{"id":224,"date":"2018-02-09T13:28:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/openupsci\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2021-09-09T15:15:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:15:51","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/openupsci\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Benefits and Opportunities for a National Community of Practice<\/a><\/h2>\n
In 2018, we conducted a short online survey to capture the thoughts and strategies of individuals and organisations involved in public engagement with research in the UK. Over 70 individuals ...
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citizen science<\/a>, Citizen Science<\/a>, Communities of Practice<\/a>, community of practice<\/a>, environment<\/a>, NERC<\/a>, News<\/a>, OPENER<\/a>, participation<\/a>,
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Ten Challenges and Barriers to Public Engagement and Citizen Science<\/a><\/h2>\n
In 2018, we conducted a short online survey to capture the thoughts and strategies of individuals and organisations involved in public engagement with research in the UK. We asked them ...
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citizen science<\/a>, Citizen Science<\/a>, Communities of Practice<\/a>, community of practice<\/a>, earthwatch<\/a>, NERC<\/a>, News<\/a>, OPENER<\/a>, OPENER organisation<\/a>, participation<\/a>, science<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Key lessons and areas for development<\/a><\/h2>\n
Throughout the course of this OPENER programme we have not only been conducting our own community events, training and capacity building exercises, but we have been investigating the current status ...
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Art<\/a>, Citizen Science<\/a>, Climate change<\/a>, Common language<\/a>, Communities of Practice<\/a>, Lessons<\/a>, Local community of practice<\/a>, New audiences<\/a>, News<\/a>, Online training<\/a>, OPENER organisation<\/a>, Poetry<\/a>, Primary School<\/a>, Students<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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One PhD student’s journey in the discovery of SciArt<\/a><\/h2>\n
Louise Arnal, creates us an animation to reveal how she came across the value of communicating her research through cartoons: \"Up until last year, I had done nothing in science ...
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Art<\/a>, News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Science, poetry, motivation and community<\/a><\/h2>\n
Is such a Zen-like poem of interest to the physical sciences? We now live in an era in which the latest development for the justification of investment of resources for ...
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Can curiosity save our planet?<\/a><\/h2>\n
On a sunny summer\u2019s day about five years ago, I was doing the laundry \u2013 not particularly enjoying it. I hung the clothes on the line in my garden to ...
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Citizen Science<\/a>, curiosity<\/a>, News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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The varied nature of CoPs: insights from citizen science gatherings<\/a><\/h2>\n
June was a busy month in the citizen science calendar. One of the OPENER team embraced this opportunity for learning, sharing and discussing participatory science approaches by darting between 6 ...
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Citizen Science<\/a>, Communities of Practice<\/a>, News<\/a>, Uncategorised<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Young minds on citizen science<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Q: What do you get when you cross a scientist with a poet?<\/a><\/h2>\n
A: Beautiful, thought-provoking audio visuals, that's what. One of the aims of the OPENER project is to open up science for all, and this includes reaching new audiences. OPENER's very ...
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Art<\/a>, Climate change<\/a>, New audiences<\/a>, News<\/a>, Poetry<\/a>, Weather watchers<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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The Dictionary of Science: What is the role of language in opening up research?<\/a><\/h2>\n
\u201cCivilisation depends upon science and high technology, yet most of us are excluded from the language, value and methods of science. This is a recipe for disaster.\u201d Carl Sagan Carl ...
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