Frank Nuijens Email & Phone Number

Assen, DR, NL

Dwingeloo

I lead a team of four communication professionals. Together we support the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy to execute its mission to make discoveries in radio astronomy happen.

Assen

I have a passion for and expertise in transferring knowledge to and building interaction with the desired target group(s). For example, for researchers, startups, museums, libraries and other knowledge-based organizations. FrankNu Kenniscommunicatie helps with communication and marketing issues of your (knowledge) organization. It can be project-oriented.

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Core team member of the local organizing committee of the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from 11 to 14 April 2023. My main focus was leading the communications team for the conference.

Delft Area, Netherlands

I teach a science journalism course in the Master track Science Communication at Delft University of Technology. I also give guest lectures in the Bachelor course.

Delft Area, Netherlands

Delft University of Technology informs and engages its community of students, scientists and alumni with - amongst other means - a university media platform Delta and a magazine Delft Integraal/Outlook. I was responsible for the content and marketing of these media, and for the staff and freelancers that produced them.

Delft Area, Netherlands

As a science information officer and science communication specialist I was involved in advising scientists and management on the dissemination of scientific knowledge to the public, the press, industry and politics.

Leiden, The Netherlands

Foundation of a ScienceOnline satellite community in Leiden, the Netherlands, together with Annette ter Haar and Marina van den Berg. ScienceOnline Leiden built a growing community of anyone interested or working in communicating science and organized three Unfoncerences in Leiden.http://leiden.scienceonline.com

The world's first online course in science journalism is hosted by the World Federation of Science Journalists in close cooperation with SciDev.Net at http://www.wfsj.org/course/. As the editor I re-edited and refreshed the entire online course and added two new chapters.

Science journalism is a wonderful profession, and also a unique one compared to other specialities in journalism. Science journalists usually write about science, but in this blog they reflect on the trade itself.

Doha, Qatar

The World Conference of Science Journalists is a bi-annual conference that builds global communication, capacity and connections in science journalism. I was a member of the executive committee of the 2009 conference in London, UK, and a member of the program committee of the 2011 conference in Doha, Qatar.

London, United Kingdom

The World Conference of Science Journalists is a bi-annual conference that builds global communication, capacity and connections in science journalism. I was a member of the executive committee of the 2009 conference in London, UK, and a member of the program committee of the 2011 conference in Doha, Qatar.

Hilversum

Science journalist/editor and researcher for the science news television program “Nieuwslicht" (VARA), the science and adventure television program "Jules Unlimited” (VARA), the environmental radio program "Vroege Vogels” (VARA), the children's television program "Willem Wever” (NCRV), the health television program “Gezondheidsplein" (AVRO), the science.

Leiden

Adaptation of the feeding mechanism in Fringilid and Estrildid finches from a morphological point of view. I did not finish the dissertation.

Executive Communication Professional

Final grade: 8 D-level, BNP 5/6

Senior Communication Professional, Communicatie

Final grade: 8 C-level, BNP 4

Narrative Non-Fiction

M.Sc., Biology

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-chief of the faculty magazine The Chameleon, member of the board of the Leiden Biology Club (LBC).

High School