Marina Joubert
@marinajoubert.bsky.social
Science communication researcher, lecturer and trainer at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. #scicomm for life!
How can researchers engage diverse publics and demonstrate social impact? Join our online short course, Science Engagement and Social Impact (31 Aug–16 Nov 2026), presented by CREST, Stellenbosch University. Learn more and apply: www0.sun.ac.za/crest/sc-sesi/ #scicomm #publicengagement
June 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
How can researchers engage diverse publics and demonstrate social impact? Join our online short course, Science Engagement and Social Impact (31 Aug–16 Nov 2026), presented by CREST, Stellenbosch University. Learn more and apply: www0.sun.ac.za/crest/sc-sesi/ #scicomm #publicengagement
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Scientists doing public engagement work & science journalists, writers, and freelance creative professionals: the NAS Awards for Excellence in #SciComm deadline is March 31!
Learn more & apply: nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication/for-applicants.
Learn more & apply: nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication/for-applicants.
March 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Scientists doing public engagement work & science journalists, writers, and freelance creative professionals: the NAS Awards for Excellence in #SciComm deadline is March 31!
Learn more & apply: nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication/for-applicants.
Learn more & apply: nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication/for-applicants.
Are you doing work related to how we communicate about #AMR? JCOM is calling for abstracts for a new special issue on this topic! We are looking for innovative empirical work, reflective practice insights and expert insights. Details at jcom.sissa.it/news/46/ #SciComm
Call for Abstracts for a JCOM Focus Collection on communication and engagement around antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Theme: Reimagining AMR Communication and Engagement: Strategies, Stories, and Social Change
Editor-in-Charge: Marina Joubert; Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Guest editors: • Phaik Yeong C...
jcom.sissa.it
February 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Are you doing work related to how we communicate about #AMR? JCOM is calling for abstracts for a new special issue on this topic! We are looking for innovative empirical work, reflective practice insights and expert insights. Details at jcom.sissa.it/news/46/ #SciComm
You have until 2 February 2026 to submit an abstract for this (free) one-day symposium on the 'dark side' of #scicomm. Access the call for papers here: www.imidibaniso.co.za/ica-pre-conf...
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 AM
You have until 2 February 2026 to submit an abstract for this (free) one-day symposium on the 'dark side' of #scicomm. Access the call for papers here: www.imidibaniso.co.za/ica-pre-conf...
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📢 Call for Papers!
Theme: “Dark Side” of social conversations around science
Join us for the #ICA2026 preconference hosted on 2 June 2026 in Stellenbosch.
✅ No registration fee (limited to 60 participants)
🗓 Submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026
Details & submit: www.imidibaniso.co.za/ica-pre-conf...
Theme: “Dark Side” of social conversations around science
Join us for the #ICA2026 preconference hosted on 2 June 2026 in Stellenbosch.
✅ No registration fee (limited to 60 participants)
🗓 Submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026
Details & submit: www.imidibaniso.co.za/ica-pre-conf...
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📢 Call for Papers!
Theme: “Dark Side” of social conversations around science
Join us for the #ICA2026 preconference hosted on 2 June 2026 in Stellenbosch.
✅ No registration fee (limited to 60 participants)
🗓 Submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026
Details & submit: www.imidibaniso.co.za/ica-pre-conf...
Theme: “Dark Side” of social conversations around science
Join us for the #ICA2026 preconference hosted on 2 June 2026 in Stellenbosch.
✅ No registration fee (limited to 60 participants)
🗓 Submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026
Details & submit: www.imidibaniso.co.za/ica-pre-conf...
Attending #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria or online? We need your insights on the future of #scijourn and #scicomm.
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Attending #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria or online? We need your insights on the future of #scijourn and #scicomm.
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
Please take the survey here ➤ survey.ifkw.lmu.de/wcsj2025/
Led by Prof Lars Guenther (LMU Munich) & Prof Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University).
Thank you @wcsj2025.bsky.social
This #WCSJ25 session is about relationships between journalists & institutional science communicators: frictions and tensions, but also collaborations and synergy: 10:45 on 03/12, CSIR Conference Centre (Diamond Auditorium), @wcsj2025.bsky.social @wfsj25.bsky.social
Find out more at bit.ly/4nSXvNP
Find out more at bit.ly/4nSXvNP
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This #WCSJ25 session is about relationships between journalists & institutional science communicators: frictions and tensions, but also collaborations and synergy: 10:45 on 03/12, CSIR Conference Centre (Diamond Auditorium), @wcsj2025.bsky.social @wfsj25.bsky.social
Find out more at bit.ly/4nSXvNP
Find out more at bit.ly/4nSXvNP
Antimicrobial resistance rarely dominates the headlines; yet it shapes our world in ways most people can’t see. At #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, we’re gathering journalists, editors, and researchers to explore the topic. 🗓️ 2 Dec • 14:00–16:00; CSIR Conference Centre.
#AMR #globalhealth #sciencejournalism
#AMR #globalhealth #sciencejournalism
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Antimicrobial resistance rarely dominates the headlines; yet it shapes our world in ways most people can’t see. At #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, we’re gathering journalists, editors, and researchers to explore the topic. 🗓️ 2 Dec • 14:00–16:00; CSIR Conference Centre.
#AMR #globalhealth #sciencejournalism
#AMR #globalhealth #sciencejournalism
Are you working in SA or Germany and passionate about public engagement research or practice? PEX is a 1-year leadership journey (Dec 25 ‒ Dec 26) combining online & peer learning and a meeting in Stellenbosch (Nov 2026). Apply by 12 October 2025 – Find out more at sites.google.com/view/pex26-c...
PEX Public Engagement Exchange 2026
PEX PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EXCHANGE 2026
The PEX26 programme will bring together 22 researchers and Public Engagement Professionals from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Brazil, and Germany for a year-long leaders...
