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SciComm Connections: “Researchers need to pay more attention to the problems identified by practitioners”
Martina Arabadzhieva represents the Bulgarian Hub and is part of the Centre for Research and Analysis (CRA). The Bulgarian Hub includes several organisations – CRA, Beautiful Science Foundation, Forum Democritus and Muzeiko. On the other side of the virtual room sits Marianne Achiam, who leads a research group of four people in science communication [...]
COALESCE launches a new series of interviews about the relationship between research and practice in science communication
COALESCE is launching a new series of articles (SciComm Connections) exploring how science communication research and practice connect – what works, what doesn’t, and what needs to change. The COALESCE Hubs, the network of institutions across Europe sharing resources being made available through the European Competence Centre for Science Communication, [...]
Find training, conferences, and more with the new Competence Centre tool
Check out the new feature on the European Competence Centre for Science Communication platform: the science communication Events page. Here you’ll find relevant conferences and other events taking place across Europe and beyond. Our Events page is also the place to find out about the science communication training offered by [...]
COALESCE Hubs given opportunity to connect with leading science communication networks in Europe and beyond
New collaborations between COALESCE Hubs and networks supporting science communication across Europe and internationally are being established. The latest Mutual Learning and Exploitation event (ML&E 6), which was held online, provided the opportunity for Hubs to hear about the work of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) Hubs and Falling [...]
Structural funding, advanced planning and engaging communities are key to crisis communication
Over 30 participants from twelve different countries gathered in Berlin to discuss “Rapid mobilisation of science communication in times of crises and misinformation”. The meeting was organised by COALESCE together with the INSPIRING ERA project and hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Space, on 25 March [...]
Plan ahead and have a consistent message: recommendations for climate crisis communication
A new report with guidance on how to improve science communication in the face of urgent and unexpected climate-related events has been published. The report was developed by partners involved with the EU-funded COALESCE project and is specifically designed for science communication professionals, journalists, and practitioners who work on climate-related [...]
Sign up for the Competence Centre platform and start networking and sharing opportunities
An interactive feature has been added to the European Competence Centre for Science Communication platform – the science communication opportunities area. This area has been developed to enable anyone interested in or involved in science communication to connect with one another more easily, particularly those interested in finding expert sources in [...]
SciComm Conversations: “Showing the person behind the science”
Listen to "Showing the person behind the science. Guest: Marlene Altenmüller" on Spreaker. Transcript Achintya Rao [00:09]: Welcome to SciComm Conversations. My name is Achintya Rao. In this episode we explore the subject of personalisation in science communication, that is, making the person behind the science more visible. I spoke [...]
COALESCE project welcomes five new hubs
Five new COALESCE Hubs have joined the project – bringing the total number of Hubs to 27, spanning northern, southern, eastern and western Europe. Organisations in Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway and Poland joined COALESCE in the third and last enrollment period of the project. The COALESCE project will end in [...]
Seeing science clearly: a research-informed guide to visual science communication
Illustrations, video abstracts, data visualisations, along with theatre, dance and collaborative art are examples of the wide range of visual methods used to communicate science. Choosing the best approach to convey research can be challenging. A new resource created within the EU-funded COALESCE project, SciComm Note - Sight, provides a [...]
