Renshaw01 @Renshaw01@qoto.org

Guidance for using social media to increase the impact of scientific/medical posters without losing scientific integrity

[reposted from Twitter]

Effective tweeting can increase the impact of your congress poster. Follow our 8 tips and check out our #ISMPPEU2021 poster #14 and oral.

For more information: https://www.boldsci.com/ismpp-eu-2021-poster-summarygif/

It's the final day of May
Its the final day of Melanoma Awareness Month
#knowyourskin #skincancer #melanoma
Visit: https://melanomafocus.org/
Watch the appeal: buff.ly/428KeG1

The mental-health crisis in science
#STEM; #sciencejournalists; #medicaljournalists

[As seen on the blue bird thing]
Researchers are much more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety. And recent studies suggest that scientists’ mental-health struggles are a direct result of a toxic research culture

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01708-4?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nature&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1684847085

E=M2C

It's the 21st century and women are still under-recognised in science

I think it is worth putting this out in the mastodon sphere [as seen on blue bird thing]

Women are less likely to be credited for their scientific contributions than men. It’s true across multiple fields & at all stages, with important repercussions for career progress.
#WomenInSTEM #womeninmedicine
#medicalwriters #sciencejournalists #medicaljournalists

Ross MB et al. Nature 2022;608(7921):135-145.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9352587/pdf/41586_2022_Article_4966.pdf

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

Do not go gentle into the good night

#dylanthomasday

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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

@Pat
Not a joke! It is an odd name. I think it is probably less odd in British English than other English speaking nations. It's kind of like: "Lets raise awareness about breast cancer now", or "let's do some breast cancer research now".

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.