Science Communication and Power Relations in Global Health

About the course

The course provides a broad introduction to power and power relations and their influence in global health including gender, equity, intersectionality, decolonization, and political economy. The course also provides an introduction to science communication including poster design, pitch presentation and effective oral presentations. The students apply their knowledge by choosing a topic to present as a poster or oral presentation.

The course consists of two weeks of full-time study. One week of independent work and one week of teaching and teachers-students interaction.
 
Teaching is given in the form of online seminars followed by thematic discussions and group exercises in which students take an active role. The group exercises include the use of digital technologies and platforms to communicate scientific results. After the seminars, students have the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice by participating in five thematic discussions aimed at competence and capacity building and focusing on science communication skills. Science communication teaching includes capacity building sessions (designing a scientific poster, pitch presentations and effective oral presentations), personalized feedback (tutoring) and a poster/oral presentation.

All teaching is in English and is done remotely. Access to a computer with a camera, headset with microphone and internet connection is required. Poster/oral presentations and presence and active participation in the thematic discussions are mandatory.