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So many people who think science is ‘too hard to understand’ or ‘boring’ just have not had it explained to them properly or have missed the cool bits. Now more than ever, science communication is becoming increasingly important. The more people understand, the more they will want to engage. Today I am taking part in #training session about #PublicEngagement and #ScienceCommunication. Thank you Joana Pereira for invitation to such important project. The training on #RRI Responsible Research and Innovation, Dissemination and Impact for Science is promoted by the projects #Beside and #Epiboost funded by the #EuropeanUnion. Instytut Innowacji i Odpowiedzialnego Rozwoju INNOWO CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies Universidade de Aveiro GOVCOPP European Commission

Pro- and co-activity for more rapid change by bridging the divide between natural and social science thinking. It's great to follow these developments in ETH's diverse and interactive Department of Environmental Systems Science 😀 :

🆕 [Publications/articles] We invite you to read the article from the volume 1/2023 entitled "The ideational dimension of the European Green Deal. Old ideas being repackaged?", written by Piotr Burgonski. 📖 Full text: see details below 👇 📝 Share your opinion about the article in the comment section! #GreenDeal #EU #ZielonyŁad #Europe #ecology #policy The aim of this article is to answer the question of whether, and if so to what extent, the package of initiatives announced by the European Commission in 2019, called the European Green Deal (EGD), represents a new approach to the mechanistic, sustainability and environmental paradigms. The former two paradigms have provided the ideological foundations for many past actions, including European Union policies, while the latter one is in its nature an intellectual construct proposed for enactment. This study is focused on the ideational dimension and consisted of comparing the EGD with the aforementioned paradigms in four aspects: a) the way it understands human's relationship with nature, b) the way it views civilisational development, c) its attitude towards knowledge, science and technology, and d) in the axiology adopted. The study is based on the literature on the subject and the 27 EU documents from 2019–2022 constituting the EGD, which were examined using a qualitative content analysis method. The study demonstrated that there has been a change in all analysed aspects of the EGD, with the areas where material interests play a role being the least susceptible to it.

Big call for big science missions. This is for large science collaboratives: https://lnkd.in/eQ_BFDSu #SDGs #sustainabilityscience #missionscience

🎨 Combining art and science for a sustainable water sector An insightful collaboration between Waterbedrijf Groningen and KWR Water Research Institute has yielded significant findings on the potential of art/science partnerships in the water sector. This research investigates how integrating art and science can offer innovative approaches to sustainability challenges. By evoking emotions and providing fresh perspectives, these collaborations can create more understanding and engagement. The research came up with two ways to collaborate: utilizing art to simplify complex scientific concepts and fostering a synergistic partnership. For the future we contemplate more concrete collaborations, inspired by initiatives like Rijkswaterstaat's artist in residence program. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ea7su773 #ArtScience #WaterInnovation #Sustainability #KWR

Let’s talk about #pfas #foreverchemicals

Climate change is one of the most pressing global issues, yet questions regarding the relationship of digital platforms and their environmental implications remain wide open. Let's start tackling some of these fundamental issues 👇

Our researcher Annika Frosch is ready to defend her #PhD thesis "Navigating the Souring Seas. The Global Experimentalist Governance of Ocean Acidification?" Ocean acidification (OA) represents an urgent and complex challenge that will endanger oceanic ecosystems and human beings alike. This thesis investigates the multifaceted governance of OA. More specifically, it explores how OA is and should be governed in light of the nature of the problem. Thus, the research delineates the scientific underpinnings of OA, including its causes, stressors, and potential adaptation options, to establish a foundation for informed governance. Through a mapping of the international and transnational governance landscape, it can be seen that the current governance landscape yields a regime complex that encompasses a diversity of actors and instruments across various issue areas related to OA. Global experimentalist governance is explored as a governance approach that can build on the characteristics of OA as a scientific problem as well as the fragmented governance landscape. This thesis will show that global experimentalist governance is, therefore, a perfect match for the problem of OA. Employing a case study approach, the thesis then assesses the applicability of global experimentalist governance within the Ocean Acidification Alliance (OAA) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It identifies shortcomings in the operationalisation of global experimentalist governance, particularly in setting precise metrics and implementing, reporting, peer review, and feedback mechanisms. These challenges reflect the complexities of OA and the reticence toward fully embracing an experimentalist governance structure. Despite these obstacles, the findings suggest that global experimentalist governance’s adaptable nature aligns well with the regime complexity of OA, advocating for an adaptive, flexible, and multilevel governance model that accommodates the scientific uncertainties of OA. 📅 12 June 2024, 12:30 ✍ Registration: https://loom.ly/Bzte4Lk

The 3 key messages of our high level workshop on science communication (Research Foundation Flanders - FWO, F.R.S. - FNRS, Science Europe): 📌 Importance of integrating science communication within research and innovation systems 📌 Necessity of enhancing researchers' communication skills to combat misinformation 📌 Vital role of science communication in demonstrating the value of research investments 📃The full Strategic conclusions 👇

Integrating Societal Responsibility in Science-to-Policy Translation - A Global South Perspective March 2024 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27635.75047 Conference: Planetary Justice and Societal Responsibility in International Sustainability Sciences and Scientific Cooperation - Germany (online) Abstract: This presentation discusses the process of translating knowledge gathering into policy from a Sri Lankan perspective. A case study of the S&T intuitive review execise of NASTEC has been widely explored by linking the theories on the subject to draw a set of impacts that would have on society, not only in science but also in the public domain. The approach was scrutinized from a bottom-up perspective while considering institutional employees, civil society, and other key stakeholders, including the clients, as grass-roots actors. This work intends to conclude that the success of the policy translation based on the evidence will be successful until and unless the engagement of the grass-roots actors is ensured throughout the value creation chain of the science for policy exercise. https://lnkd.in/gsbCX6PX