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March 2024 |
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IUSS Pavia and Sabancı University | New VIU Members |
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VIU is pleased to announce the addition of two prestigious institutions to the consortium: IUSS Pavia, Italy, and Sabancı University, Turkey. This significant expansion marks a pivotal moment as VIU approaches its thirty-year anniversary, and continues to grow and develop global engagement, further solidifying its position as a hub for interdisciplinary education, research, and collaboration.Â
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Science Communication at VIU |
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Science communication has entered the public debate at different levels: it supports the societal dimension of science, levers significant funding opportunities for research, and contributes to building a successful dialogue with decision-makers.
In the March edition of the What’s New at VIU newsletter, we are sharing some of our ongoing and past initiatives, to open up the floor for new discussions and opportunities.
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Equipping Researchers with Skills, Strategies and Confidence for Science Communication, VIU Spring School, March 18-21, 2024 |
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This week we are hosting 24 international PhD and Master students, researchers and Postdocs who were selected from a variety of research disciplines to attend the 5-day Spring School coordinated by the VIU unit on Science Communication with VIU members Stellenbosch, University of Padova, and Ludwig Maximilians Universität.
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COALESCE: Building the European Competence Center for Science Communication, Horizon Europe project, 2023-2027 |
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Within the COALESCE project that works to build a European Competence Center for Science Communication, VIU is leading the creation of its associated Science Communication Academy, to consolidate science communication knowledge, resources and tools from a variety of sources. All actors are invited to join the COPs-Community of Practice and co-create this virtual space, where knowledge will be collected and shared.
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Joint Statement on Science Communication for University Governance |
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At the Symposium in September 2023, a Concluding Statement was issued to draw attention to the need for research and academic institutions to consider the strategic value of public communication of science, and to mobilize support for these activities.
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Communicating Science to the Public: Transversal Skills at the VIU Intensive Graduate Activities |
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Science communication is one of those skills that have not necessarily been part of researchers' disciplinary curriculum: more and more researchers find themselves communicating their research to a wide audience, as is the case with social media.
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