Category: Outreach
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Nobel Prize winner for medicine: "Scientists are also translators."
Dr. Katalin Karikó, the recent winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, responds personally to emails she receives from ordinary people asking her about her research, one of the conspiracists' favorite topics: the development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
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The experts' catalogue - a more effective promotional tool than you might think
Abroad, most universities and research institutions have a public register of experts, which the press can call upon whenever they need a relevant and knowledgeable voice to explain or comment on a topic of public interest.
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Romania has signed a European declaration committing to better communication of research
We recognise that science has a responsibility to society to ensure clarity, transparency and comprehensibility in communicating research results and to explain the difference between non-scientific opinions and scientifically verifiable results. We encourage and support research organisations in their efforts to communicate the scientific process and results and to interact with society
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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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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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