Science Communication
I’m a skilled communicator with many years of experience in public speaking at events, podcasts, and talking to the press.
Feminismus. Wissenschaft. Dialog. Symposium – Keynote Speaker
Dec ’23, Invited by the Student Network for Open Science
“Feminism. Science. Dialog.” symposium at the Einstein Center Digital Future in Berlin
Thank you to the team of Student Network for Open Science for inviting me. It was an honor to deliver the keynote talk on “How Diverse is Academia?”
Berlin Science Week 2023 | Berlin Diversithon – Keynote Speaker
Nov ’23, Invited by the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Berlin Science Week 2023 Diversithon event hosted by the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and the Max Delbrück Center (MDC)!
During the Berlin Science Week, we invite everyone to participate in this Edit-a-thon. Together, we make the world’s largest encyclopedia more diverse!
Hack The Wiki Gap – Writing and Research Mentor
Jun & Aug ’23, Invited by Torten & Trompeten
The aim of the project is to contribute to narrowing the gender gap in Wikipedia, i.e. the gap in women’s biographies. We would also like to contribute to reducing the author-gender gap – i.e. the under-representation of women in Wikipedia communities and among Wikipedia authors.
To this end, Torten & Trompeten organised several hackathons throughout Germany. They offer a protected environment in which participants can acquire new knowledge and try things out during a weekend – always supported by their team and external mentors, such as me.
How diverse is academia? Ways to elevate voices of marginalized people – Guest Lecture
Apr ’23, Invited by Berlin School of Public Engagement & Open Science
As part of the German research landscape, the Berlin School of Public Engagement & Open Science offers a monthly open-access talk that takes a deep dive into different topics concerning Public Engagement, Science Communication and the best practices within Engagement. The expert lunches align with & complement our training program and build a global sense of community. These 50 min well-moderated talks are be upbeat, clear & leave listeners with new perspectives and insights.
Natural Scientists in Society, Academia and Industry – Hurdles and Opportunities – Guest Lecture
Dec ’22, Invited by TU Darmstadt
The lecture series NaGAI deals in a broader sense with the fact that natural scientists are also (only) human beings and how this fact influences their research and their living and working together. My lecture covers the topic of “(In)visibility of queer people in STEM and implications for research.”
Science Summit 2022 | Falling Walls Venture: Sciencepreneure – Online Coverage for Twitter, Nov ’22, Invited by Falling Walls
Falling Walls Venture is a global platform to showcase the entrepreneurial potential in science. The format provides a stage for pioneering science-based start-ups who have successfully turned science into business, proving how entrepreneurial solutions can help solve today’s most pressing challenges.
I was invited to cover the pitches during the Falling Walls Science Summit and showcase outstanding entrepreneurs with the focus on “Berlin – the Capital of Sciencepreneurs”
Science S*heroes – Podcast
Sep ’22, Invited by Christiane Attig & Rebecca Moltmann
In the science podcast “Science S*heroes” Christiane and Rebecca talk to women and non-binary people about their research topics and their way into science. In doing so, they jump across the disciplines, but always also address the specific perspective of marginalised groups in (and on) the science system.
Science S*heroes is part of wissenschaftspodcasts.de
“Soapbox Science – Wissenschaftskommunikation im Öffentlichen Raum” – Digital Conference Workshop
May ’22, Invited by Wisskon 2022
with Soapbox Science Munich and Berlin
At Soapbox Science events, scientists talk about their research at well-frequented locations – from parks to marketplaces. In this way, they bring themselves & their research closer to the public. The teams of Soapbox Science Munich & Berlin would like to share their experiences in the workshop and help others to organize such events in their city or community.
“Science Communication Accelerator” – Podcast Interview
Dec ’21, Invited by Julius Wesche (Info)
During the pandemic, a lot of formats that were offline moved online & now as the pandemic will (hopefully) be soon over, often the question arises what to do with these formats. Moving them back to offline again? But how to do this without losing the following built up online? In this episode of the scicomX Podcast, I talked to Julius about my work with Pint of Science, Soapbox Science, and “Kaffeklatsch mit Wissenschaft” and how to make hybrid events possible.
Picture a Scientist – Panel Moderation
Jan’22, invited by the Central Equal Opportunities Officer of Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
The Central Equal Opportunities Officer invited all staff of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. to a discussion of the documentary to talk about the issues addressed there but also to discuss experiences with sexist & harassing behavior in the documentary that contribute to discriminating women & even cause them to leave academia. I hosted and moderated the event.
