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Theories and frameworks in science communication

About

As one of the oldest science communication academic departments in the world, CPAS has a deep and abiding interest in both the theory and practice of science communication, and in linkages and contradictions between the two. All research projects conducted in the department have elements of both or either, but projects in this research theme are those that, at their core, scrutinise or test specific elements of science communication theory and its relationship to practice, or that provide baseline surveys of science communication practice in particular places or times.

 

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Projects

This project is interested in how science heroes are constructed in the public imagination, and their impacts on society.

For more information about this project contact cpas@anu.edu.au.

For more information on this project, contact the SCOM3003 course convenor.

There is a general consensus that the multiple, intersecting sustainability crises of our time call for transformative forms of innovation. But the question of which kinds of innovation are needed and how they might be steered towards the public good objectives embodied in sustainability goals is less clear-cut.

This research project tests practical models of public participation and deliberation for science and technology policy, framed by theories of science communication, deliberative democracy, participatory governance and collaborative learning.

For more information about this project please contact cpas@anu.edu.au.

Members

Visiting staff

Visiting Fellow

Visiting Fellow

Academic staff

Associate Professor
Associate Dean of Education (College of Science)