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The communication function of universities: Is there a place for science commun...
Entradas, M.; Bauer, M. W.; Marcinkowski, F.; Pellegrini, G.This article offers a view on the emerging practice of managing external relations of the modern university, and the role of science communication in this. With a representative sample of research universities in four countries, we seek to broaden our understanding of the science communication (SC) function and its niche within the modern university. We distinguish science communication from corporate communica...
University central offices are moving away from doing towards facilitating scie...
Entradas, M.; Marcinkowski, F.; Bauer, M. W.; Pellegrini, G.There is increasing interest in studying science communication from an institutional point of view. With much of the empirical research focusing on views of institutional actors on communication and their roles in the organisation, less attention has been paid to practices and dispositions of universities to communicate their research with publics. Universities have professionalised communication structures for...
Public communication by research institutes compared across countries and scien...
Entradas, M.; Bauer, M. W.; O'Muircheartaigh, C.; Marcinkowski, F.; Okamura, A.; Pellegrini, G.; Besley, J.; Massarani, L.; Russo, P.; Anthony DudoLeading academic institutions, governments, and funders of research across the world have spent the last few decades fretting publicly about the need for scientists and research organisations to engage more widely with the public and be open about their research. While a global literature asserts that public communication has changed from a virtue to a duty for scientists in many countries and disciplines, our ...