Category: News
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Colloquium “External Partnerships for Strategic Science Communication”
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We are delighted to share this exciting talk from our MSCL Colloquia series, with John Besley, the Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations at Michigan State University. Display “YouTube video player” from YouTube Hier klicken, um den Inhalt von YouTube anzuzeigen. Learn more in YouTube’s privacy policy. Always display…
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New report: “Us and the Universe”
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Monica Déchène from our MSCL Team published a new report that presents the evaluation results of the science communication initiative “Us and the Universe – Dialogues between Science, Narrative, and Education” at LMU Munich, conducted as part of the Science Year 2023. The initiative combined a public lecture series, video…
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New Evaluation Report on the GEGM Media-Service Climate and Health
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Monica Déchène and Bernhard Goodwin from the Munich Science Communication Lab have published a new report exploring how the GEGM Media Service Climate and Health supports journalists in reporting on the connections between climate change, health, and biodiversity. Based on two surveys, the study examines who the service reaches, how…
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Evaluation Report on Our Heat-Protection Workshops Now Available
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From 2023 to 2025, Sarah Stiller and Monica Déchène, together with a diverse team of experts from both science and practice, developed, tested, and thoroughly evaluated a pilot series of heat-protection workshops for municipalities. The insights gained during this pilot phase are now compiled in this evaluation report and will…
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New Evaluation report: Public Health Filmfestival
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In 2023 and 2024, Sarah Stiller, Monica Déchène and Johanna Scabell from our MSCL team investigated the public impact of this free series of events designed to communicate public health issues. The results show that the film festival is reaching an increasingly wider audience, is rated positively and provides a…
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Preconference: The “Dark Side” of social conversations around science
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Contemporary challenges and potential solutions for science communication Preconference at the 76th Annual ICA Conference Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 09:00 – 17:00 (Central African Time)Venue: Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (main campus), South Africa Science communication plays a crucial role in shaping public perceptions and…
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New Publication: “Study published on AI in Science Journalism”
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We are pleased to draw your attention to a recent publication by Lars Guenther (LMU Munich), Jessica Kunert (JGU Mainz), and Bernhard Goodwin. They have published two papers about generative AI in German science journalism. They analyzed interviews of science journalists in a variety of different outlets and positions. Looking…
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Heat emergency in Augsburg – an “investigative game”
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Extreme weather events such as heavy rain, heatwaves and storms are becoming increasingly frequent as a result of climate change. They are not only damaging our planet’s various earth systems, but also pose a risk to our individual health – even today and right on our doorstep. One heat record…
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Talk: “Response of fruit farmers to climate change: Implications for policymakers.”
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We are excited to welcome Paul Pechan for a guest talk titled: “Response of fruit farmers to climate change: Implications for policymakers.” When? Friday, May 23rd, 2 PMWhere? Akademiestraße 7, Munich, 6th floor, Room 609 The talk will draw on recent interdisciplinary research exploring the vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities of…
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New Publication: “The Anthropocene Working Group and the Global Debate Around a New Geological Epoch.“
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We are very pleased to draw your attention to a recent publication by Dr. Fabienne Will: “The Anthropocene Working Group and the Global Debate Around a New Geological Epoch.“ Dr. Fabienne Will is an environmental and science historian with a research focus on the Anthropocene and the history of wicked problems.…