The Programme - 2025
View the timetable for the 2025 Science & Technology Summer School
To find out more about each session please visit our 'The Sessions' page.
Time | Type/Location | Session Name |
09:30-10:00 | Networking/Foyer | Registration & coffee |
10:00-11:00 | Plenary/Lecture Theatre 1 | Welcome and opening plenary: Career paths in science journalism |
11:00-11:30 | Networking/Foyer | Coffee/Tea |
11:30-13:00 | Workshop 1/Lecture Theatre 1 | Misinformation - how to spot it and how to counter it |
Workshop 2/Lecture Theatre 2 | Interview Skills: Get the story you need from the person in front of you | |
13:00-14:00 | Networking/Foyer | Lunch |
14:00-15:00 | Panel 1/Lecture Theatre 1 | 5 things we wish we'd known when we began our feature-writing careers |
Panel 2/Lecture Theatre 2 | Your digital future | |
15:00-16:30 | Workshop 3/Lecture Theatre 1 | Journalism from scientific papers: Finding the most valuable stories |
Workshop 4/Lecture Theatre 2 | Becoming a science YouTuber | |
16:30-17:00 | Networking/Foyer | Tea/Coffee |
17:00-18:30 | Workshop 5/Lecture Theatre 1 | The art of pitching |
Workshop 6/Lecture Theatre 2 | Turning your topic into a story | |
18:30-20:30 | Networking plus Speed Networking/Foyer | Evening drinks reception including 'Speed Networking' |