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The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics Presents:

scientific communication in astronomy

October 3-8, 2021 
Centro Universitario di Bertinoro  

Purpose

Effective communications skills, both oral and written are an essential part of scientific research. Whether you want to write a peer review article, a telescope proposal, or a research grant application, the outcome will depend critically on your ability to write with clarity, ambition and authority.


The purpose of the school is to help PhD students and young postdocs to learn how to effectively present their scientific results, both while preparing publications and when giving talks at conferences or seminars in other institutes. In addition to paper writing we will also have sessions dedicated to the preparation of observational proposals: we will address all aspects from proposal preparation, to submission and evaluation for both ground based and space based facilities. Finally, since job applications and research grants applications also require good communication skills, we will have sessions devoted to writing CVs, research statements and presentation letters.


The school will be held in english, in person, and organized with lectures in the morning and practical hands-on session in small groups in the afternoon. The SOC will help the lecturers for these exercise sessions.

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Topics of the workshop:

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  • Writing an effective scientific paper

  • Giving talks and seminars

  • Preparing a successful observational proposal

  • Preparing a job application (research statement, cv, letters)

  • Preparing a successful grant application

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AGENDA
AGENDA
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
09:00 - 10:45  Scientific publishing: general intro / publication landscape  

10:45 - 11:15  Coffee break

11:15 - 13:00  How to prepare a scientific publication part 1  

13:00 - 14:30  Lunch

14:30 - 16:00  Parallel hands-on workshops (Papers

16:00 - 16:30  Coffee break 

16:30 - 18:00  Parallel hands-on workshops (Papers

09:00 - 10:45  How to prepare a scientific publication part 2 

10:45 - 11:15  Coffee break

11:15 - 13:00  The refereeing  process   

13:00 - 14:30  Lunch

14:30 - 16:00  Parallel hands-on workshops (Papers)

16:00 - 16:30  Coffee break

09:00 - 10:45  Observing proposal: general intro / ground based facilities

10:45 - 11:15  Coffee break

11:15 - 13:00  Observing proposal: space-based facilities  

13:00 - 14:30  Lunch

14:30 - 16:00  Parallel hands-on workshops (Proposals)

16:00 - 16:30  Coffee break

16:30 - 18:00  Parallel hands-on workshops (Proposals)

09:00 - 10:45  Preparing talks and seminars/public speaking  
10:45 - 11:15  Coffee break

11:15 - 13:00  Delivering talks and seminar/public speaking

13:00 - 14:00  Lunch

14:00 - 17:00  Individual talk preparation by participants (supported by speakers)

17:00 - 19:00  SPRITZ Talks (5 min talks and comments)

09:00 - 10:45  Writing a grant application (research programs) 

10:45 - 11:15  Coffee break

11:15 - 13:00  Writing a grant application (cv, presentation letters)  

13:00 - 14:30  Lunch

14:30 - 16:00  Parallel hands-on workshops (grants)

16:00   END OF WORKSHOP

Lecturers
Alice Shapley
UCLA
Thierry Forveille
Astronomy & Astrophysics editor in chief
Nando Patat
Head of the Observing Programmes Office, ESO
Marica Branchesi
GSSI
Linda Podio
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
Alessandro Papitto
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Roma
SOC & LOC
Laura Pentericci
Silvia Piranomonte
Angela Bongiorno
Piergiorgio Casella
Enzo Brocato
Andrea Melandri
Bianca Garilli
Adriana Gargiulo
Paola Santini
HOW TO GET THERE?
The meeting will be held in person. Information to reach the school location (Centro Universitario di Bertinoro) can be found here

There will be 2 buses from and to Bologna Centrale train station on Sunday, 3rd of October (indicative departure time at 3pm and 6pm) and Friday, 8th of October.

For special needs, do not hesitate to contact us.

Effective communications skills are an essential part of scientific research

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