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SUMMARY:Writing and Communicating your Science - an IAA-CSIC Severo Ochoa Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Tutor: Henri Boffin (ESO) \nFour half days (mornings) at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) \nThere is no science without communication and no successful scientists without good writing and communication skills. You can do the best science that exists\, if you don’t write papers about it – papers that get cited! ­– and if you don’t give presentations that impress people\, your science will likely be ignored. Moreover\, if you do not write convincing proposals that appeal to non-specialists\, you won’t get observing time\, nor the coveted post-doc position and certainly not the very competitive but needed grants to fund your research. Finally\, as a scientist\, it is your duty and privilege to communicate your science to the general public\, policy makers and the media\, and like all the rest\, this is something that needs to be learned. \nThis course is an introduction about how to get your message across in the various supports you need to use as a scientist. It is aimed are junior scientists who are writing their first papers and giving their first talks\, but will also be helpful for colleagues with more experience. The skills learned in this course will be more generally applicable as well\, whether or not you not plan to build a further career as an academic. \nThe course will be split in sessions combining lectures and exercises. During the course and the exercises\, you will refer to your own writing when we discuss items like title\, abstract\, introduction\, or paragraph and sentence structure\, so bring with you a short text of three paragraphs\, with a title and a figure\, that explains your research. \n  \nSchedule\nMonday (9:15h – 14:00h)Tuesday (9:15h – 14:00h)Wednesday (9:15h – 14:00h)Thursday (9:15h – 12:00h). \nCoffee breaks each morning at 11:15h (10:15h on Thursday). \n  \nContent\n1 – How to write your papers \nHumans like stories\, and so do scientists. This is the only way to attract readers and keep them reading (or listening). So how to transform your science in a story? And how to write the story in a clear and precise way? How do you put emphasis? \nWe will start by analising how you catch a reader’s attention in our current era of information overload\, and highlight the importance of title and abstract. \nIn addition\, you will study the optimum structure of a paper: where and how do you provide the information? \nYou will also learn to optimally structure your text\, from the entire text down to the paragraphs down to the individual sentences\, thereby writing for the reader. We will highlight some grammar rules you need to know so that you will write papers that are pleasant to read. \nThe use of tools like ChatGPT will also be discussed critically. \n2 – How to write a proposal?  \nWhether you want to get observing time on big telescopes\, access to supercomputers\, apply for a post-doc position or a prestigious fellowship\, get a tenured job\, or get funding for your research\, you will need to write proposals. And they need to stand out in order to be successful. In this session\, you will learn the recipes to follow and the pitfalls to avoid. \n3 – Presentations and other communication channels  \nIt is hard to imagine a successful scientist that doesn’t give great talks. The key to this is to practice and practice\, but also to make sure to apply a few rules\, which you will learn during this session. \nPapers\, presentations\, and proposals are the most important way in which scientists communicate their research results to their peers. They are\, however\, not the only ones. Moreover\, scientists need also to communicate with journalists and the public\, and this can take several forms. We will explore the various communication channels\, including social media\, that you should consider as a scientist and how to excel at them. \nFor background reading\, we recommend these Perspective papers in Nature Astronomy: \n\nChamba et al. 2022: https://rdcu.be/cVdtK How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps\nKnapen et al. 2022: https://rdcu.be/cVdtJ How to write and develop your astronomy research paper\nKnapen et al. 2025: https://rdcu.be/evDCt How to write competitive proposals and job applications
URL:https://www.iaa.csic.es/evento/writing-and-communicating-your-science-an-iaa-csic-severo-ochoa-workshop/
LOCATION:IAA – CSIC\, Glorieta de la Astronomía\, Granada\, España
CATEGORIES:SO Training
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SUMMARY:SO Colloquium - Bursting and cool slowly rotating stellar zombies
DESCRIPTION:The large efforts put into studying the transient Universe in the past years allowed the discovery of a variety of new astrophysical classes and events\, many of them proposed to be related to the formation of a neutron star or a magnetar\, the most magnetic pulsars. Pulsars are unique astronomical laboratories where the most extreme gravity and electromagnetism can be probed. The study of these objects transcends the traditional astrophysical approach and requires a multidisciplinary effort that spans from particle and nuclear physics to astrophysics\, from experiment to theory\, from gravitational waves to the electromagnetic spectrum. \nI will review in this seminar what pulsars and magnetars are\, their observational characteristics\, their expected population\, as well as their connection with the most extreme extra Galactic events such as Gamma-Ray Bursts and Fast Radio Bursts. \nFecha y lugar: 0/04/2026 – 12:30 | Salón de ActosNanda ReaICE-CSIC \n  \n 
URL:https://www.iaa.csic.es/evento/so-colloquium-bursting-and-cool-slowly-rotating-stellar-zombies/
LOCATION:IAA – CSIC\, Glorieta de la Astronomía\, Granada\, España
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