Science Communication
Making complex scientific topics accessible for the public while maintaining scientific accuracy requires placing the science and research in a larger narrative context with an important social responsibility.
“You don’t really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother”. This quote is attributed to Albert Einstein and should be the motto of all professional science communicators. However, in the current modern society - in which anti-scientific tendencies are winning a certain weight - communicating the social role of science is fundamental and responsibility lies with the specialists themselves when they relate to the broader public. Society has become more and more dependent on the scientific work and experts have to be aware of their social role and need to build a relationship of trust with the rest of the population. This was recently mentioned by Professor Giorgio Parisi, Physics Nobel Laureate 2021 in the talk “The value of science”.
Science communication should be part of a scientist's everyday life as communicating with society about science and its benefits is more important than ever. Although having more scientists who are effective communicators benefits science and society greatly, there are still relatively few training opportunities for science students and professionals to develop these skills. Fortunately, effective communication skills are no longer perceived as soft skills. Increasingly they are becoming part of the core professional skills every science student and professional should have.
“When scientists can communicate effectively beyond their peers to broader, non-scientist audiences, it builds support for science, promotes understanding of its wider relevance to society, and encourages more informed decision-making at all levels, from government to communities to individuals,” told us Milica Momčilović, president of The World Federation of Science Journalists and board member of the Balkan Network of Science Journalists.
When scientists communicate more effectively, science thrives.
News
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New European Bauhaus two years on: continuing progress
The New European Bauhaus is an interdisciplinary initiative launched in 2020 that expresses the EU's ambition of creating beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive places, products and ways of living. It ...
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Dr. Shechtman was awarded with a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011 for the breakthrough and start of a new era in the field of crystallography. Currently, as a Professor at Technion Institute in Israel...
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Responsible Research and Innovation in the Western Balkans
The Horizon 2020-funded project WBC-RRI.NET presents the current state-of-play in relation to the portfolio of activities in a newsletter. WBC-RRI.NET is a project funded by the EU Research and Innovation...
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Events
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Webinar on “Spreading Citizen Science in the Western Balkans”
Under the banner of WBC-RRI.NET, we invite to a discussion raising awareness and understanding of the possibilities of Citizen Science in the Western Balkan region. The event’s objective is to showcase...
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Science Festival in Serbia "Novo doba"
"New era" is this year's slogan of the 16th Science Festival, which will be held from May 4 to 6, 2023, at the Belgrade Fair (Halls 3 and 3a).
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Engaging Science with and for Youth: WBC-RRI.NET Event in Banja Luka
This public in-person event on the topic of "Engaging Science with and for Youth" organised in the frame of the EU project WBC-RRI.NET takes place on April 27-28, 2023 in Banja Luka.
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Organisations
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Centre for Southeast European Studies (CSEES)
The Centre for Southeast European Studies was set up in November 2008 following the establishment of Southeastern Europe as a strategic priority at the University of Graz in 2000. The Centre is an interdisciplinary...
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European Association of Science Editors
The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) is an international community of individuals and associations from diverse backgrounds, linguistic traditions and professional experience in science ...
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Euroscience was founded in 1997 by members of Europe's research community to: provide an open forum for debate on science and technology and research policies in Europe strengthen the ...
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Calls
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Call for Journalists From Western Balkans: One-Month Regional Exchange Programme
BIRN invites journalists and editors from six Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) to take part in its exclusive one-month regional...
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Do you think youth should be empowered to drive the change towards a sustainable bioeconomy? Are you organising an event linking youth with bioeconomy innovation around the time of our Bioeconomy...
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Call for Associated Regions to participate in the DANUBE4all project
DANUBE4all is pleased to announce the launch of a call for Associated Regions to participate in the DANUBE4all project. Five associated regions are sought who will receive technical assistance...
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Documents
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Overview of EU funding opportunities to support the achievement of the New European Bauhaus objectives (2023-2024)
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Engaging citizens in innovation policy - Why, when and how?
Innovation policies need to be socially embedded for them to effectively contribute to addressing major societal challenges. Engaging citizens in innovation policymaking can help define long-term policy...
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The project WBC-RRI.NET already entailed a series of mapping exercises and co-creation procedures at regional level, taken place during the first half of the project. The participatory and systematic ...
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Links
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[RRI Good Practice] AI4OS – Albanian Initiative for Open Science
What is the good practice about? RASH, the Albanian Academic Network, has organized several activities regarding Open Science in particular in the last 3 years as part of the consortium of the Horizon...
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[RRI GOOD PRACTICE] GIRLS LOVE TECH
What is the good practice about? "Every week, we help parents and teachers encourage girls' interest in tech through recommendations of great books, movies, projects, and activities that will show ...
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[RRI Good Practice] Empowering Albanian Young Academics for Research and Innovation
What is the good practice about? The project realized in the frame of the Tirana European Youth Capital (TEYC) aims at capacity building and involvement of young academics, teachers and students on...
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Projects
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Embedding RRI in Western Balkan Countries: Enhancement of Self-Sustaining R&I Ecosystems
WBC-RRI.NET aims to foster the application of RRI principles at the territorial level in five (5) Western Balkans (WB) - 4 region-level and 1 country-level - R&I ecosystems and promote a multi...
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Using Science for/in Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges
A H2020 research project analysing and supporting EU science diplomacy The overall aim of S4D4C (“Using Science for/in Diplomacy for addressing global Challenges”) is to support current and future ...
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Although these countries are not yet EU Member States it is important to monitor their achievements and reform efforts of social rights as candidate and potential candidate countries. This is particularly...
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