{"id":48383,"date":"2014-10-06T12:36:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T12:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=6eb35c25f49c8dff8436b74fa01fe3a4"},"modified":"2014-10-06T12:36:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T12:36:29","slug":"news-story-the-science-of-communicating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=48383","title":{"rendered":"News story: The science of communicating"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At a conference on 6 October 2014 in London, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS<\/abbr>) joined forces with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR<\/abbr>)<\/a> and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine Public Relations Association (Stempra<\/abbr>)<\/a> to look at better ways of communicating science.<\/p>\n

Earlier in 2014, Chalkstream Communications was commissioned by BIS<\/abbr> and CIPR<\/abbr> to research roles in science public relations and to identify the challenges faced in relation to the accurate communication of scientific information. The research results give a broader understanding of science public relations practice, the settings in which it has to function in the UK and the potential for improving effectiveness.<\/p>\n

At the conference over 100 senior leaders from all corners of the science communications community – public, private and charitable – discussed how the public relations industry can help to address some of the concerns highlighted in the research.<\/p>\n

The event gave delegates the opportunity to respond to the opportunities offered by open data and social media and explore professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n

Speakers included:<\/p>\n