we are a community of #scicomm practitioners
spanning academic staff, professional services, students and external collaborators. Here are some of the people who make #scicomm a way of life at Salford.
Professor @andymiah
Andy is Chair in Science Communication and Future Media, and is renowned for his research into emerging technologies. His work on human enhancement, biodigital design, bioethics and digital health has been published across 9 books and over 200 papers. He curates the Salford contribution to the Manchester Science Festival, is creative director of immersive art-science experiences including The AquAIRium and has been investigating and reporting from the Olympics for over 16 years.
PROF ChlOE James
Chloe is a microbiologist and programme lead on our MSc Science Communication and Future Media. In 2018 her immersive experience, The Microbihome, which involved artists and scientists working together to creatively convey inside our gut.
She makes frequent TV appearances, talking about her research into bacterial pathogenicity and the spread of antibiotic resistance.
Professor @TrevorCox
For 15 years Trevor has been communicating acoustic engineering to the public working on projects worth over £1 million. He was given the Institute of Acoustics award for promoting acoustics to the public in 2009. He was a finalist at Famelab, a ‘Pop Idol’-style competition to find science communicators for television.
Dr Mike Wood
Mike is an expert in applied ecology and his research takes him all over the world. Most recently, he won the THE Research Project of the Year 2016 for his research exploring life in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Mike has appeared on Channel 4, BBC, and many other programmes, while also presenting at schools events on radiation.
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Creative Design
Our academic Staff work closely with our world class creative technologists to design and deliver remarkable art/science/tech installations.
@MediaCityUK
The Creative Content and Events Team @UoSMediaCity have been central to our flagship #SciComm partnership with Manchester Science Festival, working with world-leading artists to design remarkable experiences at the sci-art interface. It also works with us to produce media training, special events, and to drive creative, digital innovation across the university
@ThinkLab
The University's Think Lab conducts research in advanced technology platforms for smart city applications, collaborative engineering, multi-agency collaboration environments, serious game applications, interactive learning and training environments and community spaces. Its team work with us to produce compelling digital experiences for #SciComm events.
Students
Students from all over the university get involved with our science communication work. Here are a few highlights.
Our students are deeply involved with community and public engagement and independently and with us as creatives, event organisers, patient health activists and digital reporters.
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CREATIVES
We value and actively support the creative science communication community, whose skills and imagination inspire our staff and students. These amazing people include scientists, artists, designers, communicators, and technologists, all of whom are excited by the possibilities of sharing ideas. Here are some of the people we have worked with.
Industry
We work with some of the world's leading organisations in science, engineering, technology, communication and the arts, including Siemens, The Alzheimer's Society, Cancer Research UK, The Science and Industry Museum, and many more. Like us they have a commitment to making science communication central to their values, vision and mission.