Koç University had a need, and the #COALESCE project offered the expertise. That’s how the first ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop for professors was designed and delivered in November and December 2025. 🔹role of scientists in #society and #scicomm 🔸skills they need 🔹brief historical overview 1/2

📢 MSc Science Communication open events Come along to one of our open events to find out more about the course! 📅On campus Sat 21 March 13.30 - 15.00 Book now: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/postg... 📅Webinar Wed 25 March 13.00 - 14.00 Book now: www.uwe.ac.uk/lp/pg/webina... #scicomm #sciencecommunication

The meeting, “Social perception of science, #trust and citizen engagement”, formed the second Mutual Learning Exercise. The online session, organised by #COALESCE partners, took place on 21-22 January 2026. @angelamonasor.bsky.social @jomagellan.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @uv.es 1/3

🆕Publication Ridgway, A., Spotswood, F., Weitkamp, E., Tapp, A., Ling, K. and Meredith, L. (2026) Navigating “proper food” and “good mothering” on social media. Food, Culture and Society. doi.org/10.1080/1552... #scicomm #childnutrition #publichealth #healthcommunication #foodwaste #foodpolicy

🆕Science Communication Seminar Date: Wed 25 Feb 2026 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Location: Online webinar Jon Chase - Global Scicomm: The global conversation around science. Register for the seminar: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0340c8... #scicomm #sciencecommunication

🆕Publication How do parents use social media to inform what they feed their children? That's the question @andyridgway.bsky.social set out to answer in new research published this week - Navigating "Proper Food" and "Good Mothering" on Social Media: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... #scicomm

Do you want to hone your science writing skills? We're offering a 10-week online course that will give you the confidence & know-how to write clear, engaging stories that stay true to the science. ⬇️ courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSKNP15M/ap... 📅20 April - 26 June 2026 #scicomm #sciencecommunication

The policy brief provides recommendations to help facing complex demands, such as: ➡️Anticipate and navigate misinformation ➡️Tailor approach to time pressure ➡️Accept and communicate uncertainty Download it on Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1772...

The new version of the policy brief incorporates different perspectives from policy, academia, industry, civil society that emerged during four workshops dealing with these topics: -Climate emergency -Water oceans and soils -Health & vaccines -Artificial intelligence and digital transformation

🆕The 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 aims at fostering constructive exchange around science when talking about #wickedproblems - complex societal problems that lack straightforward solutions, such as the climate crisis. zenodo.org/records/1772...

Don't forget to come along to our course webinar tomorrow!

📢 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 (26 𝐉𝐚𝐧) 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. 🙏

📅 Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 12:30–14:30pm (CET) ✍ Registration form: forms.gle/m4UmJb8HcBX8.... ⌛ Deadline for registrations: Monday, 9 February 2026, at is 10:00 (CET). 💬Trainers: @andyridgway.bsky.social and Emma Weitkamp, from @scicommsuwe.bsky.social.

🆕Episode of Science Chatters! In episode 10 of Science Chatters, we celebrate an award winning film from a UWE Bristol alumni as we explore the power of #conservation storytelling. 🎧https://soundcloud.com/user-983097389/science-chatters-episode-10 Previous episodes: www.uwe.ac.uk/research/cen...

📢 MSc Science Communication Webinar 📅Tues 27 Jan 7-8pm (UK time) If you're interested in our MSc #ScienceCommunication please join our online webinar to find out more about the course! Registration⤵️ www.uwe.ac.uk/events/scien... MSc ⤵️ courses.uwe.ac.uk/P90012/scien... #scicomm

#FECYT, a #COALESCE hub, has published a guide on how to communicate about research integrity (in Spanish). The guide includes recommendations for scientists, communicators and journalists. Check the website👉https://comunicacioncientifica.fecyt.es/recurso/guia-comunicar-integridad-investigacion

STEM Impact School on #scicomm, organised by #COALESCE hub, @w-i-d.de 📆 3 dates in the first half of 2026 eveeno.com/296912981

You may find some useful #scicomm resources on the #RCC website content in English, such as the 1️⃣blog post or the 2️⃣updates 👇 1️⃣https://rhine-ruhr-research.de/rrc-blog/ 2️⃣https://rhine-ruhr-research.de/category/update/ 👉Look out for #COALESCE resources here 🔗 coalesceproject.eu/publications/

Wishing you all the best for 2026 from all of us at the SCU! 🥳 🎉

🎄 Wishing you all a very merry Christmas from all of us at the SCU! 🎁

🎄Christmas closures 🎄 The University will be closed from 16:30 today (Fri 19 Dec 2025) & will reopen at 08:30 on Mon 5 Jan 2026. Support will be available during this time & campus libraries will be open. Wishing you all a restful festive break & a Happy New Year! www.uwe.ac.uk/study/term-d...

👉 𝟓𝟎% of science journalist said they have been a victim of workplace discrimination or harassment, according to the 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 run by Association of British Science Writers (@absw.bsky.social) and the Science Communication Unit, UWE Bristol (the UK COALESCE Hub, @scicommsuwe.bsky.social).

❓ Looking for a new year challenge? Want to know more about science communication? Take a look at our part-time online Creative Science Communication & Public Engagement CPD Course starting 26 January 2026! Apply by 16 Jan 2026 courses.uwe.ac.uk/usskns15m/sc... #scicomm #sciencecommunication

🆕 Blog post How do you persuade businesses to invest in nature? Science for Environment Policy (SfEP) news service's Louis Laurence went to the European Commission's annual European Business & Nature Summit in Helsinki, to find out! blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm... #scicomm #sciencecommunication

🆕 Read the latest blog post from PhD student Guidiana Landivar on her sabbatical visit to the SCU earlier this year 😍. A lovely diary of #scicomm experiences with the Unit as well as important discussions about scones! blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm... #sciencecommunication #PhD #sabbatical

⚙️What are the evolving #competences to communicate science? This question opened the session dedicated to identifying training needs for science communicators during the Italian National Congress for Science Communication, held last week at SISSA School.

