SciPEP 2023: New Insights for Communicating Basic Science

“The ability to engage broader publics in a discussion about basic science is paramount if we are to support a thriving research enterprise that underlies and continually transforms the modern world.”

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On July 25-26, please join us for a virtual conference, “SciPEP 2023: New Insights for Communicating Basic Science,” to explore new research, findings, and implications for how to support scientists communicating about basic, discovery science. Science communication scholars, practitioners, and trainers will come together to discuss new insights and generate ideas and opportunities to advance basic science communication research and practice.  

It has been two years since SciPEP’s “Communicating the Future: Engaging the Public in Basic Science” conference, where more than 1,200 people from 60 countries gathered virtually to explore what we know – and don’t know – about basic science communication. The sheer magnitude of the conference (and deep, rich discussions there and since) reinforce that this is what the community is hungry for: evidence-based tools and resources to better equip scientists and professional communicators for basic science communication. A detailed summary of the 2021 conference and video recordings are available for reference. Also, the SciPEP team published “Charting a Path for Public Engagement in Basic Science: A Prospectus,” to summarize key questions that arose from the 2021 conference and a framework for addressing those questions. 

The SciPEP team has identified (and commissioned) new research, and convened or facilitated conversations, that have deepened our understanding of key gaps and refined the questions identified during the 2021 conference. 

Join us to learn about these new findings, connect with others to discuss new insights, and help plan the next steps for our community.

Details

VIRTUAL | FREE | OPEN TO ALL

July 25-26, 2023

8am – 1pm PDT / 11am – 4pm EDT each day