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1985, a great vintage for the Public Understanding of Science

BY Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, UCL 1985 saw the publication of two significant volumes placing audiences at the centre of knowledge production. It was a great year for PUS. In the UK, where I am based, it is customary to highlight 1985 to students as a landmark for the public understanding of science movement. The reason often brought forward is that in 1985, the Royal Society’s report on

Campus Gutenberg of Communication and Scientific Culture celebrates its 6th edition in Barcelona

Get ready for the essential event for scientific communication lovers! On September 12-13th the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences of Pompeu Fabra University and the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) will host the 6th edition of Campus Gutenberg, an open scientific communication summer school that has become an unmissable meeting point among people involved in science communication,

Altmetrics: metrics or index?

An interview with Catherine Williams by Cristina Rigutto "Altmetrics is the creation and study of new metrics based on the Social Web for analysing, and informing scholarship." Jason Priem, 2010 "Altmetrics are an indicator of engagement and a real-time record of the online attention surrounding an individual research output." Catherine Williams, 2016 Is altmetrics a suite of metrics for