Focus point Science Communication

The communication of and about scientific issues and results with various target groups outside the university and their active involvement offers a fantastic opportunity to convey complex information in a generally understandable way, to receive direct feedback and to actively include other perspectives and virulent issues in the structuring of the scientific knowledge acquisition process – an emotional and content-related enrichment! But also work in an area that requires the necessary theoretical knowledge and methodological skills. We would like to support you in the diverse possibilities in the field of Science Communication. Because it is becoming increasingly important, and is also an integral part of the university contract, to make research results accessible to a broad public on a wide variety of platforms in the most vivid way possible and thus make them understandable, the demands on all researchers, doctoral students, postdocs and employees of the various service centres and all other university institutions that are directly or indirectly involved in Science Communication have also grown considerably. This is all the more the case as, according to an announcement by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Science Communication will become "an integral part of all funding guidelines and funded research projects – regardless of the respective scientific field".

Against this backdrop, the University of Bayreuth has launched a broad-based Scicomm initiative to raise even more awareness for this topic. This is certainly best achieved through comprehensive information and the willingness of everyone to get involved. And because as many members of the university as possible need to be informed, the UBT has put together a training programme that provides information on the most important aspects of this challenging topic. 

Good to know: The UBT offers the training programmes without any financial contribution. However, so that as many researchers and students as possible can benefit from these training programmes, we would like to point out that, in the interests of equal opportunities, you should not register for several basic seminars, but only for one. Thank you for your understanding. Below is an initial overview of the first seminars and workshops that will be offered from autumn 2024. We would like to point out that the following seminars and training courses on the subject of science communication can only be used by members of the University of Bayreuth.