GlobalSCAPE

About the project

The GlobalSCAPE project ran from 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2023.

The principal aim of GlobalSCAPE was to generate a detailed picture of science communication in a global context. At that time, research focused on assessing and re-evaluating the role of science communication, with particular emphasis on Europe and the Western world.

Scope

Science communication is a global field of research and practice central to the relationship between science and society. While large-scale studies of science communication at that time focused on European and Western contexts, GlobalSCAPE  contributed to a more comprehensive picture of science communication by focusing on science communication professionals working in non-Western countries and in regions where work in the field may be challenging or under-valued. The project  implemented a programme of electronically facilitated diary studies to determine the challenges and opportunities faced by science communication professionals as they navigate a rapidly changing landscape. 

In the end, GlobalSCAPE did:

1. Present a complete and more fine-grained picture of global science communication.

2. Map that picture over time to identify shifts in priorities and incentives/disincentives.

3. Innovate a new and ambitious methodology to measure and assess science communication.

4. Maximise the resources of SwafS-19 to support the work of science communicators where it is most needed.

GlobalSCAPE  received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement no. 101006436.

Ecsite members involved

• Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands