Tag: science communication
Overcoming Adversity
by Amila Suraweera
The saying “publish or perish” resonates with every scientist. Publishing is our bread and butter and without it, our research careers cannot...
Transition of a Cancer Patient into a Cancer Survivor and Researcher!
by Cemre Ucaryilmaz
“When you have cancer and are treated with chemotherapy, it basically kills your body. But if you succeed at waking up the next morning...
“From Breakdown to Breakthrough: My Success Story”: WINNER of the 2nd...
This summer, we invited cancer researchers at all levels to write a blog post for the second EACR Science Communication Prize around the theme...
‘My Science Success Story’: EACR Science Communication Prize 2021
Have you ever wanted to write a blog? Have you already written a blog but want to write more? Now is your chance! Enter...
Diversity and inclusion in research: beyond the researcher
This article originally appeared on the British Pharmacological Society website, and has been reproduced here with kind permission from the BPS and the author,...
Virtual Defence is the Best Attack: Clarivate Report
Joan Tur, of Clarivate Analytics, attended February's EACR Virtual Conference, Defence is the Best Attack: Immuno-Oncology Breakthroughs. Below you can read his report about...
How to ‘Sell’ Your Research to Your Peers
If you think that speaking to peers about your research is much easier than talking to people on the street, you may be surprised....
Advice on Standing Out as a Speaker
Many people find it difficult to speak in front of groups, whether that be their peers or a group of strangers. But every fantastic...
‘Hot Stuff’: public engagement and radioactive bananas
by Peter Gawne
It’s Monday morning, 8:30am, 2nd July. I’m at the Royal Society in London, surrounded by books – some over 100 years old...
Engaging with the (scary) public – why we need to do...
By Caitriona Tyndall
Public engagement can be scary for scientists. Quick – think of all the times you have had to explain your research to someone...
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Travel Grant winners from ‘Cellular Bases for Patient Response to Conventional...
We met in Berlin, Germany for the EACR Conference on Cellular Bases for Patient Response to Conventional Cancer Therapies in November 2022, and were...