Communicating meaningful science to a broad public: popularising science in scientific documentaries UT Science Communication Club Thursday 17 September 2026

Nowadays as researchers we are increasingly expected to communicate our science to a wider audience, to engage in dialogue with citizens and other actors, or pitch our research for funding to a non-specialist audience. Science communication is an integral part of our responsibility to society. As with any skill, practice makes perfect—and progress is faster when we share our experiences. This is what we do at the Science Communication Club!

The next Science Communication Club will take place on Thursday 17 September 2026 (12:30 – 13:30h) in Venue Langezijds 2409

Topics and speakers

Scientific documentaries: A video and audio-based science communication approach about water quality monitoring

Finn Münch is a PhD candidate at the Department of Geosciences, focusing on the satellite remote sensing-based monitoring of water quality.

Review articles and scientific posters are common established media for the communication of research. Based on my passion for music, videography and documentary movies I dabbled into video editing to widen the horizon of my project’s science communication approach. The mini-documentary welcomes everyone to dive into the water cycle, following its journey and experiencing its challenges. The target audience is water stakeholders worldwide. A variety of media was considered to engage the audience and exemplify the issue of water quality monitoring. Insights about the making of such documentaries are shared. 

Mohammad Saghafi is Postdoc and Projectmanager 

PhD students can earn a certificate of 0.5 EC by attending 5 meetings and presenting / discussing an own example. Subscribe to Teams and put the dates in your agenda.

Dates in 2026:

• Thursday 17 September 2026, venue Langezijds 2409
• Thursday 29 October 2026, venue Langezijds 2405
• Thursday 26 November 2026, venue tbc