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The academy zone: Reflective online science communication training (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Little, H. (2021, December). The academy zone: Reflective online science communication training. Poster presented at Engage Conference 2021, Online

In this exhibit, we will present evaluation data from a short online training course designed to run alongside "I’m a Scientist". The course consists of resources, questions and live chats with science communication experts designed to help particip... Read More about The academy zone: Reflective online science communication training.

I’m not a “woman engineer”, I’m an engineer: Representations of women coders in the golden age of television (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Little, H., & Olsen, A. (2021, November). I’m not a “woman engineer”, I’m an engineer: Representations of women coders in the golden age of television. Paper presented at Popularizing STEM: Science and Technology in 21st-Century US Popular Culture

Historically, there has been a stigma around the presence and capabilities of women in computer science, as well as a lack of women coders as role models both in fiction and in the real world. With the growing information age and the “golden age of... Read More about I’m not a “woman engineer”, I’m an engineer: Representations of women coders in the golden age of television.

Marvel's agents of S.T.E.M: Representations of scientists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Perrott, L., & Little, H. (2021, November). Marvel's agents of S.T.E.M: Representations of scientists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paper presented at Popularizing STEM: Science and Technology in 21st-Century US Popular Culture

Between 2008 and 2019, the Marvel Cinematic Universe produced 23 blockbuster films in their “Infinity Saga”. These films spanned themes of superheroes, magic and science and many major characters in the franchise are scientists. With collective box o... Read More about Marvel's agents of S.T.E.M: Representations of scientists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Movies and science capital: Influence of science on screen on scientific career choices (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Segovia-Roldán, M., & Little, H. (2021, November). Movies and science capital: Influence of science on screen on scientific career choices. Paper presented at Popularizing STEM: Science and Technology in 21st-Century US Popular Culture

The use of art and culture for science communication continues to be widely demonstrated. One of the most prominent ways science is embedded into culture is on screen, from documentaries and television series to short films and blockbusters. As young... Read More about Movies and science capital: Influence of science on screen on scientific career choices.

Black Females in STEM – Personal Journeys (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Adukwu, E. (2021, July). Black Females in STEM – Personal Journeys. Presented at CRCRN Post-Covid Black Futures series, Online

Chaired by Ann de Graft-Johnson and Dr Emmanuel Adukwu

Is it time to escape? Examining "Escape Rooms' as science communication interventions (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Little, H., & Wilkinson, C. (2021, May). Is it time to escape? Examining "Escape Rooms' as science communication interventions. Presented at Public Communication of Science and Technology 2020 +1, Aberdeen

Escape rooms are a recent cultural phenomena, whereby a group of players are locked in a room and must solve a series of clues, puzzles, or mysteries in order to escape. From an educational perspective, escape rooms have been praised for offering a m... Read More about Is it time to escape? Examining "Escape Rooms' as science communication interventions.

Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L., & Hobbs, L. (2021, May). Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention. Presented at PCST 2020+1, Online

There is a significant under-representation of women in STEM which is damaging societal progress for democratic, utilitarian, and equity reasons. However, changing stereotypes in STEM requires a solution denied by the problem – more visible female ro... Read More about Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention.

A case study: The deployment of a novel in situ fluorimeter for monitoring biological contamination within the urban surface waters of Kolkata, India (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Fox, B., Thorn, R., Dutta, T., & Reynolds, D. (2021, April). A case study: The deployment of a novel in situ fluorimeter for monitoring biological contamination within the urban surface waters of Kolkata, India. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021

With increasing pressures on water resources due to population, industrialization, agriculture, urbanization and climatic changes, improved temporal and spatial understanding of water quality is required. The development of new monitoring parameters,... Read More about A case study: The deployment of a novel in situ fluorimeter for monitoring biological contamination within the urban surface waters of Kolkata, India.

Water quality across the River Ganga basin in India: Trends, dominant geochemical processes and impacts (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Richards, L. A., Fox, B., Reynolds, D., Thorn, R., Clayton, G., Perrin, E., …Magnone, D. (2021, April). Water quality across the River Ganga basin in India: Trends, dominant geochemical processes and impacts. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021

In a basin-wide survey of the River Ganga and key tributaries, from the Himalayan source to the Bay of Bengal in India, we aim to improve the conceptual understanding of downstream water quality trends along > 2000 km. Here we explore the spatial di... Read More about Water quality across the River Ganga basin in India: Trends, dominant geochemical processes and impacts.

Using in-situ sensors to quantify spatial variability in nutrient concentrations across the Ganges river basin (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Khamis, K., Fox, B., Reynolds, D., Thorn, R., Clayton, G., Perrin, E., …Magnone, D. (2021, April). Using in-situ sensors to quantify spatial variability in nutrient concentrations across the Ganges river basin. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021

There is increasing interest in monitoring spatial variability in biogeochemical processes using field deployable sensors. Despite this, rigorous assessments of accuracy and optimal sensor configurations remain limited for such applications. We under... Read More about Using in-situ sensors to quantify spatial variability in nutrient concentrations across the Ganges river basin.

Taking the pulse of Mother Ganga - Revealing the visible and invisible water pollution crisis along the Ganges River (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Krause, S., Fox, B., Reynolds, D., Thorn, R., Clayton, G., Perrin, E., …Magnone, D. (2021, April). Taking the pulse of Mother Ganga - Revealing the visible and invisible water pollution crisis along the Ganges River. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021

It is probably hard to overestimate the significance of the River Ganges for its spiritual, cultural and religious importance. As the worlds’ most populated river basin and a major water resource for the 400 million people inhabiting its catchment, t... Read More about Taking the pulse of Mother Ganga - Revealing the visible and invisible water pollution crisis along the Ganges River.

Sediment and surface water microplastic contamination along the Ganges River, from the Himalayan foothills to the tidal reach downstream of Kolkata, India (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Nel, H., Fox, B., Reynolds, D., Thorn, R., Clayton, G., Perrin, E., …Magnone, D. (2021, April). Sediment and surface water microplastic contamination along the Ganges River, from the Himalayan foothills to the tidal reach downstream of Kolkata, India. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021

Twenty rivers have been estimated previously to account for almost 70% of global plastic emissions to the marine environment. Of these, the Ganges River was second only to the Yangtze River. Yet, scale and complexity of the Ganges River network make... Read More about Sediment and surface water microplastic contamination along the Ganges River, from the Himalayan foothills to the tidal reach downstream of Kolkata, India.