Nivretta Thatra
Communications Manager
Contact Details
AERL Building (Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory), Room 432
2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
nivretta[dot]thatra[at]ubc[dot]ca
Bio
Nivi is a communicator with a scientific sense of curiosity. After 10 years as a neuroscientist, Nivi now broadens the reach of academic research at IRES by writing, posting, and sharing the unit’s interdisciplinary efforts towards a more sustainable future.
- Communicates our research, events, and other updates internally, to other UBC units, to academics outside of UBC and to the public
- Oversees the Communications and Administrative Assistant
- website updates of job opportunities, internal & external events
- IRES newsletter
- Supports our unit members’ communication needs: writing lay-abstracts, style guides for social media and presentations, updating IRES webpage profiles, tips on speaking to media, training on maintaining a digital presence
- General website maintenance