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Balancing Act: How to maintain a positive public blogging presence whilst encountering challenges in
Antarctica is a beautiful but harsh continent. No matter your training or preparation, the cold, wind and snow makes delays and...
Aug 1, 20184 min read
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Practicing your way to effective science communication
The alarmist approach to conveying science doesn’t really work for me: The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, all the phytoplankton...
Jul 15, 20185 min read
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On the Organisation of Climate Change Outreach Events
I am Sarah Mercer, a Research Masters student in Geography and Archaeology at Durham University, UK. I have been lucky enough to have...
Jul 1, 20186 min read
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Finding Your Voice: Public Speaking and the Communication of Science
Public speaking is probably one of the most valuable skills that we can develop. World leaders in business, politics, and law have...
Jun 15, 20187 min read
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Communicating science from the field through the Follow a Researcher® Program
I am a doctoral student of glaciology at the University of Maine and my main research project focuses on ice shelf break up processes in...
Jun 1, 20184 min read
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