The SciCommer Newsletter: 24 June - Climate Change Communication
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SciComm Bites covers ‘Retracted: How Politicizers of Science Misinterpret Retractions to Suit Their Own Ends’
From The Open Notebook ‘Addressing Science-Related Misinformation and Disinformation’
Science communication in the digital age: How to navigate the risks and rewards?
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says - covered by The Guardian
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is calling for experts to participate in two upcoming co-located IPCC workshops: (1) Workshop on Engaging diverse knowledge systems, and (2) Workshop on Methods of assessment.
USA updates:
US Researchers Are Speaking Up for Science in Local Newspapers
From ‘NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more’ to ‘Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory’
This is more of a personal interest of mine but I like looking at the evolution of publications and their design - I would rather a physical magazine than a digital one… The evolving face of Science
WATCH: Global SciComm meet up conversation with Samir Dhurde and Dr Hephzi Tagoe, who are both using science engagement to inspire and elevate the next generation’s achievements, within contexts that overlap yet are separated by more than 8000km.
WATCH: From Science Communication to Public Engagement 💬🧪: Maximising benefits, breaking down barriers
New Research
Special issue ‘Forests are more than trees and communication is more than words: Inter- and transdisciplinary research about effective multi-stakeholder communication in Germany’ Forest Policy and Economics
Flight or flight? - How the coronavirus pandemic has affected scientists’ willingness to engage with the public. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 12, 814 (2025).
Reaching ears, not just eyes: how artificial intelligence-generated podcasts can bridge the scientific communication gap, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2025;, zvaf102
The aims, contexts, evaluation and outcomes of science shows: a systematic review, International Journal of Science Education, Part B,
Mapping the communication of science. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science.
Examining science capital of adult audience members at public science events JCOM 24(03), A06.
Citizen Science as a Driver of Employee Engagement: A Case Study of the PENDAKI Program. Jurnal Komunikasi Ikatan Sarjana Komunikasi Indonesia, 10(1), 91–104.
A New Obligation or a Natural Extension? STEM Scientists’ Science Communication in the Context of Their Professional Role Identities. Science Communication, 0(0).
Narrative Versus Statistical Evidence in Environmental Persuasion: A Meta-Analysis Study. Science Communication, 0(0).
Finding out About Science Through the News: How Specialist and Non-Specialist Science Journalists’ Epistemic Aims and Practices Vary. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2025 (pp. 1290-1294). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
How media competition fuels the spread of misinformation.Sci. Adv.11,eadu7743(2025)
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EUROPE CONFERENCE 24-26 JUNE 2025: European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) of the European Parliament is organising a Summer School in Brussels on ‘Science Communication in the Digital Age’
WEBINAR 24 JUNE 2025: MSCL Colloquium:Scientific Temper: Learnings from an Indian model of science-society relationships
UK CONFERENCE 26 JUNE 2025: ABSW Summer School 2025 [London] - there are diversity scholarships available
USA CONFERENCE 14 -17 JULY 2025: Medicine in the Media [New York]
VIRTUAL WEBINAR JULY 2025: Online launch of NIHR's Guiding Principles for community engagement and involvement (CEI) and Session 2
HYBRID CONFERENCE 16 - 18 JULY 2025: The BIG Event [London/UK]
HYBRID CONFERENCE 28 - 30 AUGUST 2025: Talking Maths in Public - and now bursaries are available [Warwick/UK]
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]
VIRTUAL WEBINAR 24 SEPT 2025: Working With Audiences Underrepresented in the Physical Sciences
VIRTUAL TRAINING: Workshop: Using ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for Communications
UK: Filmmaking course 20-22 OCT 2025: Popular Science Filmmaking course is back! [Bristol]
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UK: Applications are open for the 2025/2026 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) POST Westminster Fellowship scheme. Open to RSC members who are undertaking or have recently finished their PhD studies.
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