WHAT IS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION?
It’s about connecting science to society. It’s about making data, research, recommendations and technical information accessible to broader audiences.
Technology Transfer
Policy Briefs
Attracting Talent
Research News
Annual Reports
Information
Funding Applications
WHAT IS DIGITAL SCIENCE COMMUNICATION?
It’s about connecting science to a connected society. It’s about reaching an online audience through social media, data visualisation, digital story-telling, interactive apps, images, video and sound.
Digital Newsletters
Content for Social Media
Interactive Apps
Websites & Online Portlas
Infographics
LEARN HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF
We offer custom interactive training workshops for researchers, communicators and media practitioners according to their science communication and digital media needs.
Science communication 101
Nothing quite like squeaky weasels to teach #scicomms. @aninja_m rocking it. pic.twitter.com/KRhv75DIzJ
— Sarah Wild (@sarahemilywild) September 21, 2016
Science meets the media
Mock interviews. Journalist meets scientist in an interview out in nature @ResearchUP @UPTuks @Fabiteam1 pic.twitter.com/NhK8Km1QBp
— Darryl Herron (@LTranslat3d) September 21, 2016
Digital tools for #scicomm
Learning to effectively communicate about science in the new digital age! Thank you @aninja_m for the great tips!! #training #SABINA_africa
— Farhahna Allie (@farhahna_a) May 25, 2015
Turning data into stories
@aninja_m presents #ClimaTracker at the @gcsri adaptation meetup – a solutions-based app, at https://t.co/WiF7dqpXpJ pic.twitter.com/1WC7sx5IhY
— Oxpeckers Center (@OxCIEJ) July 8, 2016
How to communicate about YOUR work
@ScienceLinkSA @aninja_m Using digital media platforms to link science and business #Development #ECOefficiency#GCSRI#digitools4scicomm
— Makhosazana Dubazana (@khosimka) February 10, 2016
Writing about science
Working on the ‘elevator pitch’ at our #sciencecommunication workshop with @aninja_m from @ScienceLinkSA pic.twitter.com/zBomPx1u9g
— AHRI (@AHRI_News) January 29, 2016
TALK TO US
If you like what you see but don’t have dedicated science communication or digital media specialists, or if you don’t have designers and programmers, we can help! And if you have capacity but lack the skills, we can provide advice and training on digital science communication.
+27 11 477 1293 | info@sciencelink.co.za | anina.mumm
Paul Kennedy
Paul is a reformed scientist now making a career in digital science communication. As a co-founder of ScienceLink and a volunteer at SciBraai, he is excited to help steer these young organisations towards a bright future. He loves good communication, innovation and being his own boss, and dislikes ignorance and intolerance in all forms. When not helping make South African research relevant, you’ll find him on the mountain or in the garden.
Anina Mumm
Anina Mumm is a science communication and digital media specialist at ScienceLink, which means she helps scientists connect with the world, particularly through the use of multi-media story-telling and other innovative digital tools. Anina is also the Chairperson of SciBraai, a proudly South African NPO dedicated to science journalism, communication and outreach, and she is an active member of the South African Science Journalists’ Association.
Sibusiso Biyela
Sibusiso dabbled in physics and chemistry as an undergraduate, and his career as a science communicator blossomed with his award-winning columns on science for local newspapers in KwaZulu-Natal. When he’s not popularising science and practically forcing everyone around him to think critically, he teaches high school maths & science in his home town. He’s our resident social media and data journalism guru, and he’s the author of South Africa’s first isiZulu science news round-up published by SciBraai.
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