A LERU student workshop on communicating animal experimentation.

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The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is organising a workshop for early-stage scientists in mid-September 2024, which will focus on the effective communication of science with a focus on animals used for scientific purposes.

Hosted by the University of Milan, the workshop will bring together a maximum of 24 participants to discuss key issues relevant to communicating science based on animal experiments, including the importance of transparency, when and how to best communicate science, and what to do when it all goes wrong. We aim to keep the event small so that we can maximise interactions between the participants.

Bringing together speakers from industry, universities, and external information services, we aim to help students to be better prepared for communications activities in their future careers. This workshop follows a successful first edition held at the University of Heidelberg in 2022 (see here for details).

In brief:

Open to: PhD students and early-stage postdoctoral researchers utilizing animals in their research from LERU universities only (see below)
Venue: Milan/Lodi, Italy
Dates: 10^th, 11^th and 12^th September 2024.
Hosted by: University of Milan.
Participants: A maximum of 24 participants.
Cost: Free. Accommodation and food will be paid for by the University of Milan, travel costs are not included.
Programme: Download the programme

Please submit a brief letter of motivation (maximum 1 side of A4) and your CV, plus email address, to the named contact at your university by end of June 2024. Successful candidates will be notified by the LERU Office by the end of July 2024. Each LERU university can nominate three people, of which one will be chosen to attend, more in case of residual places

The 24 LERU universities are: University of Amsterdam, Universitat de Barcelona, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, Trinity College Dublin, University of Edinburgh, University of Freiburg, Université de Genève, Universität Heidelberg, University of Helsinki, Universiteit Leiden, KU Leuven, Imperial College London, University College London, Lund University, University of Milan, Ludwig‑Maximilians‑Universität München, University of Oxford, Sorbonne University, Université Paris‑Saclay, University of Strasbourg, Utrecht University, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.