Through the Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation, Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD), an initiative of German science research organisations, offers an opportunity for science communicators to exchange ideas and expertise.
‘Navigating change as we face the future’ was the core theme of the UK’s NCCPE-organised conference in Edinburgh, Scotland last week. Professor Richard Holliman, The Open University provides an overview of what took place.
The Australian Science Communicators (ASC) Association recently held their 10th annual conference – here are some highlights.
Heather Doran, Alex Gerber and others took part in the ‘New Understanding of Communication, Learning and Engagement in Universities and Scientific institutions’ meeting in Malta.
Germana Barata, a member of the PCST scientific committee, reports on a new science communication journal launched in Beijing during the Science & You conference in September 2018.
A survey of registrants to PCST 2018 in Dunedin shows registrants were largely ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the conference, but also have suggestions on how future events might be improved.
Congratulations to Hans Peter Peters, who has been elected as a life member of the PCST.
Stories, and histories, connect us, even across great distances. Defined broadly, science communication is society talking about science. That could well be recast: science communication is society telling stories about science.
The venue for the PCST AGM was the main theatre at St David Lecture Theatre Complex, University of Otago. PCST financial members can see the agenda by logging in to their account on the membership page.
PCST Network and the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Co-Operation Agreement between the two organizations. PCST President Brian Trench and IECA Chair Richard Doherty have signed an agreement that commits both organisations “to co-operate with each other as international organisations working in closely related fields of activity”.
After a period of rapid expansion, science communication has arrived at something of a crossroads. Where to next? The aim of the conference was to provide a fresh focus.
In 2017, the international peer reviewed journal Public Understanding of Science, founded in 1992, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Leading scholars in the field were invited to imagine and reflect upon the future scenarios of Science in Society, discussing the main trends and challenges for research, publishing, science communication and public engagement.
Next April, after the PCST conference in Dunedin, we’re planning a 4-day retreat near Wellington, New Zealand. It’s open to all interested in in the public engagement about science, STS and associated fields.
International research leaders met with science communication researchers from Latin America to talk about trust, current trends in research, social media and dialogue in science communication.
We are excited to announce that Professor Maja Horst from the University of Copenhagen will kick off Day 4 (6 April) of PCST 2018, which is themed around SOCIETY. Professor Horst not only has a strong research interest in science and society: she wrote the book on it! Her book, Science Communication: Culture, Identity and Citizenship (co-authored with Sarah Davies) was published just last year. Come and learn from an expert.
PCST Network announces its support to three events taking place July-November 2017. All of these events are organised by members of the PCST Scientific Committee and all address in different ways the state of research in science communication and its relations with practice.