Essential Skills for Scientists (ESS) is the flagship course for GEMS by Sativus and is for scientists, researchers and managers.
Best Value
The Sativus GEMS program has been established to help scientists be the best they can be. Being inefficient with science communication and project management takes time away from doing great science, creates stress and compromises the science itself, wasting resources.
Improving scientists’ ability to manage projects and communicate creates positive changes:
Essential Skills for Scientists (ESS) is the flagship course for GEMS by Sativus and is for scientists, researchers and managers.
Essential Skills for Scientists (ESS) is the flagship course for GEMS by Sativus and is for scientists, researchers and managers.
Sativus has created this course as a supplement to your training as a scientist. This ESS short course in science communication will provide you with the knowledge and skills that are essential to being a successful scientist.
Sativus has created this course as a supplement to your training as a scientist. This ESS short course in science project management will provide you with the knowledge and skills that are essential to being a successful scientist.
Sativus has created this course as a supplement to your training as a scientist. This ESS short course is designed to help you kick-start your career by providing you with knowledge that is essential to be a successful scientist.
This short course is ideal for anyone working in a field or role that requires review, analysis and/or provision of recommendations for RD&E investment on scientific proposals/applications/tender responses.
GEMS by Sativus is not a Registered Training Organisation. The online modules that we provide through our Learning Management System are not accredited.
A Sativus Bootcamp is designed to be an intensive, targeted and tailored learning experience to improve, shape or refine skills that are critical for achieving a goal.
A scientific presentation is a great way to get exposure, because while you are speaking, you and your science are the centre of attention. Most people will only remember about 10% of a presentation, and a boring presentation or slides filled with distractions will mean they remember even less. Therefore, putting the right information in your presentation, in the right order, is a critical element to delivering an impactful presentation that leaves the audience engaged with you and your science. Read more
As a scientist, you are often required to write reports that accurately describe the work you have completed. The ability to effectively write your science reports in a way that people can easily understand, and follow, is an important skill that is imperative to successfully communicating your research to others. This Bootcamp will help you enhance the way you write scientific reports to increase the accessibility and impact of your science. Read more
Project management skills can mean the difference between success and failure. Poor project management compromises the quality of a project’s conduct, its outcomes and outputs, and reflects poorly on the scientist. Project management skills will help scientists improve their ability to meet milestones, avoid risks and issues and improve access to opportunities, including additional funding. Read more
Most scientists at one stage or another are involved in the preparation and submission of an article or paper to a scientific journal. Publishing in a journal is usually a great way for your science to be impactful, accessible and contribute to your field. This Bootcamp will help you enhance the way you write scientific journal articles, so that you can increase the audience and impact of your science. Read more
If you want a long, successful career as a scientist, you need to know how to prepare an effective grant application or proposal – knowing how to articulate and align your ideas with the priorities of those providing funding is a critical skill. Grants may be needed for external or internal funding from the government, not-for-profit and private sectors. While they may vary in length and scope, the basic principles are the same, and receiving grant funding is essential if you want a career as a research scientist. Read more
As a scientist, you are often required to summarise your research and findings in less than 400 words, and usually in the form of a scientific abstract. This may be the only information people read, so don’t underestimate its importance! The ability to translate your science into words that people can easily read and understand is an important skill that is imperative to successfully communicating your research to others. This Bootcamp will help you enhance the way you write and summarise your science, to produce concise and impactful communications. Read more
Sativus Workshops are tailored sessions for large groups of people (> 7) to provide a high-level overview of key aspects of the Sativus Gems professional development program. They can be held over multiple, consecutive days and include interactive components to enhance the learning experience.
