Project description DEENESFRITPL Communicating science is just as important as science Effective science communication is key to boosting interaction among scientists, communicators, citizens and policymakers. The question is how science is communicated: the growth of digitalisation and social media, and the challenges faced by traditional media, are continuously changing the communication of science and the relationships among its actors, including citizens. The EU-funded project, QUEST, studies the landscape and the dynamics of science communication today, investigating three main strands – journalism, social media and museums – with the aim of designing quality indicators and tools to support it. The project will strengthen a multidisciplinary science communication community by testing best practices and proposing innovative ways to engage with science, particularly when dealing with major societal challenges, such as climate change, vaccines and Artificial Intelligence. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Science Communication (SciCom) plays a key role in addressing today’s societal challenges. To be effective, it must be conceived as multi-directional communication, involving scientists, policy-makers, journalists, other communications actors and citizens. On one side, scientists produce research results but are not always equipped to communicate efficiently to the public and to policy-makers. On the other, journalists and other communications actors act as the interface between science, citizens and other audiences, although they may face challenges in fully comprehending the scientific message. Citizens will have a varied perception of the information received but limited knowledge and tools impeding a qualitative assessment. The variety of means of communication existing today makes communications faster and easier, but that increases the complexity of these interactions and the challenge to communicate “sound” science. We also need to consider that much of today SciCom passes through the digital sphere, as the advent of digitalization has changed the way in which information flows and opinions are shaped, also regarding science. Social media are one of the key representatives of these modern means of communication, deserving a special focus. In this context, the challenge faced by SciCom is in finding effective, non-hierarchical ways to exchange these diverse forms of knowledge, by making SciCom stakeholders interact in a constructive way through the different media. QUEST aims at facing this challenge with a multi-step approach that will: (1) understand the dynamics of today SciCom (2) design tools to evaluate SciCom quality (3) experiment best practices and proposing innovative ways for SciCom (4) promote SciCom training (5) build an engaging SciCom community. The focus will be on (a) journalism (b) Social media (c) Museums, recognized as having the highest impact in this context. Climate change, Vaccines and Artificial Intelligence are used as case studies. Programme(s) H2020-EU.5.h. - Improving knowledge on science communication in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of interactions between scientists, general media and the public Main Programme Topic(s) SwafS-19-2018-2019-2020 - Taking stock and re-examining the role of science communication Call for proposal H2020-SwafS-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SwafS-2018-1 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator VENICE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Net EU contribution € 260 000,00 Address ISOLA DI SAN SERVOLO 30100 VENEZIA Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Venezia Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 260 000,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU Norway Net EU contribution € 108 716,25 Address HOGSKOLERINGEN 1 7491 Trondheim See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 108 716,25 CITY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 220 017,50 Address NORTHAMPTON SQUARE EC1V 0HB London See on map Region London Inner London — East Haringey and Islington Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 220 017,50 UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA Italy Net EU contribution € 168 431,25 Address DORSODURO 3246 30123 Venezia See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Venezia Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 168 431,25 TALLINN UNIVERSITY Estonia Net EU contribution € 74 812,50 Address Narva Road 25 10120 Tallinn See on map Region Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 74 812,50 WAN-IFRA FR France Net EU contribution € 150 750,00 Address 69 RUE DU CHEVALERET 75013 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 150 750,00 THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN Ireland Net EU contribution € 119 500,00 Address COLLEGE GREEN TRINITY COLLEGE D02 CX56 DUBLIN 2 See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 119 500,00 AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA Italy Net EU contribution € 92 000,00 Address VIA CAVOUR 71 00184 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 92 000,00