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1. Newsletters
Earth Science Week Newsletter: January 2023, including Dig Into Earth Science Education With USGS
Econnect Newsletter: November 2022, on graphics in science communication
Springer Nature Communicating Science Newsletter: September 2022
OECD Education and Skills Newsletter: July 2022
2. Good reads & Resources
Tools
Practical Guide For Digital Basic Cataloguing - 10 Principles, by NEMO
Cross-Border Cooperation for Museums - From a Project Idea to a Successful Proposal: A Toolkit, by NEMO
Mental Models for Scientists Communicating With the Public, in Issues in Science and Technology by Kara Morgan and Baruch Fischhoff
Best practices for communicating facts in science journalism, by James Breiner in Journalism Basics
Council Resolution on the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023–2026, Official Journal of the European Union
The KSJ (Knight Science Journalism) Science Editing Handbook
Accessible Social, If you want to make your social media content accessible this is a free resource hub for digital marketers, communications professionals, content creators, and everyday social media users.
Culture to address Global Challenges – the 2022 Recommendation of the Council of Europe
Browse through Ars Electronica 2022 Festival and CyberArts 2022 catalogues
Driving policy around the COVID-19 pandemic: policy briefs exploring the impact of COVID-19 on people and the planet were published by researchers from UWE Bristol’s Science Communication Unit.
Endangered Heritage: Emergency Evacuation of Heritage Collections, available in 15 languages
Visit Europrivacy for GDPR certification and compliance assessment recognized in all EU jurisdictions.
Check which publishing options are supported by your funder’s OA policy with the Journal Checker Tool
NEMO's report on Museums in the climate crisis
Tackling Misinformation, a collection of research and resources for science engagement professionals
Papers
How should we organize science communication trainings to achieve competencies? in the International Journal of Science Education. N.B. Free until 31 March.
The Value of Museums in Averting Societal Collapse, a reflective analysis by Robert R. Janes
The importance of promoting scientific advocacy & outreach for trainees an article explaining the benefits of scientific outreach which outlines a curated list of relevant outreach opportunities for trainees.
Measuring Audiences’ Experiences of awe from Reading Science Stories, a research article on Journalism Practice
From the University of Vienna: Science Communication at a Time of Crisis: Emergency, Democracy, and Persuasion
Public Hugely Underestimate Scientific Consensus on Climate Change, a study from PERITIA
Press articles
Charting a course to make maths truly universal from nature
Top 15 new museums opening in 2023 from blooloop
What to Expect in 2023 in AI from Human-Centered Artificial Intellgience at Stanford University
Building V&A East: community and creation in East London from blooloop
Winners of the European Science Journalist of the Year 2022 award announced from EFSJ
The American Museum of Natural History’s Worlds Beyond Earth planetarium show takes off from blooloop
The European radio telescope NOEMA reaches full power, published by the CNRS
Co-design at Young V&A: transforming the Museum of Childhood, from blooloop
Event Legacies: How Events Can Create a Long-lasting Impact, from Meeting Media Group
CERN publishes a comprehensive open science policy, a CERN article
Discover the blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List 2022
Have a look at the European Young Leaders - class of 2022 from Friends of Europe
ESA presents the new generation of astronauts
Revamped Center for Health Communication develops programs to help students and researchers communicate more effectively, from Harvard T.H. Chan
Eureka! Science + Discovery opened to visitors in November, from blooloop
Winners of the blooloop Innovation Awards 2022 have been revealed
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 adopted, from NEMO
Space Ambition, ESA Publication
Science barometer 2022, wissenschaft-im-dialog
Books
Essential Skills for Early Career Researchers, Joseph Roche
Science & Theatre: Communicating Science and Technology with Performing Arts, Emma Weitkamp & Carla Almeida
Putting Responsible Research and Innovation into Practice, Vincent Blok, open access
Educational Data Analytics for Teachers and School Leaders, open access
Webinars
Watch recordings of past PCST Network webinars that capture important international perspectives on science communication
Evaluation of events and programs by the ACT Branch of Australian Science Communicators, 60 minutes, webinar
NEMO Webinar on sustainability in museums, 55 minutes
NEMO Webinar on modern museum practice and climate change, 1hr12min
3. Something different
The Role of Art in Addressing the Climate Crisis With Markus Reymann - Communicating Climate Change podcast episode
Cosmos - Closer To Truth's Exploration, a series of online episodes by Cosmos
Interview with Bruno Latour, on Arte
Why Trust Science?, a podcast episode from the Ideas Podcast series
Intersectoral performance-art collective unites research knowledge and lived experience of neurodegenerative disease, by HBHL communications
What do scientists gain from engaging in public communications?, from EurekAlert!
Research Adjacent, the podcast about and for people who work around research, but don't actually do the research themselves, by Dr Sarah McLusky