Outreach

Ideas and resources

Sharing our research and teaching people about our different research systems, goals, and outcomes is essential to being effective scientists. It is with this understanding that it is required to do at least one outreach effort once a year. This can take place in many different forms such as writing a blog, talking to school children, or public talks. Below we have listed some options with different contact information. Have fun!

Just make sure to log your outreach on this google sheets (Julia needs it to keep her NSERC profile updated).

  • You fill out a questionnaire and then get matched with a classroom (or adult groups). Low effort as far as setting it up. Kristina has done it where she does a short (~10 min) presentation and then have kids ask questions. Or give the teacher some resources/or have them watch Chasing Coral and then come prepared with questions. It depends really on what the teacher is looking for and the age of the children.

    https://www.skypeascientist.com/

  • Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair

  • You can create your own blog (and host it on your personal website) or you can write for other blogs such as:

    -Oceanbites

    -Time Scavengers – timescavengers.org. A geoscience outreach and education non-profit that showcases a diverse range of research, including climate science, field work, and people from undergraduate, professional, avocational, to academia! A great post to do is their “Meet the Scientist” blog where you can showcase yourself and the cool work you do. We also welcome guest posts (or regular contributions) on field work/field trips, conference experiences, mental health in science, life as a scientist and/or student, new papers, etc. See some examples here: timescavengers.blog/paleo-live/. If you want to try blogging without setting up your own, Time Scavengers is a good venue! Contact Kristina Barclay to get in touch with TS.

    -personal blog example: Kristina Barclay - kristinabarclay.wordpress.com/blog/

  • We have had people write articles for The Conversation, and targeted bulletins such as The Osprey.

    Other options include Huffington Post, write an opinion piece for a newspaper, ….

  • UVic Speakers Bureau - submit an abstract (for either/or both an adult or kid talk), then UVic sends out a book of the abstracts to the public, then people can contact you for talks. So they come to you (you also get $50/talk!). - Check out Daisy’s application, adult talk abstract, and kid’s talk abstract

    Victoria Natural History Society - Phil Lambert organizes the marine night talks 250-477-5922, plambert@pacificcoast.net

    Could try to present at Cafe Scientifique

    Sign up to talk at Nerd Nite

  • Contact science teachers from the high school you grew up in.

    Additionally, ask others in the lab if they have contacts in schools that would like a guest lecturer.

    Not really a school but school age children - you can sign up to give a STEMinar for Science Venture.

    Or present through Let’s Talk Science

    Or see Skype-a-Scientist above.

    What about doing a live show and tell if you have any living creatures in your care.

  • -Oceanbites Out Loud currently hosted by Ashley Mickens

    -Below the Tide – a new podcast focused on marine biology by UVic alumn, Liz Rohlicek. @Belowthetidepod on Instagram and Twitter. Kristina Barclay has interviewed and can put you in touch with Liz.

  • https://www.uvic.ca/research-services/news-events/ideafest/index.php

  • https://girlsinscience.ca/list-2/