Sign in for Bessensap 2019 now!
Friday, 21 June is the big day: the 2019 edition of Bessensap! Around 350 journalists, press officers and researchers will meet at De Rode Hoed in Amsterdam to network with colleagues and exchange knowledge on the latest developments in science and its communication. The theme of the day will be the popularization of science.
The Bessensap program is almost completely in Dutch
register your research presentation 19 April the latest!
To shape its programme content, NWO is looking for scientists who are interested in presenting their research to a large audience of science journalists and communicators. We challenge researchers at all levels to submit a proposal: we are just as open to talented young researchers as to those with a long record of scientific achievement. Presentations of research that is not being funded by NWO are also more than welcome.
NWO select the most mediagenic and newsworthy entries for a presentation at Bessensap. Research stories that are not selected, will be brought to the attention in another way. Your submission is therefore always useful.
To improve your chances of being included in the programme, they ask you to include a video clip in which you explain your proposal in more detail (max. 2 minutes) and demonstrate your presentation skills. A link to an existing video is also allowed.
Your presentation should be topical, newsworthy, and media-friendly, containing recent or imminent results, for instance, surprising new insights, or a new avenue of research. We’d like to ask you to highlight the media value of your message during your presentation. The presentation should be accessible to the interested layperson, and must not be subject to an embargo.
A research presentation at Bessensap lasts 15 minutes, with another 5 minutes for questions and debate with the audience. The presentation can be given in both Dutch and English.
UT offers help with your proposal!
The science communicators of the University of Twente know what is most compelling to the audience of Bessensap, how you make an attractive text with a catchy title, and shooting videos. Do you want help with your proposal? Get in contact with Hinke Mulder.
