotely. If
> selected, students will be required to enter a deposit of Rs 2000 to
> confirm their place; this will be refunded at the end of the course,
> provided the participant has shown appropriate commitment.
>
>
> INSTRUCTORS
>
> Peter Aldhous: Bureau chief, New Scientist magazine, San Francisco. Peter
> is a PhD in animal behaviour and a veteran science journalist. He was news
> editor at New Scientist, chief news and features editor at Nature, and
> European correspondent for Science. He teaches investigative science
> journalism at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
>
> Anil Ananthaswamy: consultant, New Scientist magazine. Anil has a BTech
> (IIT Madras), MSEE and trained as a journalist at the University of
> California, Santa Cruz. He has been with New Scientist magazine in various
> capacities since 2000, most recently as deputy news editor and physics
> news editor. He has taught as guest lecturer at UC Santa Cruz’s science
> writing program. He is the author of The Edge of Physics, a popular
> science book on modern cosmology and astroparticle physics, which was
> voted Book of the Year 2010 by Physics World, UK.
>
> Geoff Hyde: Coordinator, Science Communication, NCBS. Geoff is a PhD in
> cell biology and has written 24 papers and book chapters on the subject.
> He was on the faculty of the University of New South Wales, where he
> coordinated the biology department’s “Professional Skills” course. He runs
> several courses each year at NCBS and elsewhere in India on academic
> scientific communication. He has developed a novel, simple framework for
> thinking about scientific enquiry, analysing papers and talks, a technique
> that science journalists can use while interviewing scientists and reading
> research papers.
>
>
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