Communication of Science, Communication in Science

Abstract

The Panel, organised by CERFE, was focused on the changing role and features of science communication. Roffi, the moderator of the discussion, held in his introduction that science communication is to be viewed as a key component of the European research policies so that a deeper effort for its promotion is required. d’Andrea, in his speech, stressed that new models of science communication – based on assumptions different from those underpinning the Public Understanding of Science model - should be developed, also taking into account simultaneously what he termed “communication of science” and “communication in science”. In this perspective, a multiple-component model of science communication, which includes communication with different categories of actors was outlined. Pasveer dealt with the main current trends in scientific knowledge production, how they affect scientific communication and which “paradoxes” they produce. Bufon’s intervention was dedicated to the need for an ever increasing integration of science with the public, on the one hand, and within the various scientific communities, on the other. In this framework, he also defined a set of actions needed for promoting this integration