How to visualise your science – communicate your research with effective & accessible graphics

Scientific visualisations are critical tools for engaging audiences in research. The degree to which science communications increases audience understanding and subject literacy, improves accessibility, or motivates change can depend on the quality of the graphics used. This webinar will guide you through evidence-based approaches to making complex information comprehensible and welcoming.
The webinar will be hosted by Maria Scheel, a postdoc working on permafrost microbiomes at Wageningen University, and presented by Jen Christiansen, senior graphics editor at Scientific American and author of “Building Science Graphics: An illustrated guide to communicating science through diagrams and visualizations”. Jen will outline how science visualisations are used in science communication, and introduce evidence-based strategies for creating effective graphics for both expert and non-expert audiences.
This webinar is for any interested in effectively visualising their research, regardless of previous experience.
The webinar will last for one hour and conclude with an audience Q&A. This webinar will be recorded and uploaded to the EGU YouTube Channel the following week: https://www.youtube.com/egu.

Speaker:

Jen Christiansen is a science communicator of the visual variety, who produces illustrated explanatory diagrams and data visualizations. Jen is the author of Building Science Graphics: An Illustrated Guide to Communicating Science through Diagrams and Visualizations (CRC press), and a senior graphics editor at Scientific American.

Maria Scheel is a postdoc working on permafrost microbiomes at Wageningen University. She also is one of the chief editors and authors of the EGU Cryosphere Division Blog, watercolour enthusiast and loves joining these two with science.

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If you have any questions about the ‘How to visualise your science – communicate your research with effective & accessible graphics’ webinar, please contact us via webinars@egu.eu.