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August 20, 2020

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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August 11, 2020

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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August 7, 2020

Science & Communication Newsletter #7

Issue #7 of the Science & Communication Newsletter is the most "handsome" one, because it has a new design, made by Alexandru Munteanu / Namogo, the responsible...
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August 3, 2020

How researchers can communicate directly with the public

Whether it's podcasts, fascinating talks or attending open days, a personal website or a blog with news from the lab, the researcher has many ways to connect with an audience interested in science.
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July 26, 2020

Everyone loves stamps, even Coronavirus stamps

Sometimes, science can bring something extra to the table besides simply being related to the "topic of the day": it can bring a completely new, fresh, unexpected perspective, it can provide a respite from difficult news.
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July 20, 2020

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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July 8, 2020

Science and Communication Newsletter #6

We have sent out a new issue of the Science & Communication newsletter. What will you find among other things? 🔶 How to increase the total number of citations of an article...
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July 6, 2020

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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July 1, 2020

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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June 30, 2020

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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June 25, 2020

A research on street renaming after communism

I wrote for Mindcraft Stories about some studies done in Romania about the changes of street names in our country and I discussed about it with a researcher from Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu - lecturer Mihai Stelian Rusu.
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June 5, 2020

Science and Communication Newsletter #5

We've written about communicators in research, social media strategies for science, and some reading recommendations: 🔶 A barometer of public opinion in Germany shows...
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June 2, 2020

How was the "Social media for science promotion" workshop?

Last week I held a workshop for researchers from the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi and UMF Cluj about social media for science promotion especially because the topic is out of my comfort zone. Because it's a "task", and not something I do easily, I learned how important strategy, planning and consistency are - and all of these can be worked on.
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May 20, 2020

Why you should work with a science communicator

Science communicators are the missing link between researchers and the general public in our country. They save researchers and journalists time, find interesting topics and suggest more efficient ways to package information.
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May 11, 2020

Science and Communication Newsletter #4

This edition contains a collection of free online science communication courses and a case study in which I explained at length what was involved in writing a science popularization article.I (hopefully) comment on the interesting reading part, where I selected some Romanian research articles on COVID-19.
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