Launch of Diary of a Scientist

BIOPOLIS partnered with PÚBLICO newspaper to launch The Diary of a Scientist (Link available tomorrow)- a groundbreaking initiative that unites Scientists and Journalists to create a novel approach to science communication.

Over the past four months, 26 scientists from BIOPOLIS-CIBIO worked together with journalists from PÚBLICO to talk about  their research in the first person. The result is 26 articles, 18 podcast episodes and daily quizzes, all of which will be unveiled throughout August, both online and in print, by PÚBLICO. The project is wrapped with stunning illustrations by André Carrilho. 

The Diary of a Scientist is not only a way of bringing our advanced research to a wider audience, but a journey through the scientific process, from the origin of ideas to the development of scientific projects. More than a series of news articles about science, The Diary of a Scientist is a timeless ecosystem of stories about the curiosity, the passion and the people that study the living world around us. 

The 26 participants were selected through an open call within BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, which received nearly a hundred applications. A jury of six PÚBLICO journalists selected the 26 finalists. The project also included a science communication workshop by PÚBLICO, open to all members of the BIOPOLIS community. 

To learn more about the project, you can read this news piece by PÚBLICO and this article by Nuno Ferrand, BIOPOLIS Director.

You can read the articles here (Link available tomorrow) and listen to the podcast here.