2017 SSSC Programme

2017 Summer School of Scientific Communication: Communicating science to a broader audience
Split, 26–30 June 2017

Organizers:
University of Split School of Medicine
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Translational Research in Biomedicine (TRIBE) PhD Programme, University of Split School of Medicine
 
Chairs of the School:
Prof. Ana Marušić, MD, PhD, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Prof. Ida Raffaelli, PhD, University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

Lecturers/Scientific Committee:
Prof. David Budtz Pedersen, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Assist. Prof. Darko Hren, PhD, University of Split School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Split, Croatia
Sabine Kleinert, MD, The Lancet, UK
Academician Prof. Igor Vlahović, PhD, University of Zagreb Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petroleum Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia
Prof. Elizabeth Wager, PhD, Sideview, UK
 
Day 1 – MONDAY, 26 June
13:00 Welcome and introductions [Marusic]
13:30 Lecture – Opening up science to different audiences: communication, co-creation and open media [Pedersen]
14:30 Coffee/tea break
15:00 Scientific Conference on Multidisciplinary research [Marusic]
                Mad Minutes: Participants will present their research in a 5-minute oral presentation, followed by 5-minute discussion.
17:00 Close of the day: Questions and answers
 
Day 2 – TUESDAY, 27 June
9:00 Lecture – Manuscript structure – IMRAD [Vlahovic]
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Lecture – How to communicate science to society? What tools do we need for a successful communication between scientists? [Pedersen]
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
14:00 Lecture - Publication planning and key messages [Wager]
14:30 Paper Clinic I: Practical work on the Introduction sections of the manuscript
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Paper Clinic I, continued
17:00 Questions and answers; evaluation of students’ work
 
Day 3 – WEDNESDAY, 28 June
9:00 Lecture – Structure of the scientific article: Writing articles in humanities [Raffaelli]
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Research integrity and publication ethics [Wager]
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
14:00 Research in a multidisciplinary context: a new reality in research developments: Round table with all lecturers
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Paper Clinic II: Practical work on the Methods and Results sections of the manuscript
16:30 Questions and answers; evaluation of students’ work
 
Day 4 – THURSDAY, 29 June
9:00 Lecture – Presenting different types of research: Qualitative research [Hren]
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Lecture – Around IMRAD: tables, figures, references, submission letter [Marusic]
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
14:00 Paper Clinic III: Practical work on the Discussion section of the manuscript
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Paper Clinic III, continued
16:30 Questions and answers; evaluation of students’ work
 
Day 5 – FRIDAY, 30 June
9:00 Lecture – What happens with the manuscript after submission: peer review and editorial decisions [Kleinert]
10:00 Paper Clinic IV: Practical work – writing a submission letter, reviewing exercise (participants will be reviewing each other’s abstracts.
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Paper Clinic IV, continued
12:30 Peer-review: perspective from different disciplines – all lecturers
13:30 Evaluation of the course
14:30 End of the Summer School
 
Students are expected to bring their own computer. School’s computer room will be also available. Print page