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We are guided by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) and the Sustainable Development Goals. We don’t support fossil fuels or destructive practices that put profit before people and the planet.
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SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and beyond
Creating video abstracts and plain language abstracts is extra work, but they can help boost comprehension, perceived understanding, and enjoyment.
Want to drive some support for climate policy? You might want to get your audience a little emotional.
Being polite and making well-reasoned arguments might help people feel more informed, but it won’t necessarily change their support for policies
Is attending a science conference in person really that important for sharing knowledge and learning new things?
When covering research, sometimes the media will provide a link to the original research, sometimes they don’t. Why is that?
What are the benefits of citizen science? That's what University of Otago (Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou) based researchers Sally Carson and Jenny Rock asked (mostly New Zealand-based) scientists.
The Sagan Effect is named after Carl Sagan, an American astronomer who, over the years, became quite prolific in the science communications space about, well...space back in the 1960s until his death in 1996. But how does it relate to science communication?
Last year, Science Europe surveyed its members to find out what they are up to on the science-policy front in relation to the green and digital transformation. Here’s a quick look at what they found
There are a lot of tips and techniques for communicating science outside of..um…science. One of my favourites is an oldie but a goody - the inverted pyramid.
Are you thinking about making citizen science a part of your research. The lovely people at PREP4BLUE have put together some recommendations and good practices.
If you want people to read your academic book chapter, you best make sure the book it's in is open access.
