PUBLIC OUTREACH

The Finney lab is committed to communicating science with the public.

OUTREACH?

Public outreach involves communicating our science beyond academia.
This is important so people understand and value science.
Public outreach can take many forms including written pieces (posting on social media, blogs, etc), interviews/podcasts, visits (schools, camps, etc), events (science centres, public libraries, university open days).

PLEDGE

Finney lab members (including Dr Finney) contribute to public outreach.
We participate through HPI (the Host Parasite Interactions Research Training group).
Previous events include: designing a giant board game for a science centre adult only night, creating a puppet show for a public library event, mentoring school children for the Calgary Youth Science Fair, giving talks in schools and during summer camps, writing blog entries, and doing podcast interviews.

DO YOUR BIT

There are many events you can get involved in, whatever your personality, commitment level and experience.
You can look up events/groups in your local area.
You are always welcome to contact myself or HPI if you are interested in joining our events.
If you are looking for resources, all the HPI materials are freely available QUBES.

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