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Module: Societal outreach

The training module 'Societal outreach' as part of the 'Faculty Research Training Program' includes the following training courses.

The learning objective of this training module is to learn how to translate research results into benefits for society as a whole

Video- and pitchtraining SciComm clips

  • Aim: Do you want to learn how to present your research clearly, persuasively, and with impact to a broad audience? Do you want to feel more confident in your communication, media appearances, and pitches? Then this program is exactly what you are looking for.
  • Format: Workshop
  • Organiser(s): Societal Outreach Committee
  • When: 28/01/2027 
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AI for Science communication: From prompt to impact

  • Aim: Generative AI can help you communicate your research more clearly and efficiently, but strong results require more than a quick prompt. In this interactive two-hour session, you will use AI to:
    ·         sharpen your message for a specific audience;
    ·         build a compelling storyline that can serve as the basis for a text or presentation;
    ·         turn your initial idea into a strong final product using purposeful prompts, examples, and a clear step-by-step process.
  • Format: Workshop
  • Speaker: Hans Van de Water (The Floor is Yours)
  • Organiser(s): Societal Outreach Committee
  • When: 23/02/2027, 12.30 - 2.30pm
  • Where: Together, The Core, Campus UZ Gent
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EOS training in popular scientific writing

  • Aim: During this training in collaboration with EOS Science*, you as a researcher will be introduced to the do's and don'ts of popular scientific writing.

    How do you determine your core message? How do you keep it exciting? How do you come up with a good title? During the workshop, you will also get down to work and develop a first draft of a popular academic article about your research.

    The EOS editors will also offer you a unique insight into the ins and outs of EOS editing. What is the best way to contact an (EOS) journalist? When is something really 'news'? How do I tell my story?

    Finally, you will be given tips and tricks to continue working independently on your popular science text. Participants who wish to do so will also develop a blog post about their research to post on the EOS blog.

  • Format: Workshop
  • Speaker: EOS
  • Organiser(s): Societal Outreach Committee
  • When: 26/02/2027, 9 am - 4.30pm
  • Where: Meeting room 3.2, 3K3, Campus UZ Gent
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From research to opinion piece: writing and pitching training for researchers

  • Aim: Do you want to communicate your research clearly and persuasively? The Faculty is organising a series of workshops for researchers, in which you will learn how to turn your research into a powerful opinion piece and how to pitch it concisely.
  • Format: Workshop
  • Speaker: prof. Ignaas Devisch, Ineke Imbo
  • Organiser(s): Societal Outreach Committee
  • When: 22/04/2027, 04/05/2027, 18/05/2027 - 3.00 - 5.00 pm
  • Where: 3K3, Campus UZ Gent
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