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MEDICAL JOURNALISTS and STUDENT JOURNALISTS - Time is running out to apply for the Medical Journalists' Association awards

#sciencejournalists #medicaljournalists #Africa #medicalwriters #STEM #stemwomen
Entry closes at midnight on Wednesday May 31, 2023.

See the MJA website for more information:
https://mjauk.org/enter-the-2023-mja-awards/

Calling African science/health journalists and potential journalists!

#sciencejournalists #medicaljournalists #Africa #medicalwriters #STEM #stemwomen

GRANT OPPORTUNITY

[As seen on the blue bird app]

The African Investigative Journalism Conference has launched a grant program to enable journalists to investigate health issues in seven African countries: Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa

Any journalist or team of journalists may apply, and the work may be done in any medium/media.

See the link for more information

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgyOCETJm-CIwQB6YwjTW4DnDhniS8CslM2zUXRSBK1YxZhA/viewform

Thank you to all nurses on INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY

If you have questions about breast cancer, you can call or email the Breast Cancer Now nurses.
https://breastcancernow.org/information-support/support-you/email-our-nurses

Not just for the boys
#womeninstem
#medicalwriters

A new book is about to hit the shelves: "Not just for the boys. Why we need more women in science" by Athene Donald @AtheneDonald on the blue bird

The author will be talking at the Cambridge Literature Festival (online festival) and copies of the books should be available then. @camlitfest
https://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/whats-on/spring-festival-2023-online/

The author is Professor Athene Donald, who is Master of Churchill College, Cambridge and a professor emeritus of physics in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge; her research was on soft matter and biological physics. Her interests include: policy for science, education, equality, interdisciplinary science.

[Tooting this as seen on Twitter]

Every 9 minutes 1 person dies from Melanoma skin cancer

#skincancer
[As tweeted by Melanoma UK on the bird app]

Melanoma is easier to treat if detected early. So check your skin for unusual moles every month and see a doctor immediately if you find something suspicious. #CheckYourSkin

Join our #becauseicheckedmyskincampaign - click the link: http://ow.ly/EPHH50O5Utx

CALLING UK PEOPLE

Today in many parts of the country we, the voters, can tell the Government how we think they are doing by voting in our local elections.

You can find out how to vote tactically in your area by visiting:
https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/tactical-voting
Or Carol Voderman's favoured site:
https://stopthetories.vote/

Go out and vote, and don't forget to take your voter ID.
For information on acceptable forms of voter ID, visit: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id

More on Rosalind Franklin
#sciencejournalists #WomenScientists

Catch the Nature podcast here:https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01443-w?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=82a1380b74-briefing-dy-20230428&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-82a1380b74-48022640

Raising awareness of breast cancer in your community
#breastcancer #womenscientists #awareness

The research and support charity Breast Cancer Now have a team of trained volunteers who can come and deliver public health talks to you. They can do this online or in person, anywhere in the UK, to your workplace, community or religious group, or university or professional network .

To book a talk, go to:
https://breastcancernow.org/book-breast-cancer-now-public-health-talk

Here in the UK it is National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day!
#nurses #CNS #clinicalnursespecialists

Thank you to you and the wider cancer CNS workforce for your dedication, skill and the difference they make to people with cancer.

#NationalCancerCNSDay

MORE ON THE ROSALIND FRANKLIN DNA STORY
#medicalwriters #sciencejournalists #womenscientists #stem

Just published
@Nature

New evidence from 70 years ago: Rosalind Franklin was a co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure
by
@matthewcobb
@nccomfort

https://nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01313-5

The JOHN MADDOX PRIZE for courageously advancing public discourse with sound science

#womenscientists #medicalwriters #sciencejournalists #prizes #awards

https://senseaboutscience.org/john-maddox-prize/

Nominate your candidate for the prize at the link above. Be quick, nominations close on 1 May!

