Research
Following Open Science principles, the PESC group investigates the effectiveness of the interactions between scientists and society related to the central question “How can scientists effectively fulfil their communicative role in a post-truth world and combine reliable research with societal relevance?”
Its research focuses around two main areas of application within natural and life science communication:
- Climate & sustainability literacy
- Equity, diversity and inclusion.
Partners
We collaborate with several partners within and outside Utrecht University to strengthen our research, including:
- Impact Lab to further develop tools to measure the effectivity of public engagement.
- Centre for Science and Culture at UU to assess the costs and benefits of reaching different audiences
- The KlimaatHelpdesk to assess the effectivity of their answers to climate questions