Communicating Science
3rd Year Undergraduate project module
School of Anatomy
About
Communicating Science is a 3rd-year module offered to undergraduate students from the School of Anatomy at Kings College London. Students have the opportunity to explore the social and philosophical theory behind science communication, before undertaking their own communication projects, becoming 'Science Communicators in Residence' for their host laboratories.
Students celebrate their completed projects with fellow students, staff, tutors, and supervisors in our end of term 'Festival of Sharing'
Final project presentations, Students and Staff 2023 - 2024 cohort
Staff
Richard Wingate
Leigh Wilson
Marina Yasvoina
Shannon Clerkin
The tutors
Every year, our course organisers are joined by team of Science Communication masters students from Imperial College London. Our tutors come from a huge range of backgrounds, including from medicine, teaching, and tech - but all have a huge passion for Science Communication! As well as providing guidance and advice on the final projects, the tutors also bring their own academic and personal experience through talks and workshops.
Tutors 2023/24
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Tutors 2021/22
Tutors 2022/23
Our course owes its creation and development to Ivor Mason and is a fond legacy to him.
About Photo 51
Photo 51 was taken by graduate student Raymond Gosling working under the supervision of Rosalind Franklin at Kings College London in May 1952. The image was crucial in the discovery of the double-helix chemical structure of DNA, which later awarded Watson, Crick and Wilkins the 1962 Nobel Prize. As such, it is arguably one of the most seminal piece of science communication of the 20th century. However, neither Gosling, or Franklin were honoured with the award, and it is only nearly 70 years later that the work of Franklin and her team is hitting mainstream awareness. This image serves as a reminder that science communication does not exist outside of society, but is deeply engrained within it.