JSF Socials
About JSF socials
JSF Socials are regular informal meetings to support the goals of JSF throughout the year, in particular to build community among public relations staff working in English in Japanese universities and other institutions.
Schedule
JSF socials are held at 7 pm Japan time of every third Thursday of odd months.
NEXT EvENT: THURsday, 16 May 2024 (19:00 JST)
Topic: Health communications
Future events
2024-05-16: Health communication
TBC
Holly Seale,
Associate Professor/Associate Dean, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales
Crafting a transmedia storytelling universe for health communication
João Cardoso, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra / Tokyo Polytechnic University
2024-05-16, Thursday, 19:00: Health communication
2024-07-18, Thursday, 19:00: Topic TBD
2024-09-19, Thursday, 19:00: Topic TBD
2024-11-21, Thursday, 19:00: Topic TBD
2024-01-16, Thursday, 19:00: Topic TBD
2024-03-20, Thursday, 19:00: Topic TBD
Past events
2024-01-18: Evaluating communications activities
Measuring and improving communication activities
Naoki Namba,
Public Relations & Communications Division, Hokkaido University
Introduction to audience research and evaluation
Marie Hobson, Senior Manager–Audience Research and Insight, Victoria & Albert Museum
2023-12-21: Getting stories into the media
Science coverage in The JT
Chris Russell,
Senior News Editor, The Japan Times
How to bring science stories on live radio?
Jacotte Brokken, Science & Weather expert at VRT (Belgian's public broadcaster)
2023-09-21: AI and Scicomm
Sabine Louët
Founder and CEO SciencePOD
“How can AI help make science more accessible”
[Slides]
Daisuke Furuta
Journalist / Editor-in-chief, Japan Fact-check Center
“What AI brings to Information Disorder”
[Slides]
2023-07-20: Keeping up to date with research communication
Hiromitsu Urakami
Researcher Engagement in Research Communication in Japan: Surveying Practices, Awareness, and Challenges
[Slides]
Marina Joubert
Scientists’ participation in public communication and engagement: Insights from South Africa
[Slides]