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Find out more about our previous projects either by service or by client. Below are details of some of our current or most recent projects.
If you'd like to find our more or dicuss how Think-Lab can help your organisation, please contact Melanie Smallman on 07957 280349.
Lessons learned in communicating science to environmental policymakers
Science is increasingly important for good policymaking, yet the relationship between researchers and policymakers is often seen as difficult.
In the past ten years there has been considerable academic research looking at ways to bridge this perceived gap. Think-Lab, working with LTS International in Scotland and LVS in Sweden, are currently working on a project for the European SKEP network, to test these academic lessons in real-life situations. Taking a series of case studies, we are looking at how science has fed into poliycmaking in the recent past.
The final report of lessons is due to be launched in Autumn 2009. Please let us know if you would like to register to receive a copy.
April 2009Dialogue and the Media
One of the challenges of public engagement activities to date has been publicising the events to a wider audience – to increase participation and to disseminate the findings further. Anecdotal evidence suggests that it is difficult to engage the mass media – even when the dialogues were likely to generate controversy.
Think-Lab are currently conducting some research for the ScienceWise Expert Resource Centre, asking whether this view is right and whether we can be more effective in working with journalists, through a review of media coverage of public dialogue and interviews with journalists and science communicators.
The project is due to report back in Autumn 2009. If you would like to receive a copy of the report, please email Melanie Smallman.
January 2009