The SciCommer Newsletter: 22 July

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📰 In the News

Read the SciCommer news and events in Spanish, Portuguese and German.

Meet this years Falling Walls Engage Shortlist.

Covered by SciComm Bites ‘In Science We Trust: Identifying Cues for Trust in Science Media’

Mitochondrial donation: a triumph for public engagement with science

MESH have some fantastic resources relating to health engagement and have been producing some new case studies ‘Engaging communities with clinical trials in Malawi.’

Research Brief ‘Conversations With and About AI Chatbots: Perspectives From a Cross-institutional Survey on LLMs, Decision-making, AI Ethics and Science Communication’ - Technical University of Munich School of Social Sciences and Technology Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

From C&EN ‘In Science We Trust? Stories from the Field’

I knew people were doing this in CVs but… Scientists hide messages in papers to game AI peer review

BOOK REVIEW: Science with Impact: How to Engage People, Change Practice, and Influence Policy.

Looking for a new book? Nature have a list of reads.

Is TikTok science is making people overconfident?

Call for Parallel Sessions, Mini-Symposia, Workshops & Other Events 12th SCAR Open Science Conference, 10-14 August 2026, Oslo, Norway

LISTEN: Three weeks in a hide to spot one elusive bear: the life of a wildlife film-maker - Nature Podcast

From the USA: Foreign journalists in the U.S. are self-censoring to protect themselves from the Trump administration

New Research

"It’s Time to Stop Calling People "Stakeholders"," Human–Wildlife Interactions: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 4.

The Gender Gap in Science Communication on TikTok and YouTube: How Platform Dynamics Shape the Visibility of Female Science Communicators. Journal. Media 2025, 6, 108.

Value-Based Narratives Foster Trust in Scientists and Communication Behaviors. Science Communication, 0(0).

Communicating science in Latin America: insights, challenges, and future directions, Trends in Cell Biology, 2025,

Barriers to public engagement with biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology, e70078. (available to read in Spanish)

How can we enable school students to learn and participate in science engagement initiatives? Roles and tasks of enablers JCOM 24(4), N02.

Hyde, B.V. Lying increases trust in science. Theor Soc (2025).

What, Why, How?… Cognitive and Motivational Question Patterns of 7th Graders in Science Communication Meetings. Int J of Sci and Math Educ (2025).

Pro-environmental Behavioral Changes Through Science Communication in the Digital and Social Media Ecosystem: The Effects of Clube da Caçamba—UEL Project. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2025).

How to Debunk Myths Effectively: A Look At and Behind the Educational Myths Refutation Canvas. Evidence-informed Sustainability Education (EvSusEd).

Science communication audiences in Lithuania: science motivation, attitudes toward media, and nature–friendly behavior. Front. Commun.

🗓 The SciComm Diary

NEW ENTRIES TO THE DIARY! I can’t fit all entries in the newsletter here so I just include the new ones. 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 TRAINING 23 - 24 JULY 2025 (IN SPANISH): Climate change and health: How to cover stories with a solutions journalism approach

• WEBINAR 29 JULY 2025: Enhancing Health Systems Research Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement

• HYBRID EVENT 12 AUGUST 2025: Talk STEM to Me: How to Foster Inclusive Science Communication / New York

• HYBRID CONFERENCE 28 - 30 AUGUST 2025: Talking Maths in Public - and now bursaries are available [Warwick/UK]

• VIRTUAL COURSE 4 SEPT: Using ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for Funding Applications virtual

• UK CONFERENCE 9 SEPT 2025: Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC) Conference: The next 25 years - In person at the National Science and Media Museum [Bradford]

• MEXICO CONFERENCE 9-13 SEPT 2025: RedPOP 2025.

• WEBINAR 15 SEPT: Health Misinformation: UNPACKED

• SPAIN CONFERENCE 15 SEPT: Registre for Campus Gutenberg-Museo de la Ciencia CosmoCaixa 2025 In person

• VIRTUAL WEBINAR 24 SEPT 2025: Working With Audiences Underrepresented in the Physical Sciences

• GERMANY CONFERENCE 25 SEPT 2025: Computational Methods in Science Communication Research – Opportunities, Challenges, and Current Applications [Call for submissions open now]

• VIRTUAL TRAINING: Workshop: Using ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for Communications

• UK: Filmmaking course 20-22 OCT 2025: Popular Science Filmmaking course is back! [Bristol]

• SPAIN 28-30 OCT 2025: CCSC25 – X Congreso de Comunicación Social de la Ciencia [Mallorca]

• VIRTUAL TRAINING: Weekly (4 weeks) from the 21 OCT Science Communication through Poetry

• SYMPOSIUM 3 FEB 2026: AFSMC-PCST Symposium 2026 (United Arab Emirates) In person, Hybrid

• CONFERENCE MARCH 2026: European Citizen Science Association [Finland]

• CONFERENCE 2-4 JUNE 2026: Ecsite Conference Universeum, Gothenburg, Sweden

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