The SciCommer: 25 Nov 2025
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I prioritise videos, links and research/events/conferences that help us to improve science communication practice in this newsletter.
📰 In the News
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From the LSE Impact Blog ‘The case for preserving scholarly blogs’ and also ‘Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science’
University World News covers South Africa hosting Science Forum South Africa and the World Conference of Science Journalists
‘From the skies to the stars: Saudi innovator is redefining Arab science communication’ in Arab News
Fiona Fox, Director of the Science Media Centre in the UK responds to the BBC Crisis in a blog.
‘The State of Science Journalism: A Note From the New Knight Science Journalism Director’
BOOK REVIEW: The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth Journal of Science Communication.
In PR Daily ‘How the National Academies’ manager of media relations turns research into stories that shape policy’
From SciComm Bites this week ‘Employing Educational Videos to Promote Exercise and Healthy Aging in Older Adults’
Last call for signatures - Science Centres For Our Future open letter. Nearly 3,000 people have signed to show their support for the UK science and discovery centre sector.
LISTEN: Launch of The Best Australian Science Writing 2025 and the Bragg Prize for Science Writing
LISTEN: DWFI Podcast 47 – Crafting Compelling Science Communication
Watch: How Do You Start in Science Journalism? | Dr Sandeep Ravindran
New Research
I get a bit of help from AI for this part of the newsletter and prompt it to include a short summary of the research articles to help out readers.
Using conversational AI to reduce science skepticism
Current Opinion in Psychology (2025)
A review exploring how conversational AI, including LLMs, may help counter misinformation and conspiracy beliefs to support science communication.
Countering Misinformation in US Critical-Minerals Projects: A Risk-Communication Framework for Community Trust and Permitting Resilience
(2025)
Develops a risk-communication framework to help agencies counter misinformation and build trust in critical-minerals permitting processes.
Designing data exploration for non-expert audiences
(2025)
Investigates how data-exploration tools can better support non-expert audiences and contribute to effective science communication and citizen-science participation.
Global studies on trust in science suggest new theoretical and methodological directions
Current Opinion in Psychology (2025)
Reviews new global surveys and multi-country collaborations that are reshaping how trust in science is conceptualised and measured.
Public communication of science by Argentinean researchers: changes and continuities in a digital world
Journal of Science Communication (2025)
Survey research showing how digital tools have shifted science engagement practices among Argentine researchers, with variations by career stage and motivations.
STRENGTHENING PUBLIC VALUE OF HEALTH RESEARCH THROUGH STRATEGIC SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN KENYA
African Journal of Emerging Issues (2025)
Evaluates how strategic science communication can strengthen the societal value of health research and identifies opportunities unique to Kenya.
Student podcast-mediated public communication: fostering social responsibility in undergraduate science
International Journal of Science Education, Part B (2025)
Shows how student-produced podcasts foster public-facing communication skills and a sense of social responsibility in undergraduate science learners.
Government as a disaster science communicator: does framing differ between routine and emergency periods in China?
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2025)
Analyses how Chinese government messaging frames disaster-related science differently during routine periods versus emergencies.
A cultural-historical activity theory account of epistemic injustice in science exhibit interactions
International Journal of Science Education, Part B (2025)
Explores how museum interactions can reproduce epistemic injustice by privileging institutional expertise and limiting inclusive science communication.
The Mediatization of Scientific Knowledge in Europe and the Rise of the Science Influencer
Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (2025)
Shows how scientific communication in Europe is shifting toward participatory, influencer-driven models and away from traditional institutional dissemination.
🗓 The SciComm Diary
I can’t fit all entries into the weekly newsletter so I prioritise new entries. If you are a paid subscriber, you can access the full diary listings at any time via the button. You can also see what is coming up this week or so, for free, via the button below.
Science communication remote coworking sessions still happen weekly if you are looking for a virtual community!
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 26 NOV: Inclusive Stakeholder Analysis
VIRTUAL MEET-UP 26 NOV: EUSEA Hot-pot ‘What Role Does Social Media Play in Science Communication Today?’ - I am getting involved with this one!
WEBINAR 27 NOV: 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴
WEBINAR 27 NOV: For Scicomm and Public Engagement teams ‘FROM VALUES TO ACTION - Social Justice & Decolonisation for Organisational Transformation’
VIRTUAL MEET-UP 1 DEC: Generative AI for Global Science Communication
VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR COMMUNICATORS 3 DEC: BIG - LinkedIn Clinic: How to build a professional and organisational presence
WEBINAR 4 DEC: 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
GERMANY CONFERENCE 4-6 DEC: Conference “transformativ – Sharing Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence” [Heilbronn]
SOUTH AFRICA CONFERENCE 1 - 5 DEC: World Conference of Science journalism theme “Science Communication and social justice: journalism that builds understanding and resilience” [South Africa]
TRAINING 15 DEC: Workshop: Integrating Impact into Funding Proposals virtual
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 29 JAN 2026: BIG - The Little Event
United Arab Emirates CONFERENCE 3-4 FEB 2026: AFSMC-PCST Symposium - Science Media and Communication Teaching and Research in the Arab World - Dubai - Call open. Take advantage of the 50% Early Bird discount available for early registrants!
USA/HYBRID CONFERENCE 26/27 MARCH 2026: Science Talk 2026 - CALL OPEN [Portland, Or]
GERMANY CONFERENCE 18-20 MARCH 2026: “Navigating Science Communication in a Shifting Landscape”! is the theme of our upcoming conference PAERI’26 – Public Awareness and Engagement with Research Infrastructures. European XFEL, Hamburg.
UK 24 APRIL 2026: Play for the Planet 3: Play Harder! Are you curious about the role of games in environmental education, research and public engagement?
Call for contributions now open - deadline 10th January 2026 [York]
LUXEMBOURG CONFERENCE 19-21 MAY 2026: EUSEAConference 2026! Submissions open now!
ARMENIA/HYBRID 25-29 MAY 2026: Communicating Astronomy with the Public Conference 2026 [Yerevan]
SOUTH AFRICA CONFERENCE 2 JUNE 2026: “The ‘Dark Side’ of social conversations around science: Contemporary challenges and potential solutions for science communication” - Call for Papers open [Stellenbosch]
Looking for a SCICOMM INTERNSHIP or FELLOWSHIP? Follow the link to see a list of opportunities that often run on a yearly cycle. These are always available for free for everyone - as are entry-level and paid PhD positions.
INDIA: The National Centre for Biological Sciences is looking for a Communications & Outreach Intern (3 months) [Bangalore]
GLOBAL: The Ocean Exploration Trust offers a Science Communication Fellowship for the Nautilus science communication expedition forum
UK: Coventry University is offering a PhD Studentship: Mapping green and blue spaces in Coventry to inform strategies for improving urban green spaces for nature and communities [Coventry]
USA: The Association of Health Care Journalists is offering National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
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