The 8th edition of the Erice International School of Science Journalism (EISSJ) started today, July 2th . The school offers every year 35 scholarships to young science journalists and communicators. The 2017 edition focuses on the theme, "Unveiling the Universe: when Science hits the News". It is taking place between July 1 to 6 in Erice, the evocative town that hosts the Ettore Majorana Centre. The Erice International Science Journalism School is a summer school organized by the Ettore Majorana Centre with the support of Centro Fermi, the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics, and, for the first time, of the Italian science magazine "Le Scienze". The course is taught in English and includes both lectures and interactive laboratories held by international experts in scientific research, journalism and communications. Twitter: #EriceSJ2017; FB: @ISSJC; Website: http://eissjc.lnf.infn.it

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