Workshops
RCUK 2024 will feature four workshops, hosted at London Zoo on Friday afternoon (29th November, 1-5 pm). Find details for each workshop below.
Attendance at workshops will be limited, and these must be individually registered through the following links:
• ECOP UK Science communication & building your personal brand
• Reef Restoration and Rehabilitation
• Workshop 3 TBC
ECOP Uk Science communication and personal branding
Coretta Granberry at the Zoological Society of London
Description:
Effective communication is an extremely important tool in increasing your impact as a scientist. Science communication takes on many different forms, each which can reach a different audience or play into your specific skillset.
In this workshop, you will develop the necessary skills to communicate your science impactfully. We will go through multiple case studies of various events, activations, and methodologies. The group will then have a discussion centred around identifying your values and unique skills as a science communicator, and work through a few examples to create their own interpretations. This workshop is organized by the UK node of the Early Career Ocean Professionals programme.
What you’ll learn:
Target audience:
Early career researchers who want to develop communication skills, learn novel ways of sharing their work, and people with multi-disciplinary interests in science and art.
What you’ll need:
Pens and paper will be provided.
Your instructors:
Coretta Granberry is a marine science programme administrator at the Zoological Society of London who works to communicate a large body of scientific research to public and government audiences.
Other instructors are to be confirmed.
Description:
Effective communication is an extremely important tool in increasing your impact as a scientist. Science communication takes on many different forms, each which can reach a different audience or play into your specific skillset.
In this workshop, you will develop the necessary skills to communicate your science impactfully. We will go through multiple case studies of various events, activations, and methodologies. The group will then have a discussion centred around identifying your values and unique skills as a science communicator, and work through a few examples to create their own interpretations. This workshop is organized by the UK node of the Early Career Ocean Professionals programme.
What you’ll learn:
- How to identify your audience and tailor your message accordingly
- Develop skills to summarize complex topics
- Determine your values and objectives
- Learn from active practitioners on the positive impact of effective communication
Target audience:
Early career researchers who want to develop communication skills, learn novel ways of sharing their work, and people with multi-disciplinary interests in science and art.
What you’ll need:
Pens and paper will be provided.
Your instructors:
Coretta Granberry is a marine science programme administrator at the Zoological Society of London who works to communicate a large body of scientific research to public and government audiences.
Other instructors are to be confirmed.
Introduction to Conservation Solutions with Marxan
Professor Maria Beger at the University of Leeds
Marxan is a free, flexible conservation planning software and set of tools designed to support decision-makers in finding solutions to conservation planning problems. It supports users to explore scenarios and trade-offs, enabling more informed decision-making and better conservation outcomes. In the context of coral reef ecosystems, Marxan been used to integrate regional conservation priorities while meeting multiple objectives, and design transboundary MPAs and zoning plans. See https://marxansolutions.org/
What you will learn:
Key concepts: This workshop will introduce how the Marxan tool for spatial planning (https://marxansolutions.org/), can be used to understand complex conservation problems, explore trade-offs, and inform decision-making. Workshop participants will be supported in working through a case study ‘problem’ to apply what they have learned and to experience using Marxan.
Set up: The workshop will first introduce spatial planning and posing and understanding a conservation ‘problem’ (in a mathematical sense). A Micronesia case study ‘problem’ data set will be introduced, and participants will use this to work through the practical application of Marxan software. The session will conclude with time for in-depth discussion and questions.
Target audience:
This workshop is aimed at early career researchers and conservation professionals to introduce the use of Marxan for spatial conservation planning. We hope that you will leave the workshop with the understanding and skills to use Marxan to explore conservation problems using your own data.
What you will need:
Your instructors:
Professor Maria Beger is a marine ecologist and conservation scientist with complementary interests in coral reef ecology and spatial conservation prioritization. Her work involves integrating field data, spatial models and decision science to find conservation solutions that link theory and practice.
Other instructors are to be confirmed.
Marxan is a free, flexible conservation planning software and set of tools designed to support decision-makers in finding solutions to conservation planning problems. It supports users to explore scenarios and trade-offs, enabling more informed decision-making and better conservation outcomes. In the context of coral reef ecosystems, Marxan been used to integrate regional conservation priorities while meeting multiple objectives, and design transboundary MPAs and zoning plans. See https://marxansolutions.org/
What you will learn:
Key concepts: This workshop will introduce how the Marxan tool for spatial planning (https://marxansolutions.org/), can be used to understand complex conservation problems, explore trade-offs, and inform decision-making. Workshop participants will be supported in working through a case study ‘problem’ to apply what they have learned and to experience using Marxan.
Set up: The workshop will first introduce spatial planning and posing and understanding a conservation ‘problem’ (in a mathematical sense). A Micronesia case study ‘problem’ data set will be introduced, and participants will use this to work through the practical application of Marxan software. The session will conclude with time for in-depth discussion and questions.
Target audience:
This workshop is aimed at early career researchers and conservation professionals to introduce the use of Marxan for spatial conservation planning. We hope that you will leave the workshop with the understanding and skills to use Marxan to explore conservation problems using your own data.
What you will need:
- A laptop and a charger
- A Google Drive account with enough storage space for sharing the data sets
Your instructors:
Professor Maria Beger is a marine ecologist and conservation scientist with complementary interests in coral reef ecology and spatial conservation prioritization. Her work involves integrating field data, spatial models and decision science to find conservation solutions that link theory and practice.
Other instructors are to be confirmed.
Workshop 3 TBC
