

Aug 1, 20184 min read
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...


Jul 15, 20185 min read
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 1, 20186 min read
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...


Jun 15, 20187 min read
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 1, 20184 min read
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...

May 1, 20183 min read
Communicating Science Through Art
My name is Jill Pelto, I am a Masters student at the University of Maine in the Earth and Climate Sciences Department, and I work in the...
Apr 6, 20185 min read
Telling People About the Stuff You Study
Effective communication of science to a wide audience is arguably as important as the science itself, although it receives less attention...


Jan 14, 20184 min read
Making Your Communication More Effective: Lessons from the USAPECS polar science communication works
Danya AbdelHameid (left) and Sasha Leidman practice sharing and explaining their research to people who may not have a background in...