Author: Hania Tayara Did you know that English only became the universal language of science in the 1970s? The majority of Albert Einstein’s original writings are in German and Marie Curie published her findings about radioactivity in French. Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine was written in Arabic, and his…

My name is Agnese, and I am a biologist working at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) where I study X-chromosome inactivation, the epigenetic process that allows female mammals to survive through embryonic development. …

“Success Stories” is a series of interviews from the Native Scientist community: scientists, teachers and pupils who have participated in our activities. In March, we talked to Tiago Alves, once a pupil at a Native Schools workshop, now a physicist in the making. My name is Tiago and I am…

Author: Joana Moscoso For seven years we’ve been developing, implementing, and perfecting a science education and outreach programme for ethnic minority and migrant children that reached over 5,000 pupils and was based on an in-person interaction between scientists and children. I am referring to the Native Schools programme, which targets…

Author: Joana Moscoso According to the Wellcome Trust report on factors affecting public engagement, there has been a significant shift in attitudes towards public engagement by scientists, who increasingly value science outreach. …

Authors: Joana Moscoso and Sara Marques Doing science outreach activities for children in an online format can be challenging for both scientists and pupils. There are a number of situations that may not be easy to control or manage. For instance, children might make noise, get distracted, seem agitated or…

Author: Rafael Galupa Last year I decided to start featuring scientists whose lives and careers are well aligned with values that I stand for, such as diversity, altruism, integrity, curiosity — especially in the context of Native Scientist, a network I am part of, which connects international migrant scientists and…

Author: Anna Napolitano Some people are particularly good with languages. They feel confident in a foreign country within days and start picking up slang in a few weeks. I was never like that. Even though I studied English since primary school, when I enrolled in an international PhD programme, English…

Authors: Joana Moscoso and Sara Marques Science outreach and public engagement have gained increasing attention over the years and call for the participation of all scientists to make science more accessible to all. …