Summer School 2025: Science Communication
Communicating scientific results is an essential part of research. A significant aspect of this communication involves engaging public audiences. Therefore, science communication is a key skill that all PhD students must develop during their training. In this Summer School, you will learn about science communication through lectures, workshops, and by creating your own science communication product.
Topics include:
- Storytelling
- Different forms of science communication
- Using AI for science communication
- Misinterpretation by the media or public
Practical Work:
You will work alone or in small groups to develop a science communication product related to your research (or that of your group members). You will choose one form of science communication to focus on:
- Written (e.g., blog post, article)
- Spoken (e.g., science slam, podcast)
- Visual (e.g., video abstract, social media clip)
At the end of the week you will prensent your product during our small science festival.
This year's DBE Summer School 2025, will take place from Monday 23 to Friday 27 June.
It will be held atHotel Bienengerg in Liestal
Participation in the Summer School entitles to 1 ECTS.
Please note that we reserve the right to make changes to the following program and list of speakers. The final program will be distributed to registered participants approximately one month before the start of the Summer School.
Day 1 | 23.06.2025 | Day 2 | 24.06.2025 | Day 3 | 25.06.2025 | Day 4 | 26.06.2025 | Day 5 | 27.06.2025 | ||
Travel to Liestal | Speak: Science Slam | Exploring AI for Science Communication | Don't let me be misundertood | Science Festival
| ||
Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | ||
Storytelling | Show: Video Abstract | Production time
| Production time | Sience Festival | ||
Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||
| Storytelling | Write: Blog Post | Production time
| Social event | Wrap-up and evaluation | ||
Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Travel to Basel | |||
| Storytelling | Production time | Production time | ||||
Invited speakers: Reinhard Wendler, Samuel Lagier, Sabine Gysi
Please note that registered participants will have to take part in a preparatory meeting. More details about the preparatory meeting (date, place, format) will be communicated to registered participants in due time.
Registration is via MOnA and opens on 01.02.2025. You can register via this link:
The summer school is aimed only at students enrolled in the PhD program in Biomedical Engineering and PPHS. Registration is free and includes transportation, course fees, accommodation in shared rooms, catering, and a social event.
As we have a limited number of places, will give priority access to DBE students who have never participated in a summer school and who are in their final stage of doctoral studies (since participation in at least one summer school is mandatory before graduation).