Science Communication Skills: Lay Abstracts, Graphical Abstracts and Digital Profiles

Event Date:
2025-09-25T12:30:00
2025-09-25T13:20:00
Event Location:
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) Room 107 (2202 Main Mall)
Speaker:
Nivretta Thatra, UBC IRES
Related Upcoming Events:
Other Talks
Intended Audience:
Graduate
Local Contact:

If you would like a Zoom link, please contact Bonnie Leung (bonnie.leung@ubc.ca) or Hannah Wittman (hannah.wittman@ubc.ca).

Event Information:

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) Professional Development Seminar with Nivi Thatra

Abstract:

Help improve the reach of your resaerch and your skills! Communicating your work to a wider audience can help inform policy and society, and gets you hired. Join Nivi Thatra for this free workshop covering how to:

  1. Write a lay abstract/summary of your research, which is a requirement for all UBC grad students when submitting your dissertation,
  2. Create a graphical abstract, and
  3. Get started with or refine your professional online presence

This Q&A session is your YOU! I highly recommend bringing a rough draft of your lay abstract associated with your dissertation, a visual abstract you're working on, or a specific professional profile that is in need of updating. (*Note that the best examples of a professional profile will be on Bluesky, LinkedIn, ORCID iD, ResearcherID and/or Google Scholar profile - not Instagram, X/Twitter, or Facebook.)

 

Bio:


Nivi is a communicator with a scientific sense of curiosity. After 10 years learning about and working in neuroscience, Nivi now broadens the reach of academic research at IRES by writing, posting, and sharing the department’s interdisciplinary efforts towards a more sustainable future.

 

Add to Calendar 2025-09-25T12:30:00 2025-09-25T13:20:00 Science Communication Skills: Lay Abstracts, Graphical Abstracts and Digital Profiles Event Information: Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) Professional Development Seminar with Nivi Thatra Abstract: Help improve the reach of your resaerch and your skills! Communicating your work to a wider audience can help inform policy and society, and gets you hired. Join Nivi Thatra for this free workshop covering how to: Write a lay abstract/summary of your research, which is a requirement for all UBC grad students when submitting your dissertation, Create a graphical abstract, and Get started with or refine your professional online presence This Q&A session is your YOU! I highly recommend bringing a rough draft of your lay abstract associated with your dissertation, a visual abstract you're working on, or a specific professional profile that is in need of updating. (*Note that the best examples of a professional profile will be on Bluesky, LinkedIn, ORCID iD, ResearcherID and/or Google Scholar profile - not Instagram, X/Twitter, or Facebook.)   Bio: Nivi is a communicator with a scientific sense of curiosity. After 10 years learning about and working in neuroscience, Nivi now broadens the reach of academic research at IRES by writing, posting, and sharing the department’s interdisciplinary efforts towards a more sustainable future.   Event Location: Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) Room 107 (2202 Main Mall)