Engaging the public with science in the Basque Country: On scientists’ experiences and perspectives

The document outlines scientists' views on science communication, identifying it as a social responsibility and highlighting face-to-face interaction as the most common method. It defines success in communication as providing positive value to the audience and identifies audience research, the communication of 'science-in-the-making', and interdisciplinary collaboration as critical success factors.

• Scientists perceive science communication as a social responsibility and feel a personal obligation to execute it effectively.
• The most frequently reported method of science communication is face-to-face interaction.
• Successful science communication is primarily characterized by delivering positive outcomes to the audience. Key drivers for this success include understanding the target audience, sharing science-in-the-making, and collaborating with other disciplines, such as the arts.

APA

Loroño-Leturiondo, M., & Galarraga, I. (2016). Engaging the public with science in the Basque Country: On scientists’ experiences and perspectives. Basque Centre for Climate Change. https://www.bc3research.org/eu/2016/09/engaging-the-public-with-science-in-the-basque-country-on-scientists-experiences-and-perspectives/

Chicago

Loroño-Leturiondo, Maria, and Ibon Galarraga. Engaging the public with science in the Basque Country: On scientists’ experiences and perspectives. Basque Centre for Climate Change, 2016. https://www.bc3research.org/eu/2016/09/engaging-the-public-with-science-in-the-basque-country-on-scientists-experiences-and-perspectives/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lorooleturiondo2016engaging, author = {Loroño-Leturiondo, Maria and Galarraga, Ibon}, title = {{Engaging the public with science in the Basque Country: On scientists’ experiences and perspectives}}, institution = {Basque Centre for Climate Change}, year = {2016}, month = sep, url = {https://www.bc3research.org/eu/2016/09/engaging-the-public-with-science-in-the-basque-country-on-scientists-experiences-and-perspectives/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }