Selected Links

[See also the annotated list of links to online resources relevant for science communication research that I have compiled for my students (in German).]

Home Institutions

Forschungszentrum Jülich, Ethics in the Neurosciences (INM-8)

Forschungszentrum Jülich is member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers and one of Europe's largest research centers. I am a member of the section "Ethics in the Neurosciences" (part of the Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine) that deals with ethical, legal and social aspects of the neurosciences.

Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Media and Communication Studies, division Communication of Knowledge / Science Journalism

One of Germany's few university divisions for science communication. It is part of the Institute for Media and Communication Studies of Freie Universität Berlin. As adjunct professor I lecture there on science communication.

Outreach

Media training workshops for scientists

The Forschungszentrum Jülich organizes media training workshops for scientists which are also open to researchers from other institutes.
Download tips of how to deal with the media on that website. (In German)

German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)

This website provides information on natural disasters, disaster research, disaster preparedness and disaster management. I am member of its Scientific Advisory Committee.

International Network "Public Communication of Science and Technology" (PCST)

Homepage of the PCST network

The PCST network consists of science communicators, science journalists and researchers of science communication. Its main activity is the organization of biannual conferences. I am member of the PCST scientific committee.

Next PCST conference 2014

Announcement of the 13th PCST conference: Salvador, Brazil, May 2014 (promotion video on Youtube).

Scientific Journals - Membership in Editorial (Advisory) Boards

Public Understanding of Science (PUS)

Science Communication

The two major journals of the PCST field. Articles on a broad range of topics related to public communication of science, technology & environmental issues. Peer-reviewed. Published by SAGE.

Journal of Science Communication (JCOM)

Articles and comments related to public communication of science. Peer-reviewed. Published as online journal by the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy.

Cooperation Partners

Department of Communication, University of Münster

Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Mannheim

Sociology of Technology and Environment, University of Stuttgart

Institute for Environmental Communication, Leuphana University Lüneburg

School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Department of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Food Policy Institute, Rutgers University, NJ, USA

Science and Technology Studies, University College London, UK

Centre Norbert Elias, CNRS & EHESS, Marseille, France

Science Communication Observatory, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

Department of Psychology, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan

Journalism & Mass Communications, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea

Museum of Life, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil

Center for Science Communication, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

China Research Institute for Science Popularization (CRISP), Beijing, China


Hans Peter Peters - last modified: 18 Jul 2012