Resources on public engagement
Literature and background on public engagement en science communication.
Measuring impact
Strick, M., & Dekker, L (2024). Transforming stereotypes: How meeting male and female professors changes children's gender bias and 鈥榤ad professor' perceptions. International Journal of Science Education.
Strick, M., & Helfferich, S. (2023). Active ingredients of science communication impact: A quantitative study at a science festival. Journal of Science Communication, 22(2), N01. . The survey used in this research can be downloaded here.
The is a collaboration between Utrecht University, Leiden University and the . Impactlab does research on measuring the impact of science communication. It offers tutorials, tools and tips on how to do that. For now in Dutch, but an English version will be made available in due course.
of Queen Mary University in Londen. Comprehensive and useful toolbox including many examples, methods and user manuals to make your own measuring plan.
. Commentary by E. Jensen & A. Gerber in Frontiers, January 2020
Wissenschaft im Dialog (2020). Goals of science communication: An analysis of the strategic goals set by relevant actors within German institutional science communication. Executive Summary, September 2020. .
How to evaluate public engagement projects and programmes [pdf]. A brief guidance by the , mentioning possible outcomes and ways of gathering evidence.
Finding your audience
. A five-step approach to public engagement by the and . This is a practical guide for researchers on involving the public in working out how to communicate findings - from the earliest stages of projects, and on the most challenging of subjects. Starting point is medical research, but the steps are applicable to any research subject.
Target audience: deepening your understanding [pdf]. Some useful tips on how to deepen your understanding of the audience you wish to engage with. By the .
Science communication
Jcom Journal of Science Communication. Volume 23, issue 02, 2024
. Scicom substack with useful literature tips, jobs and news from across the globe.
[in Dutch], news from the world of science and the science behind the news, for a lay audience.
: an open-access journal focusing on research that involves universities and communities, services or industries working together.
: a fully peer-reviewed international journal covering all aspects of the inter-relationships between science (including technology and medicine) and the public
. World Scientific Series on Science Communication: Volume 1. Edited by Frans van Dam (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Liesbeth de Bakker (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Anne M Dijkstra (University of Twente, The Netherlands), and Eric A Jensen (Institute for Methods Innovation, UK)
Open Science and public engagement
: reflections of early and mid-career academics. Position paper by the Utrecht University Open Science Public Engagement Fellows, 2022
, de Open Science Community Utrecht
Open Science & stakeholder engagement [pdf]: Why, how and which recommendations?
Inclusion, equity and diversity
: a perspective review on how to better reach and engage with exluded communities. Falling Walls.
Community of Practice on inclusion, equity and diversity in informal science learning, science centres and science communication.
: e-zine edition. Emily Dawson, 2019. Ook in vorm.
. Nina Simon, 2021. Explores how mission-driven organizations can matter more to more people.
Citizen science
Citizen Science Network of the Netherlands:
Citizen Science. How awesome is that? article about a GitHub overview of all citizen science projects in the Netherlands
[in Dutch]. Site by on citizen science project in the Netherlands and Belgium.
[in Dutch]. Interview with Ine Van Hoyweghen, Sociology professor of KU Leuven and head of the on the value of citizen science.
Kennis en krachten gebundeld - citizen science in Nederland [in Dutch] Science and Society in cocreation. Report from the working group Citizen Science of NPOS, 26 oktober 2020.
Policy and institutions
. 鈥檚 blog series, 鈥淔orging Connections: Public Engagement in Europe and Beyond鈥 is an ongoing series which provides a platform for diverse voices in the current landscape of public engagement.
. Dutch association of science communicators, for everyone with a story about science.
. Centre for public engagement of the United Kingdom.
. Report by the NCCPE examining the state of play in strategic support for public engagement, not just in the UK, but within an international context too.
. German association on science communication.