Science Communication
The strengthening of a region’s scientific capacity cannot be restricted to research centres and higher-education institutions. These developments also depend on a broader societal understanding of and appreciation for the sciences.
Promoting effective and responsible science communication, including science journalism, is critical to realising this broader social engagement with the sciences. From climate change to the latest scientific research in health, energy or agriculture, journalists have a central role to play in improving public and policymakers’ understanding of the relevance of science to local, national and global issues.
But scientific information can be difficult to understand and even more difficult to explain to others. That is why the UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) supports developing country professionals working in this challenging and increasingly important field.
The UKNC encourages the development of science communication in developing countries through:
- helping improve the channels through which information about science is disseminated
- building the professional skills of science journalists and other communication specialists
- addressing issues of access to scientific information in developing countries
Learn more about our work in media capacity building and science, engineering and technology capacity building in developing countries.
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