02 - The University of Nottingham Open days 2018
Hi all, It's been 9th months into the project and as I reflect on the past months, I realise that one of the most important and unexpected lesson that I have learned is that in research, communication is almost as important as science. Once the research is done, it needs to be effectively shared and communicated. There is plenty of ways to do that: scientific papers (obviously), conference presentations, research posters, social media, videos... Follow this link to a short video to see what the European Commission thinks about Science communication. However, beyond research, it is important to share our passion for science, inform the general public about technological developments, and try to inspire the next generations (even though I am not that old, yet ^^). For this reason, I took part in the 2018 Open Days of the University of Nottingham (my host institution for SMARTI) last Friday and Saturday. During the Open Days, universities welcome prospective high-school student