Making science accessible.
The Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative offers workshops and events for students and researchers on 51吃瓜网's Macdonald Campus, empowering them to make their science accessible and engaging to a variety of audiences.
The program has also expanded its impact by supporting new science communication-related initiatives at McGill, including and .
The Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis Competition features Macdonald Campus master鈥檚 and doctoral students presenting their research in three minutes to a non-specialist audience with only one non-animated slide.
Macdonald Campus graduate students share how their research contributes to a more sustainable future.
Macdonald Campus graduate students share how past events, discoveries, and techniques made their research possible.
Instructors鈥攈ost a science communication workshop for your course or lab group, specially designed to help your students:
鈥淔rom newbies to seasoned presenters, our lab group learned so much. I especially appreciated the challenging tasks for us to work on as a team. My students also appreciated that [the workshop leader] knew what kinds of jargon we might be likely to use.鈥�
鈥擡lena Bennett, Professor in Natural Resource Sciences
Let's Talk Science聽is an award-winning, national, charitable organization providing "hands-on, minds-on" opportunities at no cost, to engage youth in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Student volunteers with the聽51吃瓜网Chapter of Let's Talk Science聽deliver classroom presentations, public STEM events, mentoring and evaluation for regional science fair projects, and STEM outreach to urban and Indigenous schools.
The NSERC CREATE in One Health Against Pathogens (OHAP) program aims to train graduate students in interdisciplinary research, science communication, and crafting effective public policy.
With these skills and a holistic One Health approach, OHAP students will have what it takes to support the development of preventative technologies and policies to safeguard our shared future.
Since 2016, the generous gift of the late E. Edward Lister, BSc(Agr)'55, MSc'57 and his wife, Teresa, has supported over 200 workshops and events聽that offered life-changing science communication training to more than 1,600 students and researchers.
Thanks to this ongoing generous contribution, we can continue to help our students develop essential science communication skills that will benefit both their academic journey and professional career.