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5 mistakes in research project communication
All European project proposals - both the new Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 - include a dedicated project visibility section. Although it is important in project evaluation and final scoring, many research teams lose valuable points because they do not give it enough importance.
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Science & Communication Newsletter #12
For the first Science & Communication newsletter of 2021 we have selected: a retrospective of key moments in Romanian research, a summer school on science communication for young researchers, a few words on the importance of an expert register plus the usual reading recommendations.
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Retrospective: 12 key moments in Romanian research
It seems that research has never been talked about more than in 2020, except that when Romanian society realised that it still needed researchers, it became clear that the repeated cuts in the research budget had serious consequences. For Mindcraft Stories, we have selected 12 key moments in Romanian research.
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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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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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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".