Research Comms
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Research Comms Podcast: What relationship do the UK’s young people have with science and scientists? And how can we increase their engagement with STEM?
In March 2022 the British Science Association published a report examining the attitudes of young people in the UK to science. In this episode of the Research Comms podcast, the BSA’s outgoing Chief Executive, Katherine Mathieson, talks about the reports findings, speculating on why young people do not feel sufficiently engaged with science, the impact of the Covid pandemic on their appetite for science, and why now is a golden opportunity for us to rework young people’s relationship with science.
Research Comms Podcast: What lessons can we learn from the Covid pandemic about how to communicate public health during a time of crisis?
In this episode of Research Comms, Glen Nowak talks about the core concepts that underpin crisis communication, the importance of documenting research during crises, the special challenges of a virus with unexpected longevity and messaging around the unknowns.