QUality and Effectiveness in Science and Technology communication

Project Information

QUEST

Grant agreement ID: 824634

DOI

10.3030/824634

Project closed

EC signature date 23 November 2018

Start date 1 February 2019

End date 31 July 2021

Funded under

• Improving knowledge on science communication in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of interactions between scientists, general media and the public

Total cost

€ 1 194 227,50

EU contribution

€ 1 194 227,50

Coordinated by

VENICE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Italy

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (6)

Summary report: best practices for Science Communication on Social Media

Report summarizing all the activities and results as well as highlighting best practices for Science Communication on Social Media

Research Data Repository

Repository to give access, mine, exploit, reproduce and disseminate, free of charge for any user, the QUEST public research data.

Recommendations on Policies and Incentives for Quality Science Communication
KPIs for Quality Assessment in Science Communication

An approach to conceptualize quality in science communication and Key Performance Indicators for quality assessment in the different settings of science communication in general and specifically for journalism, social media and museums. Guidelines to support better media reporting of science, to tailor communication strategies for social media, and to support museums' explainers.

Summary report: Science Communication education and training in Europe

Report on evolution and state of science communication education and training in Europe including map on line First a draft will be presented and then the final version

Summary report: European Science Communication today

This report will present an assessment of science communication research in Europe, summarising the key theoretical approaches used, key sites across Europe that are actively shaping the field, and how such research is funded and utilised. It will offer a summary of the state of the art in contemporary science communication concepts. The report will also provide a detailed analysis of how Science Communication is currently addressed on social media, journalism and museums.

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

Educational Toolkits for Science Communication

Educational Toolkits for Science Communication designed for Scientists, Journalists, Social Media content managers, Museum explainers and Communicators

Curriculum on Science Journalism
New Form of Handbook for Science Communication in Museums

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (7)

Supporting quality in science communication: insights from the QUEST project

Author(s): Ilda Mannino, Laura Bell, Enrico Costa, Matteo Di Rosa, Alessandra Fornetti, Suzanne Franks, Claudia Iasillo, Neil Maiden, Arko Olesk, Jacopo Pasotti, Berit Renser, Joseph Roche, Barbara Schofield, Roberta Villa, Fabiana Zollo
Published in: Journal of Science Communication, Issue 20/03, 2021, Page(s) A07, ISSN 1824-2049
Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
DOI: 10.22323/2.20030207

The landscape of European science communication

Author(s): Sarah Rachael Davies, Suzanne Franks, Joseph Roche, Ana Lucia Schmidt, Rebecca Wells, Fabiana Zollo
Published in: Journal of Science Communication, Issue 20/03, 2021, Page(s) A01, ISSN 1824-2049
Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
DOI: 10.22323/2.20030201

An Empirical and Conceptual Note on Science Communication’s Role in Society

Author(s): Sarah R. Davies
Published in: Science Communication, Issue 43/1, 2021, Page(s) 116-133, ISSN 1075-5470
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/1075547020971642

Investigating diversity in European audiences for public engagement with research: Who attends European Researchers’ Night in Ireland, the UK and Malta?

Author(s): Aaron Michael Jensen, Eric Allen Jensen, Edward Duca, Joseph Roche
Published in: PLOS ONE, Issue 16/7, 2021, Page(s) e0252854, ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252854

Science stories as culture: experience, identity, narrative and emotion in public communication of science

Author(s): Sarah Rachael Davies, Megan Halpern, Maja Horst, David Kirby, Bruce Lewenstein
Published in: Journal of Science Communication, Issue 18/05, 2019, ISSN 1824-2049
Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
DOI: 10.22323/2.18050201

Academic writing in museums

Author(s): Joseph Roche, Gillian L. Barber, Mireia Batlle, Laura Bell, Eleanor M. Hulm, Evan Lynch, Ian Martin, Eimear McDwyer, Fiona McLoone, Manting Mu, Emer Emily Neenan, Cliodhna Ryan
Published in: Museum Management and Curatorship, Issue 10 Aug 2021, 2021, Page(s) 1-6, ISSN 0964-7775
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/09647775.2021.1961819

Quality indicators for science communication: results from a collaborative concept mapping exercise

Author(s): Arko Olesk, Berit Renser, Laura Bell, Alessandra Fornetti, Suzanne Franks, Ilda Mannino, Joseph Roche, Ana Lucia Schmidt, Barbara Schofield, Roberta Villa, Fabiana Zollo
Published in: Journal of Science Communication, Issue 20/03, 2021, Page(s) A06, ISSN 1824-2049
Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
DOI: 10.22323/2.20030206