Sara Cura

Capa da Newsletter com foto de Sara Cura e artefactos arqueológicos.

Acabou de sair a minha newsletter "Comunicar Arqueologia". Com um novo tom e formato. Desta vez dedicada a pensar a relação entre a Arqueologia, a Democracia e a Comunicação.
Ver aqui:
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It’s Not Your Fault That Academic Life is Getting Harder by Glen O’Hara Universities are in trouble, and it’s not just money we’re talking about. They are living through something of a crisis of confidence, even of trust and faith. More and more, I find myself, and my col...

"It is impossible to be a top-line manager and administrator and mentor and researcher and writer and outreach officer and IT expert and online instructor and pedagogical innovator and recruiter and teacher and marker and external examiner and press pundit and grant bidder and editor."

You are right though 😉

Indeed, but not only.

Bom dia Nuno, em breve estará noutras app. Mas além do spotify pode usar a app do POPCASTS (agregador de conteúdos em português). Aqui não tem publicidade. Obrigada pelo interesse!

Graphic from the eurobarometer showing the percentage in relation to the sentence «The earliest humans lived at the same time as dinosaurs. 56% say its false, 26% say its true and 18% don´t know.

More Portuguese believe that the earliest humans lived among dinosaurs. Also, more people don't believe that we evolved from other animals. Red alert for the scicomm and prehistory community. There is a lot to be done. We are talking about basic knowledge of human and species evolution.

My photo with the prize at the festival location.

Archaeology Rocks! My podcast just won the Podes 2024 best podcast of the year in the category Science, Technology and Education. I am so glad and grateful to all the listeners and the fantastic researchers that engage in each episode. Thanks also to the Podes jury, I surely didn't see this coming!

Arquiteturas e Género na Pré-História Recente (com Ana Vale) Let's Rock - Um podcast da Idade da Pedra · Episode

Just out my latest episode with Ana Vale. A wonderful conversation about Late Prehistory Enclosures and Gender Archaeology.
PT language. 
#scicomm #prehistory #podcast

ICArEHB is looking for PhD candidates!
We are accepting applicants for the 2025 FCT PhD Fellowships Programme! Swipe through the images to explore potential project themes and supervisors.
For more details, visit: www.icarehb.com/fct-phd-fell...
#FCTPhDFellowships #ICArEHB #ResearchOpportunity

Almost five years ago, I made the life-changing resolution to overcome my addiction. While I honor this commitment daily, it often drains the energy I need for smaller but important resolutions. I still take them on, but it requires immense strength. Does this resonate with anybody?

list a image of all the nominated podcast for the award.

My podcast on Prehistory Science Communication just got nominated for the PODES 2024 Best podcast of the year in the category Science, Technology and Education. I am glad and grateful. It's an excellent highlight of portuguese prehistoric archaeology.
#scicomm #prehistory #podcast

A great place to work and spend time: public libraries. Warm and cozy on this never-ending January and with the most inspiring vibe. A place where we get free access to knowledge and literature, filled with nice people and dedicated librarians. Let's, as book lovers, promote them as much as we can.

Soundtracks: You'll Go Down in Prehistory Playlist · Heatherlark65 · 167 items

Just discovered this playlist, and I am really enjoying its company while trying to write.

PS. It's not about the accuracy of the movies, it's about soundtracks, a genre that I have been exploring lately and really getting a taste of it.

I went to Spain last week and by chance found your book. I reading it right now. It's wonderful! Rigorous, yet engaging and accessible. Great work!

Fascinating discoveries and great research work.

Check out the amazing work of experimental archaeology and public engagement by @prehistoricskills.bsky.social Their activities do a huge service to the imense possibilites of how archaeology can interact with persons of all ages.

"Travel back in time with Pre&historicSkills! Discover how we recreate the past through experimental archaeology techniques, historical replicas, and engaging workshops. Explore our work on the website and join us on this journey through the history of humanity!"
www.prehistoricskills.com

Picture showing the portgueses edition of the book. Title, author and ilustrations.

Finally read the brilliant book by @lemoustier.bsky.social Huge mistake doing it in PT. The translation is horror. Words that don't exist in archaeology, sentences one can barely understand... It underserves the scientific and literary quality of the book. Definitely re-reading it in the original.

Thanks for the reference! I will search for it.

I joined it when it was already becoming bad. For professional reasons mostly, but there is no value in it anymore.

Amazing! Keep up with the great work and with giving us these beauties 😊

Thanks! Exactly: yet. I believe more will come soon.

I'm writing an archaeology book, but my researcher instincts take over. I keep diving into dozens of papers for chapters meant to be rigorous yet short and accessible. Striking the balance between academic precision and engaging storytelling is tough. Any tips for simplifying without losing depth?

Closed my Twitter, having trouble to sort out how to close Instagram, but I will do it. The thing is: no more inner contradiction. Therefore, I'll be around here more often and eager to find some of the persons I followed elsewhere and specially scicomm and archaeology people, also from Portugal.

Cover image of the newsletter with the name Comunicar Arqueologia, my picture and some artifacts.

Just out! My latest newsletter on Archaeology and Communication. This time sharing ideas on how to measure sucess and impact. PT Language.
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#scicomm #archaeology

Cover image of the podcast with the name Let's Rock and my picture.

Help my Prehistory Podcast reach another level and vote for Let's Rock - um podcast da Idade da Pedra in
podes.pt/votar/
#scicomm #prehistory #arcaheology

image showing the event description and photo of the host Sara Cura.

5 places left!
On January 13th, we're going to talk about Science Communication and Archaeology.
Between 6pm and 8pm, the talk will follow this script:
- Why should we communicate archaeology
- Introduction to Science Communication
- Examples in Archaeology
- Q&A
PT language.
#scicomm #archaeology

Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it? A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.

"A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers."
The bottom line is that we must work on mutual understanding.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The mission of my podcast is to raise awareness of prehistory and about those who research it.
It seems that mission is being fulfilled!
A huge thanks to all the listeners and to the researchers that engage in conversations with me.
#scicomm #podcast #archaeology #prehistory

It was a great discussion!