S4 Ep 6 - Jen Martin on 'Communicating Science'

"Doing the thing is not the whole thing, it's also the sharing it with the audiences who either need it or are simply interested in it...science isn't finished until it's communicated"

Our guest today is Associate Professor Jen Martin. Jen leads the University of Melbourne’s acclaimed Science Communication Teaching program and is passionate about helping scientists develop the skills they need to be visible, to make connections and to have impact.

As well as teaching, Jen is a prolific communicator of science. Over the last 18 years her voice has become a familiar companion to many as she talks weekly about science on Melbourne radio, and co-hosts the fun and highly informative ‘Let’s Talk SciComm’ podcast.

In today’s episode, Jen shows us how communicating science in inclusive and non-elitist ways is not an ‘optional extra’ to research, but rather a fundamental part of the process, with its own set of teachable skills.

A full transcript of the episode can be accessed here: https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-5-jen-martin-on-communicating-science

Relevant Links:

• A/Prof Jen Martin | The University of Melbourne
• Dr Jen Martin | Personal website (scidocmartin.com)
• Let's Talk SciComm Podcast | Spotify 
• Science Communication Program | The University of Melbourne
  
  

Episode edited by Samara Greenwood and Grace Martin

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