The only way you can truly advocate for your science is to effectively communicate it to those who need to hear about it. This is the difference between successful, impactful science and information that is lost and never used. Verbally communicating your ideas, research, or outcomes is different to how you would write those same things, and visualisations of concepts and data can significantly enhance the impact of your science. This Workshop will provide you with skills in the verbal presentation of your science, and development of visualisations to support communications and amplification of science impact. Read more
There is no point doing science unless you communicate your science and its results to those who need the information. The ability to translate your science into words that people can easily read and understand is an important skill that is imperative to successfully communicating research to others, including other scientists who may build on your work. This Workshop will help you enhance the way you write about your science, so that you can communicate it in a way that is impactful and effective. Read more
Teaching the world’s next generation of scientists and innovators is a rewarding job that is integral to society. Equipping grade 10, 11 and 12 students with the real-world skills they need to have a successful career in science, technology, engineering or math prepares students for higher learning in these fields. This Workshop provides professional development for high school STEM teachers as part of the STEM GEMS program, which aims to enhance scientific literacy of students, while also upskilling their teachers. Read more
Project management skills can mean the difference between success and failure. Poor project management compromises the quality of a project’s conduct, its outcomes and outputs, and reflects poorly on the scientist. Project management skills will help scientists improve their ability to meet milestones, avoid risks and issues and improve access to opportunities, including additional funding. Read more
Being a scientist is one of the most rewarding careers. You will work on solutions to problems with real world application and impact. You will wonder why something exists or works and then expand on it to work out how to make things better, faster, more efficient, cheaper, more accessible or reduce negative impacts. Unfortunately, there are a few things that get taken for granted when working in any scientific field, or things you don’t find out until you’re in a position where you’re expected to do something. This Workshop will teach you the skills you need to do great science, by taking you through some key concepts that are necessary, but not traditionally taught to scientists. Read more
If people can’t find, understand or use the results of your science, then the impact of your science is significantly decreased. ‘Extension’ is the process of providing information in a way that enables people to use science outcomes to change practise. This leads to ‘adoption’ which is when practise change has actually occurred – the ultimate measure of science impact. Sometimes, extension and adoption take the form of commercialisation. Not all projects will have immediately adoptable outcomes and outputs, but it is important to build the pathways early to improve opportunities and enhance the impact of science. Read more
Teaching the world’s next generation of scientists and innovators is a rewarding job that is integral to society. Equipping grade 10, 11 and 12 students with the real-world skills they need to have a successful career in science, technology, engineering or math prepares students for higher learning in these fields. This Workshop provides professional development for high school STEM teachers as part of the STEM GEMS program, which aims to enhance scientific literacy of students, while also upskilling their teachers. Read more
Working in any scientific field, there are a few skills that complement the technical and specialist scientific training, but are often not formally taught. This Workshop covers skills development for grade 10, 11 and 12 STEM students as part of the STEM GEMS program, which aims to enhance the scientific literacy of students. Read more
As a scientist, you are often required to write reports that accurately describe the work you have completed. The ability to effectively write your science reports in a way that people can easily understand, and follow, is an important skill that is imperative to successfully communicating your research to others. This Workshop will help you enhance the way you write scientific reports to increase the accessibility and impact of your science. Read more
The only way you can truly advocate for your science is to effectively communicate it to those who need to hear about it. This is the difference between successful, impactful science and information that is lost and never used. Verbally communicating your ideas, research, or outcomes is different to how you would write those same things, and visualisations of concepts and data can significantly enhance the impact of your science. This Workshop will provide you with skills in the verbal presentation of your science, and development of visualisations to support communications and amplification of science impact. Read more
Project management skills can mean the difference between success and failure. Poor project management compromises the quality of a project’s conduct, its outcomes and outputs, and reflects poorly on the scientist. Project management skills will help scientists improve their ability to meet milestones, avoid risks and issues and improve access to opportunities, including additional funding. Read more
If you want a long, successful career as a scientist, you need to know how to prepare an effective grant application or proposal – knowing how to articulate and align your ideas with the priorities of those providing funding is a critical skill. Grants may be needed for external or internal funding from the government, not-for-profit and private sectors. While they may vary in length and scope, the basic principles are the same, and receiving grant funding is essential if you want a career as a research scientist. Read more
Being a scientist is one of the most rewarding careers. You will work on solutions to problems with real world application and impact. You will wonder why something exists or works and then expand on it to work out how to make things better, faster, more efficient, cheaper, more accessible or reduce negative impacts. Unfortunately, there are a few things that get taken for granted when working in any scientific field, or things you don’t find out until you’re in a position where you’re expected to do something. This Workshop will teach you the skills you need to do great science, by taking you through some key concepts that are necessary, but not traditionally taught to scientists. Read more
As a scientist, you are often required to write reports that accurately describe the work you have completed. The ability to effectively write your science reports in a way that people can easily understand, and follow, is an important skill that is imperative to successfully communicating your research to others. This Workshop will help you enhance the way you write scientific reports to increase the accessibility and impact of your science. Read more
Working in any scientific field, there are a few skills that complement the technical and specialist scientific training, but are often not formally taught. This Workshop covers skills development for grade 10, 11 and 12 STEM students as part of the STEM GEMS program, which aims to enhance the scientific literacy of students. Read more
Project management skills can mean the difference between success and failure. Poor project management compromises the quality of a project’s conduct, its outcomes and outputs, and reflects poorly on the scientist. Project management skills will help scientists improve their ability to meet milestones, avoid risks and issues and improve access to opportunities, including additional funding. Read more
