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Communication is a prime objective in the now global campaign to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This post argues that more attention is needed to the place of science communication in this campaign and that science stories could be a crucial element in its success. by Rony Armon AMR is recognized by scientists and policy makers worldwide as a fundamental threat to public health that

Finding the right Twitter hashtag to engage with academics and professionals may be challenging and time consuming, thus, to help researchers, we founded the SciHashtag Project – a free open collection of Twitter hashtags about science communication in and out the academic world. by Elena Milani Twitter is becoming an integral part of researchers’ daily activities. On Twitter, academics

Those communicating science for a living are likely familiar with the criticism of “dumbing down.” It’s an accusation that suggests simplification is inevitably a bad thing, and that it is possible to communicate a message without in some way shaping its meaning. More subtly, it also suggests that communication is a one-way street. It holds practitioners of science communication responsible for

About crowdfunding science and panda bears The study at hand shows that projects presented on science-only crowdfunding platforms have a higher success rate. At the same time, projects are more likely to be successful if their presentation includes visualizations and humor, the lower their targeted funding is, the less personal data potential donors have to relinquish and the more

Report on a special science communication session at the 15th Annual STS Conference in Graz, Austria, May 9-10, 2016 These days it seems obvious that the availability of new online media has changed the infrastructure of information. This also affects science and research practice and communication, especially the relationship between science and society. However, the use of social online

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

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,