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Aiming for long-term, objective-driven science communication in the UK [Version 2]

Prokop, Andreas; Illingworth, Sam

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Andreas Prokop



Abstract

Communicating science to wider lay audiences is an increasingly important part of a scientist's remit, and is something that many scientists are keen to embrace. However, based on surveys carried out amongst the UK public, as well as our own experiences in developing and delivering such activities, we believe that they are not always as effective at engaging members of the general public as they could be. In this opinion article we argue that in order to achieve more effective science communication, we need more objective-driven and long-term initiatives. As well as being implemented by the scientists themselves, funding organisations can play an important role in helping to drive such initiatives, and we suggest a list of actionable items that might allow for some of these ideas to be implemented.

Citation

Prokop, A., & Illingworth, S. (2016). Aiming for long-term, objective-driven science communication in the UK [Version 2]. F1000Research, 5, Article 1540. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.9079.2

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 8, 2016
Online Publication Date Dec 8, 2016
Publication Date 2016
Deposit Date Feb 15, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal F1000Research
Publisher F1000Research
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Article Number 1540
DOI https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.9079.2
Keywords Science communication, funding, natural sciences
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2736789

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© 2016 Prokop A and Illingworth S. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.




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