In addition to researching on their individual projects and receiving training related to research, the MUSIQ Early Stage Researchers (ERSs) are trained on transferable skills that are of fundamental importance for their careers. During the 5th MUSIQ week hosted by GSK in Stevenage, UK in May 2022, our partner organisation, Science Made Simple organised a two day training on communicating science to the wider public.
The objective of this training was to equip the ESRs with the required skills to develop and deliver suitable content for a public event. The course focused on training the ESRs on understanding your audience, developing engaging content and presenting on camera.
Using the skills Science Made Simple taught them, the ESRs each recorded a Science Slam, a 2-3 minute pitch video on their research topic as an educational and outreach resource for a variety of end-users. The videos are available on the MUSIQ YouTube channel and on the MUSIQ website. We would like to thank the ESRs for creating these informative videos and Science Made Simple for their training.