Making science accessible.
The Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative offers workshops and events for students and researchers on McGill University's Macdonald Campus, empowering them to make their science accessible and engaging to a variety of audiences.
The program has also expanded its impact by supporting new science communication-related initiatives at McGill, including Let's Talk Science at McGill University and One Health Against Pathogens.
The Lister Family Engaged Science 3-Minute Thesis Competition invites Macdonald Campus graduate students to present their research in three minutes to a non-specialist audience, after participating in a science communication training program.
Grad students share how their research contributes to a sustainable future.
Grad students describe their research and how the discoveries of previous scientists made it possible.
Instructors: host a science communication workshop for your course or lab group, specially designed for your students' needs!
Students will learn to:
“From newbies to seasoned presenters, our lab group learned so much. I especially appreciated the challenging tasks for us to work on as a team. My students also appreciated that [the workshop leader] knew what kinds of jargon we might be likely to use.”
—Elena Bennett, Professor in Natural Resource Sciences
Let's Talk Science is an award-winning, national, charitable organization providing "hands-on, minds-on" opportunities at no cost, to engage youth in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Student volunteers with the McGill Chapter of Let's Talk Science deliver classroom presentations, public STEM events, mentoring and evaluation for regional science fair projects, and STEM outreach to urban and Indigenous schools.
The NSERC CREATE in One Health Against Pathogens (OHAP) program aims to train graduate students in interdisciplinary research, science communication, and crafting effective public policy.
With these skills and a holistic One Health approach, OHAP students will have what it takes to support the development of preventative technologies and policies to safeguard our shared future.
Since 2016, the generous gift of the late E. Edward Lister, BSc(Agr)'55, MSc'57 and his wife, Teresa, has supported over 200 workshops and events that offered life-changing science communication training to more than 1,600 students and researchers.
Thanks to this ongoing generous contribution, we can continue to help our students develop essential science communication skills that will benefit both their academic journey and professional career.