Is Scientific Communication Trustworthy?
Openness and politicization together have enabled public trust in science to erode. And science is insufficiently trustworthy. The scholarly communication sector must not ignore this situation.
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What Even Counts As Science Writing Anymore?
The pandemic has made it clear that science touches everything, and everything touches science.
Declaration on the Future of Science Communication
Young international researchers call for more funding and diversity in science communication.
Who's Afraid of Epistemic Diversity?
Twelve scholars of science advice discuss the challenges of incorporating a radically diverse range of perspectives into a science advice process.
Better Science Communication is Needed to Deliver the Green Transition
Better Science Communication is Needed to Deliver the Green Transition
To deliver the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, researchers must rethink funding, global cooperation and how they communicate with policymakers.
Scientists Need to Better Communicate the Links Between Pandemics and Global Environmental Change
Scientists Need to Better Communicate the Links Between Pandemics and Global Environmental Change
The pandemic and global environmental change are intimately intertwined at multiple levels, and this must be more clearly articulated to the public and in policy.
Caroline Wagner on the Internationalisation of Science and Policy
Caroline Wagner on the Internationalisation of Science and Policy
Caroline Wagner, author of 'The New Invisible College' and 'The Collaborative Era In Science', joins Toby Wardman of SAPEA to discuss the brave new world of cross-border science, and what, if anything, we can do about it.
Radio Days: Science-communication Tips from a Panel-show Scientist
Psychologist Ann-Marie Creaven regularly discusses her research on Ireland's most listened-to station.
How to Get Media Coverage and Boost Your Science's Impact
A good communications strategy can get your research seen by decision makers, says Rebecca Fuoco.
Research Stories - from Webcomics to Local Bookstores
Art has long been used as a means to communicate science. In ancient Greece, poetry was a powerful way of communicating about mathematics, astrology and the natural world. Fast forward 13 centuries, past the invention of the printing press which saw science communication flourish, to today, where artistic skills and science have come together once again - this time to explore the power of storytelling through comics. ERCcOMICS was the result of a search by the European Research Council to find an innovative and creative way to communicate ERC funded projects.
Science Communication in Switzerland: Status Quo and Recommendations
Science Communication in Switzerland: Status Quo and Recommendations
The Swiss Academies has published the first comprehensive report on science communication in Switzerland - and formulated 20 recommendations for improving it.
When a Good Scientist Is the Wrong Source
Six weeks ago, a reporter published what seemed to be a blockbuster story, one that, if true, would expose the greatest scandal in recent history.
Lightning Talks: Science in 5 Minutes or Less
How scientists are perfecting the art of boiling down their work into a short, sharp hit.
How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers
The science you can come across today can often appear to be full of contradictory claims.
Open Access Uptake in Germany 2010-2018: Adoption in a Diverse Research Landscape
Open Access Uptake in Germany 2010-2018: Adoption in a Diverse Research Landscape
This study investigates the development of open access (OA) to journal articles from authors affiliated with German universities and non-university research institutions in the period 2010-2018 and can serve as a baseline to assess the impact recent transformative agreements with major publishers will likely have on scholarly communication.
How to structure the discussion part in your journal article
Helping scientists communicate: The CommKit is a collection of guides to successful scientific communication, written by MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering Communication Fellows.
Trust in Science Is Not the Problem
There is no real evidence that the public has lost trust in science. So why are science-based recommendations often ignored?
Fact or Fake? Tackling Science Disinformation
This discussion paper describes and discusses the problems and the consequences of science disinformation in three areas of concern, namely climate change, vaccines and pandemics, and what we can do to increase awareness and minimize harm caused by the spread of disinformation.
Scholarly Communication and Scholarly Publishing
This post explores how scholarly publishing should relate to scholarly communication. Ostensibly aligned, publishing and communication have diverged. Some processes involved in scholarly publishing are getting in the way of optimal scholarly communication, as the present pandemic amply reveals.
After a Year of COVID-19 Charts, Eight Data Communication Lessons Learned
After a Year of COVID-19 Charts, Eight Data Communication Lessons Learned
COVID-19 has transformed the world in the last 12 months. Communicating data has been a central part of the pandemic. Here are some of the most important lessons we can take from this period.
Scientists' Lanes and Headwinds
COVID-19 will be remembered for many things, including the pandemic that changed science communication, argues the Editor-in-Chief of Science journals.
Scientific Tweets: Why Less is More and when a Tweet is Perceived As Being Scientific
Scientific Tweets: Why Less is More and when a Tweet is Perceived As Being Scientific
Communication within the scientific community without twitter has become hard to imagine. It was only a matter of time, then, until someone started examining what makes a tweet scientific in itself. Dr Athanasios Mazarakis has examined this more closely and, in his guest article, reveals what he discovered when researching the scientific character of tweets.
Scientists Want Virtual Meetings to Stay After the COVID Pandemic
Scientists Want Virtual Meetings to Stay After the COVID Pandemic
A Nature poll shows that a year of online research conferences has brought big benefits, but blending them with in-person meetings in future will be a challenge.
Unexplainable: A New Podcast About the Most Fascinating Unanswered Questions in Science
Unexplainable: A New Podcast About the Most Fascinating Unanswered Questions in Science
What we don't know is awesome. Let us explain.
The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here's Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here's Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life.
The Future of Scholarly Communication - Workshop 24–26 February 2021
The Future of Scholarly Communication - Workshop 24–26 February 2021
OPERAS-P, an H2020 project coordinated by CNRS, is organising a workshop Future of scholarly communication, which will be dedicated to discussing the outcomes of the research undertaken in the project's Work Package 6 (Innovation).
Science Journalism Master Class Now Available
The first of "The Open Notebooks" Science Journalism Master Classes, "How to Find an Angle for Any Science Story," launches. The free, hands-on classes are designed to help science writers at all levels of experience sharpen their skills.
Open-source Community Call: The Latest Developments in Open Publishing and Research Communication
Open-source Community Call: The Latest Developments in Open Publishing and Research Communication
Join the next call on open research communication projects to share and discuss emerging projects and significant updates for ongoing ones.
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