Poets and scientists don’t occupy separate poles in the quest to understand the universe. In many ways, they sing from the same hymn sheet.
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The new White Paper can help scientists understand better why public engagement is crucial.
Two prestigious journals have suggested abandoning the traditional test of the strength of a study’s results. But a statistician worries that this would make science worse.
Data science is going to grow over the coming decades and requires trained graduates who can handle the work.
Scientists can be under-appreciated in Australian culture. Here are eight great fictional scientists to get you thinking about labs, test tubes and bold experiments.
The winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics says scientists shouldn’t feel pressured to do research that has economic or commercial ramifications. Science for the sake of science is more important.
The Bank of England wants a scientist for the new £50 note.
Soil scientists have rarely gone the extra mile to translate their knowledge into forms that can be integrated into economic decision making.
Scientists have never been more needed to challenge division, misinformation and harassment online.
One of America’s favourite sons is slowly losing his reputation, and he might just deserve it.
Money always seems tight for university scientists. A sociologist conducted hundreds of interviews to see how they think about funding sources and profit motives for basic and applied research.
Scientists can be powerful influencers and role models. So there’s reason for concern when the same names and faces dominate coverage and visibility.
Four scientists talk through the ways they now build outreach into their work as a way to spread their research’s impact – something that wasn’t the norm for past generations of academics.
Research institutes and “centres of excellence” exist around the world to draw talent and to share resources - all with the aim of solving important problems.
Not much attention has been given to how mothers who want to attend workshops and conferences are supported. This simple intervention can boost the presence of women in science.
In the age of ‘fake news’ it’s more important than ever to make sure that what’s being published is the truth – especially when it comes to reporting research and science.
Scientist Nikola Tesla led a rags-to-riches to rags life. The eccentric inventor had an amazing intellect and set the stage for many modern technologies.
The unprecedented media interest in the first human heart transplant 50 years ago transformed many of the rules that governed the relationships between medicine and the media.
It might feel like rocket science, but scientists need to get better at explaining things to people outside academia.
One of the best ways to shape public policy is for experts to submit detailed, technical information through the public comment process.
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Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Open Research Communications Specialist, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Georgia State University
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Professor, Stellenbosch University
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Rural Sociologist/Criminologist, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, and Founder of Popsicule, ANU’s Science in Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Public Relations, Northern Illinois University
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University