• Our next event: Communicating your Science

    25 January 2021 /

    As scientists are always focused on their research and are usually trained to present their research in a very detailed fashion at a congress or in a paper. But what happens when your grandparents ask about your work? What do you tell them? Only a few of us can produce a clear and concise answer. Most of us need some time to think about it or use such moments to practice explaining what they do in real-time. This is not exclusive to your grandparents, either. Colleagues from a different field often know how science works. But if you cannot make…

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  • Crossing borders, especially now.

    27 August 2020 /

    The ESC 2020 congress is around the corner and we are excited to attend! The organizing committees have been working incredibly hard to make this congress one to remember. And that’s not an easy task during these dynamic times. Face-to-face meetings are cancelled and are reimagined in online settings. A digital conference can be highly effective with many presentations and discussions on-demand or live without the need to travel halfway around the globe. There seems to be no disadvantage to online meetings. However, the main reason people prefer to meet face-to-face (in a COVID-19-free world) is of course the social…

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