Even if science and technology are commonly recognized as factors of growth and development, that need large investments in school and education policies, around one-third of the students enrolled in scientific degree programs does not complete the entire course of study (OCSE, 2010). The phenomenon of abandonment or opt-out for another course takes…
Observa organizes the first scenario workshop on research programming on food & health. The workshop will be held in Rome (Italy) on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012. This event will be realized through the project INPROFOOD funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union. The project aims at bringing together civil society, academia and…
From Wednesday 17th to Saturday 20th October 2012, in Copenhagen (Denmark), Massimiano Bucchi, Federico Neresini and Giuseppe Pellegrini will give lectures during the Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Study of Science (4S) entitled Design and Displacement – Social Studies of Science and Technology.
Now available the video on PCST 2012, Four Questions about Scientific Communication, realized by EURACtv. Four experts in scientific communication answer four seminal questions about the best ways to communicate science to the public.
Just published the Book of Papers of the XII International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference, Quality, Honesty and Beauty in Science and Technology Communication, held in Florence from 18th to 20th April 2012. Download the eBook of Papers Edited by Massimiano Bucchi and Brian Trench and published by Observa Science in Society,…
New data from Observa’s Science and Technology in Society Monitor has been presented during the eighth international conference The Future of Science. The issue concerns Italians’ attitude towards emerging scientific and technologica areas. Read the article Siamo davvero aperti al nuovo? (in Italian) by Massimiano Bucchi, published on the Corriere del Veneto, 16th September 2012.…