Career Fika – Instagram IGTV Interview
Apr’21, invited by Stina Börchers, to talk about my path as a science communicator over a cup of coffee
“Science communicator and academic advisor: Meet Franziska Sattler! Grab yourself a coffee, tea, and something sweet, and join today’s career fika!
Fika means a coffee break in Swedish – the best time to listen to some career inspiration from Franziska Sattler” Video
Academic YouTubers Panel – Youtube Live
Jul ’21, invited by Jennifer van Alstyne, communications strategist at The Academic Designer who helps people share who they are and what they do online
Together with Susan Heavey, Nichole Lewis, and Erika Romero I run a social media platform that promoted academic Youtube videos. During this talk, we talk about our experience and how we started out making educational videos for YouTube. Video
Insights into the work of a paleontologist – Online Lecture
Jan ’21, invited by International Baccalaureate – Biology Dep.
I was invited by the Biology teacher of Houssam Eddine Hariri High School in Saida, Lebanon, to talk about the field of paleontology. The school kids are educated in English and were between the age of 16-17 years old.
SciComms without Borders – Online Talk (view)
Dec ’20, invited by Scicomms without Borders
ScB is a group for science communicators who share experiences and exchange tips and tricks.
Meetups are organized by Lecturers without borders
Berlin Science Week – Online Talk
Nov ’20, Invited by Soapbox Science Berlin
“Dinosaurs didn’t need a Dentist (info)“
As an international science festival, Berlin Science Week brings together leading scientific organizations and more than 20,000 participants.
Tooth Dentition and Replacement in Tyrannosaurus rex “Tristan Otto” – Museum Exhibition
Jun ’20, Invited by The Natural History Museum of Denmark, København
King of Dinosaurs
Exhibition video where I talk about my research and teach the visitors about T.rex skull anatomy and jaw dentation (Info)
Einblicke in den Berufsalltag Wisskomm (Insights into everyday working life in SciComm) – University Guest Lecture
Apr ’20, Invited by the Dep. of the Institute of Geological Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin
90-minute lecture about my work as a science communicator, how to get into the field, and how to succeed (Info)
“Halbtrocken” Podcast – Podcast Interview
Sep ’20, Invited by Juliane Meißner and Dorothea Nitzsche of the Podcast Series “Halbtrocken” (Info)
Interview about my work in Science Communication, Palaeontology and Being a Women in Today’s Science Environment
Tooth Dentition and Replacement in Tyrannosaurus rex “Tristan Otto” – Talk
Dec ’17, Invited by the Paleontology Working Group of Kulturring in Berlin e.V.
A 60-minute talk about my research at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Info)
“Tristan Otto” Anatomy and Dentation of Tyrannosaurus rex – Public Talk
May ’17, Pint of Science Germany
Talk about my research at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin at the annual Pint of Science festival in Berlin (Info)
Workshops
Are you interested in my workshops? E-Mail me at scicommsattler(at)gmail.com
Sep ’22, Invited by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Once a year the “PhD-Day” offers the opportunity to meet up in the whole group of PhD candidates to share experiences, talk about research projects and train in science related skills. The focus of the current meeting was on possible career steps following the doctoral thesis.
My workshop shows PhD students how to enter the field of Science Communication and succeed
(In)credible Research Conference
Online Workshop
Oct ’20, Invited by the (In)credible Research Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference 2020 – Berlin University Alliance
Online conference under the motto: “(In)credible Research” – for Credibility, Integrity and Reproducibility of Research.
Science-Ethics-Politics Day
Online Workshop
Jun’21, invited by The International Max Planck Research School for Infectious Diseases and Immunity
2021’s Science-Ethics-Politics Day (SEPD) centers around the intriguing question “How equal is Science?”. It is important to address this topic, since we as scientists think of ourselves as a global community.
Scicomm Workshop for Graduate Students
Online Workshop
Invited by Humboldt University of Berlin Faculty of Life Sciences Graduate Center
The Graduate Centre offers a range of subject-specific and general further education and training to all doctoral candidates at the Faculty of Life Sciences, who do not do their doctoral studies within a structured doctoral programme
International Relations
The International Student Mobility – Welcome Services, where I am currently the coordinator for Student Records and Transcripts of Records for International exchange students, gives advice about exchange programs and takes care of international guest and guest researchers. My works lies especially in managing exchange students’ Student Records of direct exchange and Erasmus+ students.
Presentation on the Campus Management System,
Course Booking, ECTS points and Transcripts
Oct ’17 – present, biannual presentation during the Orientation Week for academic exchange students, Freie Universität Berlin (Info)
How to enroll as an exchange student
Apr ’13 – Apr ’17, biannual presentation during the Orientation Week for academic exchange students, Freie Universität Berlin (Info)
