A Short Guide to EU Grants for Science Communication

“The importance of communicating science to the general public cannot be overestimated. Science cannot live isolated from society.” As the words of Janez Potocnik, EU Science and Research Commissioner, clearly demonstrate, there is a political call to the European Union (EU) for supporting science c...

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Main Author: Patkós, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Astronomical Union 2008-02-01
Series:Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal
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Online Access:http://www.capjournal.org/issues/02/02_26.php
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Summary:“The importance of communicating science to the general public cannot be overestimated. Science cannot live isolated from society.” As the words of Janez Potocnik, EU Science and Research Commissioner, clearly demonstrate, there is a political call to the European Union (EU) for supporting science communication. But as we all know, the reality lies in the implementation and not in the mission statements. So let’s see what the EU can offer to science communicators.
ISSN:1996-5621
1996-563X