Science Views November 2016

Science Views for November 2016 is now online! In this issue, read about: From an imperfect evolution to an intelligent design? Combining Argumentation and Inquiry in “European Student Parliaments Science on a worldwide stage DESCI Open Campus Australian Science Communicators Ninth National Conference ESERA 2017 Conference ESRC funded PhD studentships Submit an abstract to the…

SciencePOD reqruitment

SciencePOD, which stands for Science Prose On-Demand, provides science writing and editing service to academic publishers, research organisations and many more entities of whom work in fields related to science, medicine and technology. We predominately publish bespoke magazine-style articles in a slick tablet-ready platform targeted at mainstream audiences. We are currently recruiting new science journalists…

Closer to Mercury than ever before

  Final system acceptance tests are underway. The mission of the European Space Agency to Mercury is on track for launch in 2018. All eyes are now on BepiColombo. Aiming to a closer observation of Mercury, the BepiColombo mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) inaugurates a new era for European Astronomy. In contrast with…

Science Views October 2016

Science Views for October 2016 is now online! In this issue, read about: -How easily are the contents of life made? -Closer to Mercury than ever before -Open schools -2nd workshop LSTT -International congress -GSO premiere -Science Journalism Fellowship competition -The IAU PhD Prize -IASA Science Communication Fellowship -AACR Prize for Cancer -Journalism -The Youth…

Science View’s Newsletter, June 2016

Welcome to Science View’s monthly newsletter. In the June 2016 issue you can read about:   Science View’s Activities It’s been a while since we last communicated with you through our Newsletter for several reasons. The main one was that the period from March up to now was full of activities that kept us busy…

Overwhelming interest in Science Communication

More than 130 people applied for grant for a new international summer school in science communication. Coordinated by University of Malta, the STEAM summer school is a joint effort of six European institutions aimed at training the next generation of science communicators creatively. Applicants have been selected and 34 grants will be offered to students,…

Unlocking the genetic secrets of skin cancer

Nine in ten people are at risk of developing the Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), -the most common cancer type in humans, notably because of their age and exposure to the sun’s ultra violet (UV) rays. A recent research study by geneticists of the University of Geneva sheds light on the way that this cancer type…