The John Maddox prize is a joint initiative of the charity Sense about Science and the leading international scientific journal Nature. The prize has been awarded annually since 2012 to individuals who have shown courage and integrity in standing up for sound science and evidence. In addition to the main award, there is an additional prize for an individual considered to be at an early career stage.

The prize brings into the spotlight the underappreciated efforts of people the world over who try to bring research and evidence to public debate even when it is challenging, and inspires and encourages others to do the same. The prize has a global focus and received hundreds of nominations from dozens of countries.

CALLING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE!
#womenscientists #medicalwriters #sciencejournalists

The world needs Science,
and Science needs Women

https://www.forwomeninscience.com/

Visit the website to learn more about the L'Oréal-UNESCO International Awards and programmes for women and girls.

TIPS FROM SCIENCE JOURNALISTS

Learn what top science reporters and editors have to say about the relationship between science and journalism

[As seen on Twitter]
#medicalwriters #journalists #sciencejournalists

https://www.aaas.org/programs/public-engagement/tips-science-journalists

The landscape of biomedical research
#STEM #medicalwriters

@emollick on the bird app has posted a link to an interactive 'map' of biomedical research.

Each dot is one of 21 million papers, based on connections between their abstracts identified by AI. Scroll for the tour, which is both beautiful & shows the method's ability to answer important questions about science. https://static.nomic.ai/pubmed.html

You can scroll the narration in the left part of the screen, and interact with the visualization in the right part of the screen. Zooming in loads additional papers. Information about each individual paper appears on mouse-over, and clicking on a paper opens its PubMed page in a separate window. Search over titles is available in the upper-right corner.

Today is Citizen Science Day!
#CienciaCiudadana #citizenscience #stem

Today celebrates the great contributions to scientific knowledge have been made by people who were not professionally dedicated to the world of science.

https://www.scienceforchange.eu/blog/ciencia-ciudadana-motor-innovacion-social

The World Federation of Science Journalists (@WFSJ) is recruiting new board members from around the world for their 2023-2025 term
#sciencejournalists #stem

Apply here: https://wfsj.org/news/wfsj-board-member-application/

[Originally posted on Twitter, as I can't see this toot from @wfsj on Mastodon, I'm retooting here]

Background: The mandate at the World Federation of Science Journalists is to support, promote and advance science journalism across the world.

Science journalism has real, practical and measurable value. Good science journalism informs and enables people to make life-saving and life-altering decisions, whether that’s to have a vaccination or to vote for a party that offers a workable energy plan. The importance of our role of translating science and applied science for large audiences has been starkly illustrated in the past few years.

WFSJ encourages membership in every part of the world, especially countries in what is known as the Global south.

FREE voting photo ID for students
#students #stem #UK #free
UK folks, super important. Photo ID will be required to vote for the next election, but University IDs won't work, risking the silencing of young voices. Students can now get a suitable photo ID for FREE from
@nusuk, go to the page: https://www.nus.org.uk/photo-id and click on the link

[Reposting from bird app as it's sooo important]

FREE Ada Lovelace Day pack

[Originally posted on Twitter, as I can't see this toot from @findingada on Mastodon, I'm retooting it here]

Young people, teachers, parents and other educators! Take a look at a free Ada Lovelace Day pack to inspire girls to consider STEM careers. Pack includes teaching scenarios, posters and links http://bit.ly/1KFIdsr #girlsinSTEM #education #free

Inspirational women
#stemwomen #medicalwriters

To mark International Women's Day, The Nobel Prize are celebrating women who have changed the world. Visit their website to see all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award.

https://www.nobelprize.org/

#stemwomen #medicaljournalist
The Women's Health Across the Lifespan Symposium is on 30th March 2023.
To honour International Women's Day they are offering an exclusive £5 discount TODAY for 24 hours using the code IWD23 - Find out more: https://mynutriweb.com/womens-health-across-the-lifespan/?utm_source=ZohoCampaigns&utm_campaign=Womens_Health_Symposium_hit_2&utm_medium=email