Level Up Your Science: Interactive Skills for the Next Generation (July 21, 22 2025)

July 21 2025

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Algiers time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
2 hours duration
100 places

This interactive webinar series is designed to help young scientists develop essential research skills, ranging from hypothesis generation and data interpretation to ethical decision-making and science communication through engaging, hands-on activities.

Program description
An interactive Zoom-based series to develop critical thinking, communication, and innovation skills in science for Master, PhD, and early-career scientists, designed to boost your creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaborative problem-solving , the real skills that make a great scientist in today’s world.

This is hands-on, fast-paced, and built around fun challenges and real-world scenarios, all conducted in a supportive, energizing Zoom format with peers from across disciplines.

Session 1: The hypothesis hackathon, Reverse engineer the experiment, data detective, Bad figure contest.

Session 2: The 3-minute idea journal, Design a research startup, Science to stranger, Ethics roleplay: the scientist’s dilemma.

Learning objectives
– Formulate testable hypotheses and design basic experimental strategies under time constraints.
Interpret complex data and improve visual communication using best practices in graphing and data storytelling.

– Communicate scientific concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including non-specialists.

– Identify and address common ethical dilemmas in research environments through scenario-based discussions.

– Apply creativity and innovation to scientific problem-solving and idea generation.
Collaborate effectively in small teams to brainstorm, pitch, and refine scientific ideas.

– Reflect on their role as future scientists and develop a mindset of curiosity, responsibility, and integrity.

Date(s): July 21, 22 2025.

Time: 19:00 – 20:30 Algeria Time.

Theme: Interactive summer webinar to develop scientific skills.

Type of activity: Webinar.

Target audience: Master’s students, PhD candidates, and early-career scientists in the medical and life sciences.

Selection criteria: First come, first served.

Language: English.

Speakers

Meriem Belabed

Postdoctoral fellow (Icahn school of Medecine at Mount Sinai; USA), Chair of the science working group (AAASTE)