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European Competence Centre for Science Communication
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An EU-funded project to develop and mainstream science communication and to foster connections between society and science.

Learn more: https://scicommcentre.eu

Powered by COALESCE: https://coalesceproject.eu

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If you are a scicomm organisation from Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, or Poland, here you can submit your Expression of Interest: forms.gle/CmsTwMCY4pCc...
October 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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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.
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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📢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...
September 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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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...
September 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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📢Join COALESCE as a 𝐇𝐮𝐛!
Expressions of Interest are opening today.

If your #scicomm organisation is based in 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, don’t miss the opportunity to get involved! Here you can submit your Expression of Interest by 6 October 2025: forms.gle/dx7H5yJkytAw...
September 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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How can #policy support the work of science museums, science festivals and other science outreach organisations?

🆕Find it out in the updated version of the Policy Brief on excellent #scicomm for society at large through informal activities: zenodo.org/records/1578...
July 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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🗣️ Aoife Taylor, Trinity College Dublin, spoke at #Ecsite2025 on the future of #science & #society, using a #futuresthinking lens
🤝 She shared how #COALESCE supports science communicators facing misinfo, crises & trust challenges
🌐 Find out more! scicommcentre.eu
#SciComm #TrustInScience
June 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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What a week! A huge thank you from the whole COALESCE team to anyone who visited us at our booth, attended our workshops and sessions or simply had a word with us during the @pcstnetwork.bsky.social conference in Aberdeen
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Also at #PCST at 10:30 today,

– @jomagellan.bsky.social and Joseph Roche will be discussing “Bridging #SciComm and #CitizenScience” in Conf Suite 2A, and

– @arkoolesk.bsky.social will present “Self-evaluation in science communication: mapping the resources” in Meeting Room 4.
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May 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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We’re thrilled to share our friendly guide for journalists on communicating science in times of crises! 🗣️

zenodo.org/records/1546...

If you are attending #PCST2025, you can meet the contributors to this guide in the #COALESCE booth in the exhibition hall. Come and say hello!

#SciComm #PCST
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May 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Later today at #PCST2025, we have

– @jomagellan.bsky.social speaking on “Advancing in a science communication policy agenda” in Conference Suite 4 and

– Emma Weitkamp presenting “Science Communication Officers: A survey of skills and training needs” in Room 7.

(Both sessions at 16:15.)

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May 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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If you are #PCST2025, please come say hello to our team at our booth. We’ll be near the posters all day, except during the keynotes.

CC: @dorassessment.bsky.social
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May 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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We’ve kicked off #PCST2025, with a workshop on Teaching and #AI, organised by the @pcstnetwork.bsky.social’s Teaching Forum and led by our own @andyridgway.bsky.social.

#PCST #SciComm
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May 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Meet our team at our booth at #PCST2025! Today, we’re by the registration desk in Elphinstone Hall.

Come say hello!

#PCST
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May 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Are you attending #PCST2025? Let’s meet at the booth of the European Competence Centre for Science Communication (@scicommcentre.eu) to explore what tools the Competence Centre can offer to support daily #scicomm practices, connect scicomm communities and what training possibilities there are.
May 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Our own @isabelmyp.bsky.social represented COALESCE at the #FORTHEMAlliance event on #SciComm as #KnowledgeTransfer taking place at @mainzuniversity.bsky.social today.

Photo by @jasonpridmore.bsky.social.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Do you do #SciComm via immersive approaches using the senses of smell, taste or touch, in interesting and/or novel ways? 🤔

If so, please participate in our workshop!

📅 Date: 12 June 2025
⌚ Time: 12:00–13:00 BST / 13:00–14:00 CEST
📍 Location: Online

Register here: forms.office.com/e/FhpAPXEYtV
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May 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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During last week @jomagellan.bsky.social (co-coordinator of @scicommcentre.eu) presented the Competence Centre platform at #EUSEA2025 conference by @eusea.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Coalesce was presented as one of the featured projects at the Portuguese Science Communication Conference #SciComPT2025 held in Madeira from 9 to 11 April, organised by SciComPT - the Coalesce National Hub in Portugal.
April 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🗓️ Join the COALESCE team at the pre-conference workshops on 26 May in advance of #PCST Conference in Aberdeen.

Don't miss our sessions to talk about AI in science communication teaching, challenges in #scicomm teaching and more!

To register visit: abdn.eventsair.com/pcst2025/reg...
April 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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👩🏽‍🏫 #PCST Teaching Forum pre-conference workshop
📅 26 May 2025
📍 University of Aberdeen Linklater Rooms

Don’t miss the pre-conference workshops dedicated to AI and #scicomm teaching and #scicomm and teaching in different contexts.

>> abdn.eventsair.com/pcst2025/reg...

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March 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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👏 The COALESCE-EUPRIO Spring School for Communication Officers “Bridging AI and Sustainability: Empowering European University Communicators“, which welcomed numerous communication officers to the Venice International University's headquarters on the Island of San Servolo, has just ended

#scicomm
March 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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This morning, COALESCE’s very own Charlotte Bruns spoke on the topic “Science Speaks Pop” – about #NASA’s approach to #SciComm – at #Etmaal2025 in Bruges, #Belgium 🇧🇪.

cc: @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, @nefca.bsky.social, @etmaal2025.bsky.social
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February 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🎉 The European Competence Centre for #SciComm welcomes 5 new National & Regional Hubs:

🇩🇪 @w-i-d.de
🇸🇪 @vetenskapoallm.bsky.social
🇱🇹 Office of the Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures of the Republic of Lithuania
🇱🇻 Labs of Latvia
🇨🇿 Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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What is the state of public trust in scientists?

🎧 Listen to the latest episode of SciComm Conversation: @colognaviktoria.bsky.social and @nielsmede.bsky.social were interviewed by @achintyarao.in about their work on the #TISP project

> coalesceproject.eu/2024/12/11/s...

#SciComm #Podcast
January 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM