Author: Mădălina
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How could we give international visibility to Romanian research? A Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist's answer
English-language communication and collaborations between local and international journalists would be key to improving the visibility of research from countries with more modest results, believes Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist and director of the Knight Science Journalism Programme at MIT.
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How to determine whether a new science finding is "interesting"
Why is it that we hear everywhere about some research results, while others, perhaps published in a journal with a higher impact factor, obtained with more effort, do not seem to interest the public or the press?
We have explained the criteria that communicators use to determine whether something has the potential to be "interesting".
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What researchers gain from communicating with the general public
The director of a science festival that takes place in more than 29 countries highlights three benefits for researchers communicating with the public: easier access to funding, identification of new research prospects and the joy of sharing the results of years of work.
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How Estonia promotes its research. Interview with the manager of "Research in Estonia"
How can a country of only 1.3 million people promote its research internationally? In Estonia there is a service dedicated to the international promotion of research, and its director told me in an interview that it was essential for universities to be given national support and resources. I think Romania can apply this model, not only to promote its research internationally, but even nationally.
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About science experts vs. fake news in Romania in 1909
The need for public voices of science experts is not as new as we think. In 1909, journalist Nicolae Grigore Mihăescu (NIGRIM) published an essay arguing how necessary it is to involve reputable scientists to counter what he calls "the charlatans of science".
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How and why are rural children involved in a cave research project
In an international research project on water quality in some rural areas of Romania, and children from the villages are also involved in the project. Researchers go to the villages and teach them how to set up mini-labs at home to find out what bacteria are swimming in their glasses of water. We asked why.
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Cave research: A beetle disappeared from Bear Cave
When I do public relations articles I prioritize having a very clear story (who discovered what?). This time, however, I put on a journalist's hat and wrote about several discoveries in the field of speleology as they were revealed by the smallest creatures in the dark: viruses, bacteria, insects.
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