As an avid science communicator, whenever I am given the opportunity to talk about research to an audience of varied and possibly non-academic background, I will not miss out on it. Understandably then, when a colleague told me about a call for a pitching competition...
Ask a scientist event at Maunula Talo – 14.11.2020
Maunula Talo, a youth centre here in Helsinki, organised a science weekend open to the public, and with the science communication organisation The Science Basement we organised an “Ask a scientist” session where we received questions from young kids and adults! We...
Visit from students of the Helsinki German High school – 14.01.2020
It is always nice to engage with the next generation and pass on your interest to do science! So when Associate Professor Gregor Hillers from the department of Geosciences and Geography, at the Faculty of Science of the University of Helsinki, invited me together with...