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Module description

This core module will focus upon the key communication skills vital in modern animal behaviour research. Students will be trained in communicating science to a variety of different audiences, including peers, journalists and the public. They will be trained in writing scientific articles and in critical analysis of each other's writing. This will provide insight into how the peer review system works. At the end of the course they will compile a volume of the course journal containing their work. They will produce a short video presenting an accessible overview of a research article. Students will also critically analyse a piece of popular science writing or journalism and investigating primary scientific literature behind it. This module will be taught through a combination of student-led seminars and discussion groups chaired by staff members and invited speakers from the University's Media, Communications and Public Engagement Teams.