Helping ECRs build their confidence and feel better equipped to communicate their research Researchers around the world feel a responsibility to engage with policy makers, the media and the public. However, researchers, and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in particular, are concerned about speaking out in a polarized information landscape fraught with misinformation. But they want... More The post Confidence in communicating research first appeared on Sense about Science.| Sense about Science
I first heard about the John Maddox Prize in 2015, when Professor Edzard Ernst received it for his career-long fight against pseudoscience in healthcare, and the dire consequences he faced in this endeavour. Dr Ernst’s books, papers and online writings had been a huge inspiration of mine, as I was taking my first steps into... More The post Bringing awareness to struggles faced by those standing up for science first appeared on Sense about Science.| Sense about Science