Media Outreach Trainings for Young Climate Researchers October 2023

In 2022, Climate Action Hub of TU Delft | The Hague and KlimaatHelpdesk have jointly hosted the first Media Training in The Hague. Together with more than 30 PhD’s and post-docs, we have discussed challenges of communicating the rapidly evolving insights of climate research to society. Participants have been intensively trained in how to generate public interest for their research and how to present themself in the media with confidence.

After last year’s success, Climate Action Hub of TU Delft | The Hague and KlimaatHelpdesk will continue with two media outreach trainings for PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers in October 2023. The aim is to equip early career climate researchers with communication skills and tools to prepare for presence with media independently in their career future. The basic training focuses on a general introduction to science communication and media. This training is targeted towards early career researchers with no prior experience in science communication and media. The advanced training focuses specifically on how to share your research effectively via traditional and social media. This training is developed as a follow-up to the basic training.

How to submit your application

We invite PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a Dutch university (and university of applied science) or research institute to express their interest for the training(s) to us.

You can apply for the training(s) by sending us a brief (half page) motivation letter and a short CV. Please explain your area of work and motivate your interest in the training.  You are not required to have any prior outreach experience, but feel free to mention any prior experience in your letter. Do not forget to indicate your language preference for the training (English or Dutch).

Important note: Please specify which of the two trainings you wish to apply for. In case you want to follow both trainings, please state that as well in your application. Due to the limited capacity, there will be a selection procedure.

Please submit your application including your CV and motivation letter at thehague@tudelft.nl before September 25, including the subject header “Application: Climate Outreach in the Media [name of the training(s) ]”.

The details of the programmes will be announced once they are confirmed.