PCST 2012

The PCST 2012 Book of Papers is now on-line. The book Quality, Honesty and Beauty in Science and Technology Communication. PCST 2012 eBook of Papers collects more than 100 papers presented by participants in the XII International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST). The ebook has been published by Observa Science in Society. Download…

Towards science communication 2.0?

Four Questions about Scientific Communication was realized by EURAC in collaboration with Observa in occasion of the conference PCST 2012. The main themes about science and society relationship are tackled by four experts in the field: Steve Miller (University College London), Massimiano Bucchi (University of Trento), Bruce V. Lewenstein (Cornell University) and Jenni Metcalfe (eConnect…

Communicating research

The communication activities addressed to various not specialized audiences – media, policy makers, stakeholders, citizens – are acquiring importance in research institutions and universities. Such activities are recognized as strategic to ensure the visibility of the results and initiatives, the transparency of decision-making processes, the involvement of the territory. The collaboration between the Ca’ Foscari…