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September 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Are you working in SA or Germany and passionate about public engagement research or practice? PEX is a 1-year leadership journey (Dec 25 ‒ Dec 26) combining online & peer learning and a meeting in Stellenbosch (Nov 2026). Apply by 12 October 2025 – Find out more at sites.google.com/view/pex26-c...
Still a bit more than a week left to apply for this #scicomm opportunity at postdoctoral level ... please apply if you are eligible and interested to join my team ... www0.sun.ac.za/crest/civic-...
Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Civic Science (2026) - CREST
www0.sun.ac.za
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Still a bit more than a week left to apply for this #scicomm opportunity at postdoctoral level ... please apply if you are eligible and interested to join my team ... www0.sun.ac.za/crest/civic-...
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Among our 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium, we are pleased to feature:
✨ Communicating palaeosciences
To participate, contact the conveners:
Marina Joubert ([email protected]) @marinajoubert.bsky.social
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan ([email protected]) @palaeo-prof.bsky.social
✨ Communicating palaeosciences
To participate, contact the conveners:
Marina Joubert ([email protected]) @marinajoubert.bsky.social
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan ([email protected]) @palaeo-prof.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Among our 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium, we are pleased to feature:
✨ Communicating palaeosciences
To participate, contact the conveners:
Marina Joubert ([email protected]) @marinajoubert.bsky.social
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan ([email protected]) @palaeo-prof.bsky.social
✨ Communicating palaeosciences
To participate, contact the conveners:
Marina Joubert ([email protected]) @marinajoubert.bsky.social
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan ([email protected]) @palaeo-prof.bsky.social
🚨 Stellenbosch Univ (CREST) is recruiting a Postdoc in Civic Science (Jan–Dec 2026). Shape how science connects with society! PhD (≤5 yrs), based in SA. Apply by 31 Oct 2025. [email protected] #SCICOMM - details attached
September 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
🚨 Stellenbosch Univ (CREST) is recruiting a Postdoc in Civic Science (Jan–Dec 2026). Shape how science connects with society! PhD (≤5 yrs), based in SA. Apply by 31 Oct 2025. [email protected] #SCICOMM - details attached
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“Greetings from 51 Pegasi b" - how NASA’s Exoplanet Travel Bureau campaign turned distant worlds into cultural icons. A case study of art & science creating new ways of imagining via #scicomm by Ceridwen Dovey. Find out more: jcom.sissa.it/news/35/ and the full paper at jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
“Greetings from 51 Pegasi b”: How NASA Made Exoplanets into Tourist Destinations
A new JCOM paper analyzes the synergy between artists and scientists in a popular exoplanet science communication campaign
Looking for the perfect vacation? Do you crave late-night fun? PSO J318.5−22,...
jcom.sissa.it
September 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Greetings from 51 Pegasi b" - how NASA’s Exoplanet Travel Bureau campaign turned distant worlds into cultural icons. A case study of art & science creating new ways of imagining via #scicomm by Ceridwen Dovey. Find out more: jcom.sissa.it/news/35/ and the full paper at jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Looking for two post-docs to join our Public Engagement Lab at Stellenbosch University ...
May 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Looking for two post-docs to join our Public Engagement Lab at Stellenbosch University ...
Two postdoc opportunities in the 'science & society' space - #scicomm #publicengagement #science - see www0.sun.ac.za/crest/ss-pos...
Call for applications: Two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science and Society - CREST
www0.sun.ac.za
April 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Two postdoc opportunities in the 'science & society' space - #scicomm #publicengagement #science - see www0.sun.ac.za/crest/ss-pos...
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🔎 Marina Joubert (@marinajoubert.bsky.social), da Stellenbosch University, e Simone Rödder, da Universität Hamburg, apresentam artigo em que analisam as percepções e expectativas dos públicos na Alemanha e na África do Sul em relação a cientistas visíveis.
youtu.be/fCt9Yz4G4g8
youtu.be/fCt9Yz4G4g8
April 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🔎 Marina Joubert (@marinajoubert.bsky.social), da Stellenbosch University, e Simone Rödder, da Universität Hamburg, apresentam artigo em que analisam as percepções e expectativas dos públicos na Alemanha e na África do Sul em relação a cientistas visíveis.
youtu.be/fCt9Yz4G4g8
youtu.be/fCt9Yz4G4g8
Reposted by Marina Joubert
What’s the state of #trust in #science in Africa? @marinajoubert.bsky.social, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, Patrick Ansah, and I published a commentary in @nature.com #Africa, presenting new insights for 12 African countries 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
A positive picture of Africans’ trust in scientists
Three African countries are in the top five places where scientists are most trusted
www.nature.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
What’s the state of #trust in #science in Africa? @marinajoubert.bsky.social, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, Patrick Ansah, and I published a commentary in @nature.com #Africa, presenting new insights for 12 African countries 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
I am fascinated by scientists who are highly visible in society and loved doing this #scicomm research with Simone Rӧdder and Lars Guenther - theconversation.com/new-survey-e...
New survey explores what people in South Africa expect of publicly visible scientists – why it matters
When asked to name a living scientist from their own country, more than half of the respondents in both countries did not reply.
theconversation.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I am fascinated by scientists who are highly visible in society and loved doing this #scicomm research with Simone Rӧdder and Lars Guenther - theconversation.com/new-survey-e...
It remains a special feeling to see a new research publication going 'live' ... especially when you really loved the work and the collaborators - Simone Rodder & Lars Guenther! - bit.ly/3PSvV4W
January 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It remains a special feeling to see a new research publication going 'live' ... especially when you really loved the work and the collaborators - Simone Rodder & Lars Guenther! - bit.ly/3PSvV4W