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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I thought it would be of interest to some of you get informed about <b>‚Sense About Science‘</b>, a charitable British trust that is doing a great work in communicating sound science to the general public via several instruments. They work together with scientists, journalists and members of the public to tackle scientific misconceptions by advocating the importance of scientific evidence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Especially interesting for early career researchers is their programme <b>‘Voice of Young Science’</b>, that encourages and provides advice to young scientists on how to communicate their research and play an active role in public debates. This is done via very interesting and engaging workshops (usually free of charge) and a lot of information online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>It’s worth to check: <a href="http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/our-work.html">http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/our-work.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>If you are interested in expanding your publishing record to the general public, one other interesting possibility is to contribute to ‘The Conversation’. This is an independent source of news and commentaries that are directly sourced from the scientific community to the public. The pieces are written by experts in each area, in a way to provide a better understanding of complex issues, assuring the quality of public discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Also worth to check, the articles are a nice read: <a href="http://theconversation.com/uk">http://theconversation.com/uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please share this with colleagues you think might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Marília <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Marília K. F. de Campos, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>MASC Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>ZMBP, Plant Physiology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>University of Tuebingen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Auf der Mor</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>genstelle 32<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>72076 Tuebingen - Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Phone: +49 7071 2978725<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>