Sep 14, 2015 | Business, Secondary, Young Scientists Journal
Coco-pops, beanbags and motivational posters: my first impressions on entering the Outbox Incubator house last Friday. The collective brainpower concentrated in that one house was almost palpable, getting its breakfast fuelling. I was invited to give a two-hour seminar on communication skills – writing in particular – and by the time I left the Outbox inmates already had a number of blogs and other written assignments in gestation, now since published. I thought I’d better practice what I preach and end my summer blog...
Nov 2, 2014 | Business, Secondary
This is a summary of my keynote speech at the Nuffield Research Placements Celebration Evening at BAe Systems, Rochester, hosted by MEBP on 16 October 2014. I was invited to speak as founder of Young Scientists Journal and was delighted to address the students, their parents, teachers and the placement providers about the importance of science communication. The Importance of Writing Have you ever wondered where we would be if writing had never been invented? Animals can communicate: bees do their wiggle dance, dolphins click,...