📢 Survey reveals diversity gap in #science #journalism alongside widespread harassment www.absw.org.uk/articles/sur... The survey was run by @absw.bsky.social & Science Communication Unit, UWE Bristol - working as the UK Hub of the @scicommcentre.eu. #scicomm @andyridgway.bsky.social

Download on Zenodo our guide 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔? 𝑨 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 zenodo.org/records/1546...

Reflections came up talking about #complexity and #uncertainty: it’s fundamental to give the idea that uncertainty it’s part of science, being transparent that during a crisis it can happen that something is unknown.

➡️To get prepared before a crisis comes it’s pivotal in order to tackle it. At the COALESCE #Hub Hiša eksperimentov in Ljubljana, Slovenian journalists had the opportunity to discuss how to communicate in time of crisis, getting in touch with the guidelines developed by the @scicommcentre.eu

Our very own Joe Aslett talks about his journey from completing his MSc in #scicomm to joining the @futurumcareers.bsky.social team and his recent travels! blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm...

🆕 Blog post From former MSc Science Communication student Joe Aslett on his journey from the MSc to Editorial Assistant at @futurumcareers.bsky.social! To Futurum & Beyond: The first steps of a UWE Science Communication graduate blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm... #scicomm #sciencecommunication

How can science communicators identify mis- and disinformation? And what role can they play addressing it? Two questions that will be explored in a training session that will be soon part of the Competence Centre's training porfolio. Stay tuned on our platform: scicommcentre.eu

From PATTERN project two new Citizen Science webinars organized by Aarhus University (@au.dk), to explore how to apply #citizenscience fundamentals to a research project On 𝟮𝟳 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 13:00 - 15:00 CET: 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 Registration ⬇️

▪️𝟯 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗥𝗗𝗠 - 4 Dec, 9.15-13.00, hybrid: A fundamental toolkit for doing and sharing research “as open as possible, as closed as necessary.” 👉 www.pattern-openresearch.eu/events/open-...

Two new workshops from PATTERN project for 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. ▪️𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 - 26 Nov, 10.30-12.00, online: Case-based discussion on real-world research integrity dilemmas, tools for ethical and responsible research practices 👉 www.pattern-openresearch.eu/events/resea...

It's that time of year again! Looking forward to meeting all the delegates at this year's Science Communication Masterclass at @wethecurious.bsky.social. 😊 courses.uwe.ac.uk/Z51000095/sc... #scicomm #sciencecommunication #uwescu25 @clarewilk4.bsky.social @andyridgway.bsky.social

📢 MSc Science Communication Webinar 📅Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm (UK time) If you're interested in our MSc #ScienceCommunication please join our online webinar next week to find out more about the course! Registration⤵️ www.uwe.ac.uk/events/scien... MSc ⤵️ courses.uwe.ac.uk/P90012/scien... #scicomm

Congratulations to Helen Whitfield-Williams who successfully defended her PhD thesis 'Understanding the role of Clinical Engineering: professional identity, workforce development and training' last week! 👏🥳

Congratulations to Jen Weston who successfully defended her PhD thesis 'A quantitative & qualitative study assessing spatial, social & cultural factors in nature-based citizen science engagement', (in partnership with the Natural History Consortium) last week! 🥳👏

📢 Science Communication Seminar We're delighted to welcome former MSc student @zionlights.bsky.social to present 'Atoms, Algorithms, & Arguments: Shaping Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy' later this month! 📅Mon 27 Oct 12 - 1pm online Registration required: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/atoms... #scicomm

🆕Blog post In the first post of the new academic year PhD student and visitor to the Science Communication Unit Ana Vasconcelos reflects on her sunny months with us! blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm...

If you are a scicomm organisation from Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, or Poland, here you can submit your Expression of Interest: forms.gle/CmsTwMCY4pCc...

We asked to our Hubs what are the advantages of being inside COALESCE during last week's meeting in Madrid. The answers? -Have a network to rely on -Share ideas on #scicomm -Bring innovation at a regional level Would you like to join COALESCE as a hub too? Submit your request by 6 October ⬇️

Together to discuss #scicomm gaps and needs inside governance structures, besides addressing ethical issues in scicomm. As part of COALESCE project, national representatives from nine countries met in Madrid to co-create strategies and a long term vision for the enhancement of scicomm policies.

📢Are you a #scicomm organisation from Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, or Poland? If you’re ready to collaborate to advance science communication in your own country and across Europe, submit your Expression of Interest by 6 October and become a COALESCE Hub: forms.gle/CmsTwMCY4pCc...

Become a COALESCE Hub! 18 countries have already active participants in the network, creating a bridge between COALESCE resources and their #scicomm community. Organisations from 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 can submit Expressions of Interest by 𝟔 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 forms.gle/Vu2h5ongSVe4...

New in JCOM: In “Far div ye bide?”, Mhairi Stewart reflects on PCST 2025: Using science communication to effect positive change, which was held in Aberdeen in May 2025. Find out more about highlights and hot topics at jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi... #scicomm

I'm reminded almost daily of this panel from a comic I made with @scicommsuwe.bsky.social @rikworth.bsky.social & @owenwattsdraws.bsky.social about the challenges of being a science journalist in the UK and India. Full comic here: www.sciencemediacentre.in/exploring-sc...

The University is a partner in a ground-breaking project awarded almost £800,000 in funding to protect one of Madagascar’s most precious and threatened forests. The initiative will run for five years and will involve working closely with communities living in TAPA.