Trainers

Michiel Hulshof is one of the founders of Tertium, a research consultancy focussed on the societal valorisation of scientific research. He is one of the initiators of De Oplossers (‘The Solvers’), a group of 500+ scientists from a variety of disciplines, who bring forward solutions for complex social challenges that are published in Dutch media. He works as a journalist for Vrij Nederland and de Volkskrant.

Frans van Dam is founder of ScienceCom consultancy. He is an experienced trainer and lecturer on science communication and presenting and writing skills. He is first author of ‘Science communication, a knowledge base’ 2014 and co-authors ‘Ingredients of credibility – good food revisited’ (2012). He was lobbyist/policy advisor biotechnology at Consumentenbond and head of communications of the Centre for Society and the Life Sciences.