Vera Otten really enjoyed doing research, but during her second research project in the master’s she found out that communicating about it is also fun and important. She heard that someone was doing a Master’s degree in Science Education and Communication and decided to go to an information session about the master’s programme. Continue reading Quitting research to become a science communicator (EN/NL)
Kees is now a communications officer at the University of Twente, but when he started the EC master’s he did not expect to enter the field of communications. He started the education track of the master’s in 2016. However, during his last internship, he found out that he was not interested in a career as a teacher after all. When he made his decision not to continue teaching, a burden was taken off his shoulders. Continue reading Entering the world of communication after the education track (EN/NL)
In his own words, he “can’t sit still for too long,” and that is evident from everything Mark Hektor has been doing since he graduated from university, which he completed only eight months ago. Since graduating, Mark has been busy working as an illustrator and science communicator at the University Museum Groningen, while trying to find freelance work. Continue reading Opting for creativity (EN/NL)
Bridging Science 