issue 02, june 2009
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editorial Communication of influenza, influence of communication -
19/06/2009
The recent events related to the spread of the influenza virus A (H1N1) have drawn again the attention of science communication experts to old issues, ...
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article Communicative challenges in assessing progress towards environmental quality objectives -
16/04/2009
Assessment of trends in the state of the environment constitutes one important aspect of efforts to achieve environmental sustainability. Assessments are ...
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article Opening the Test Tube: what do we know about research on science communication and the teaching of microbiology in Brazil? -
30/04/2009
Brazilian research has grown intensely in all areas of microbiology, with the increase in the amount of governmental resources for the sector and the ...
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article Best practice in communications training for public engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics -
18/05/2009
Effective training in key communications skills is critical for successful public engagement. However, what are the secrets to designing and delivering an ...
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article Quality and integrity in scientific writing: prerequisites for quality in science communication -
03/06/2009
Standards and Good Practice guidelines provide explicit criteria for maintaining quality and integrity in science. But research practices are now openly ...
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comment Science centres around the world see unrest for art and science in society -
19/06/2009
In present times it would not be appropriate to say art made a “debut” in science centres, as it has been a feature since the beginning of their history, ...
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review The challenges of communicating climate change -
19/06/2009A. Carvalho, Communicating Climate Change: Discourses, Mediations and Perceptions, Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Universidade do Minho (2008)