The Observatory For Outstanding Open Science Communication

15 April 2025
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Science as a human and social practice
Science is a human, social practice shaped by cultural, material, and theoretical contexts. Sabina Leonelli highlights its complexity, challenging the myth of neutrality in scientific inquiry

9 April 2025
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Shared Goals, Divergent Paths: The Intersection of Journalism and Academia
What is the relationship between journalism and academia? Federica Cherubini and Mattia Peretti, two prominent figures at the intersection of both fields, ask themselves in a recent commentary. Cherubini and Peretti explore the relationship between journalism and academia, using the metaphor of two riverbanks connected by bridges. While many bridges already exist to foster […]

1 April 2025
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Peer Review: A Short Guide for Science Journalists to Evaluate Research Credibility
Peer review ensures research quality by expert evaluation of methodology, data, and findings. It filters flawed studies, refines strong ones, and aids science journalists in assessing credibility.

25 March 2025
Navigating Misinformation in the Digital Age: A Conversation with Andy Ridgway
Andy Ridgway is a researcher within the Science Communication unit at the University of the West of England in Bristol and a science journalist with 20 years of experience. He writes for the BBC Science Focus magazine and contributes to the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO). Ridgway is also involved with the communication activities of […]

18 March 2025
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Science outreach: What’s the scientists’ perspective?
Shifting from top-down communication to participatory models and building relationships with audiences lead to more effective science outreach despite challenges like time management and institutional recognition.
The ENJOI Observatory For Outstanding Open Science Communication is the effort of a European network to foster engagement, openness and innovation in science communication and journalism
find out moreOUR MANIFESTO FOR OUTSTANDING OPEN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
We have Standards, Principles and Indicators to improve science communication and journalism. How do we use them? The answer is in the Manifesto for Outstanding Open Science Communication, targeted to people who are producing, consuming and sharing scientific information.
Read our Manifesto