Public Communication of Science and Technology 2020

Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference Aberdeen, Scotland, UK from 26 - 28 May 2020

Science Communication and the COVID-19 Crisis: Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Network Webinar

26 May 2020; Webinar: 2-3pm UK time. COVID-19 presents one of the largest science communication challenges ever; rapidly evolving science, enormous social & economic impacts and rising death toll.

PCST 2020 Postponed

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AMICULUM - PCST 2020 Silver Sponsor

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Delegates will receive a conference code to access discounted travel around Aberdeen.

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Wellcome Bursaries

We have partnered with Wellcome to provide bursaries to attend PCST 2020.

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We're offering delegates the chance to 'pay it forward' and support those who don't have easy access to funds to attend.

Focus on....

In a series of blog posts we will be introducing the keynote speakers and talks for PCST 2020 Conference in Aberdeen. Our second profile is of Professor Mike S. Schäfer who holds a chair for science communication at the University of Zürich. His research focuses on public debates and media coverage around science-related issues. For topics like climate change, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, nuclear energy, particle physics and others, he has analyzed how stakeholders try to position themselves publicly, how journalists select and present them, how users come in contact with science and the effects that this communication has - from knowledge acquisition over attitudinal and behavioural change all the way to trust in science, scientific institutions and individual scientists.

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