Science Communication Training
PPL PWR delivers training to Centres for Doctoral Training to aid PhD students to bring their work and research to a public audience.
Our 12-hour, 6 week non-technical training has been co-developed UCL, Imperial and Trinity College, and gives participants the tools to communicate their research to a Key Stage 3 or 4 level - perfect to deliver in schools or at outreach events to the general public.
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How this helps CDTs:
Empowering academics to translate their work for public engagement
Provides 12 hours of structured, non-technical training
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What we deliver:
Five-sessions delivered over 6 weeks, these are:
Project Tools + Management
Design Thinking + Ideation
Learning Theory + Delivery
Lesson Design + Planning
Presentation + Feedback
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We also offer the option to focus on a Primary/Secondary audience, as part of STEAM outreach, with opportunities to deliver in schools in London and Belfast.
CDT SHOWROOM
The PPL PWR Outreach workshop series teaches students: project management skills; teamwork and team roles; ideation, design and modelling of their output (from idea to prototype); and presentation skills.
Students are supervised to work towards a real-world output such as delivering a lesson or workshop, or producing a blog, video or podcast. The students present their outputs to a panel of judges who pick a winner.
2023 Winner: Escape from Minecraft
You’ve woken up inside the world of Minecraft! Use the power of science (and UV-Vis spectrometer!) to determine which magic potion you need to drink to escape!
A structure, 90 minute lesson plan for teaching the science of UV-Vis spectroscopy to Key Stage 3 pupils.
2022 Winner : Murder in the Lunch Hall
A mysterious murder has taken place in the lunch hall of UCL! Can you use UV-Vis spectroscopy to identify which of the 4 collected samples contains the poison, and determine who the murderer is?
2021 Winner: Truth + Misinformation Podcast
Join us as we delve into the world of truth, misinformation, conspiracy theories and fake news.
The podcast was produced by Annie Clarke, Wenxuan Cai, Felix Mildner and Georgia Predila, a group of PhD Students on the CDT-ACM programme, without involvement from the CDT or the colleges and all opinions shared are their own.
2020 Winner: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma
A new podcast focusing on mental health and wellbeing for PhD students created by PhD students.
The team are students on the Centre for Doctoral Training-Advanced Characterisation of Materials (CDT-ACM) programme, run by University College London, Imperial College London and Trinity College Dublin. The podcast was produced by the students without involvement from the CDT or the colleges and the opinions expressed are their own.
Join the conversation on social media with #PhDMentalHealth
