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How should researchers talk about science to the public?

How should researchers talk about science to the public? | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

Not everyone is comfortable with running a school workshop but there are many other ways to communicate science. School magazines, such as the Review series or Catalyst, are continuously looking for contributors.

Blog posts tend to be a lot shorter and less formal than scientific articles. This makes them more accessible to a non-expert audience, but at the same time quite daunting to many researchers who are used to the technical and impersonal style of scientific writing. The best way to learn how to write a blog post is to read other people’s.