Science Fridays @Stellenbosch

Science Fridays @Stellenbosch is a series of public science dialogues about science communication and public engagement with science. It is free and open to anyone interested in how science connects with our daily lives. These events are hosted by the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) at Stellenbosch University. CREST hosts South Africa’s first DST-NRF Research Chair in Science Communication (SciCOM), as well as a Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciSTIP).

To be announced soon.

17 May 2019
Love for nature will always trump money … but only if communicated effectively

12 April 2019
New directions in engagement: Visual methods on the flip side

7 September 2018
The science-in-society journey of a palaeobiologist

17 August 2018
Unlocking the power of storytelling as a science communication tool

27 July 2018
‘Science Fridays @Stellenbosch’ with Professor Manuel Castells

23 February 2018
A political hammer for all curriculum nails: why the terms of the decolonisation debate are a setback for transformation

1 September 2017
Linking research and practice in science communication

17 November 2016
The science of science communication

30 September 2016
“Good vibrations” in science communication

2 September 2016
Make science part of everyday culture

17 June 2016
Evaluation of science communication

19 February 2016
Beyond media relations: towards new horizons in science communication

13 November 2015
Creative arts meet science communication

2 October 2015
Responsible research and innovation – containing the force of knowledge?

21 August 2015
The power of citizen science

24 July 2015
Science via stories for children

22 May 2015
Science communication adventures from the Moordenaarskaroo to Iceland

27 March 2015
Confessions of a communicating scientist – how public engagement is shaping my research career and making me a better scientist

20 February 2015
Public trust in science – why it matters and how it is earned or eroded