The PCST Network has established the PCST Award to recognise the advancement of science communication as a professional field. Entries are open until 3 March 2025 for PCST members.
6 March 2025 – Watch this interactive PCST Teaching Forum webinar, where key aspects of research training for science communication students is explored and discussed.
The PCST Tokyo Symposium – Strategic Development of Science Communication and Public Engagement in Asia – will take place from 11–13 November 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Save the date!
From 17–19 October 2024, the PCST Suzhou Symposium took place in Suzhou, China, to bridge cultural divides and foster meaningful dialogue in science communication.
The next PCST conference is set for May 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Following that, the PCST 2027 conference will take place in Shanghai, China. For those interested in hosting the 2029 conference, the deadline to submit bids is 29 April 2025.
4 September 2024 – Watch this insightful webinar on the impact of generative AI in science communication focusing on guidelines for training, ethics and gender issues.
A PCST Symposium was held from 10-12 April 2024, in Zacatecas, Mexico and focused on exploring and promoting effective communication strategies that bring science and technology closer to all people.
The call for proposals for the PCST Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland from 27-29 May 2025 is now live. The conference theme is ‘Science communication for positive change: exploring transitions, traditions, and tensions’. Submit by 7 September 2024.
Preparations are in progress for the 2025 Public Communication of Science and Technology Network Science Communication Conference. Representatives from the PCST Scientific Committee recently visited Aberdeen, where they collaborated with the local organising committee.
22 May 2024: From writing science news stories, to visualising data, and making RTV productions, generative AI is transforming science communication practice.
7 March 2024: PCST’s Teaching Forum hosted a webinar to take a closer look at practical science communication teaching experiences from around the world.
The Symposium – Civic science and ethics in the age of AI: building trust – will be held from 9-11 July 2024 in Indiana. Save the date!
We invite speakers to contribute to an upcoming PCST Teaching Forum webinar about transforming science communication pedagogy in the age of AI. The webinar will be held on 22 May 2024. The submission deadline is 5pm (CET) on 26 February 2024.
The PCST Suzhou Symposium on Communicating Science across Cultures: Approaches, Perspectives and Challenges will be held from 17 to 19 October 2024 in China. Register now to attend.
The PCST Suzhou Symposium on Communicating Science across Cultures: Approaches, Perspectives and Challenges will be held from 17 to 19 October 2024 in China. We invite submissions by 29 February 2024.
It is with pleasure that we share the Concluding Statement from the PCST Venice Symposium, held from 28-30 September 2023. The Statement is the result of the inputs which emerged from the Symposium working groups and discussions. Please share this document widely, especially with the governance of universities and research institutions.