Alliance for Science Short Courses

The Alliance for Science short courses are two-to-seven-day intensive trainings focused on equipping participants with the frameworks, skills, and tools they need to effectively communicate about science and promote access to scientific innovation, particularly agricultural biotechnology.

Participants discuss common challenges, engage in collective problem solving, share best practices, and develop as a professional network as they train in strategic science communications to influence key decision-making groups.

Short courses are often regional in scope, some with global representation. Courses have been conducted around the world, including Thailand, Tanzania, Mexico, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Hawaii. We also hold select courses for various stakeholders in agriculture, such as trainings specific to farmers and scientists.

For more information, contact Patricia Nanteza, AfS training coordinator, at pn254@cornell.edu.

2022 courses:

From SNPs to Stories: Amplifying under-represented voices in agricultural gene editing

August 3-5, Tuskegee, Alabama. For information and application link, click here. Application deadline: Closed

Ghana: Seeing biotech crops in action

 July 5-8, Tamale, Ghana. For information and application link, click here. Application deadline: Closed

Speaking Science: Effective communication about GMOs and agricultural biotechnology

May 10-13, Accra, Ghana. or information and application link, click here. Application deadline: Closed

Communicating gene editing

April 10-15, 2022, Kenya. For information and application link, click here. Application deadline: Closed

Action for science and policy on gene editing

April 11-14, 2022, Belgium. For information and application link, click here. Application deadline: Closed