Science communication brought forward

At the SETAC Europe annual meeting 2013 in Glasgow we organised the session "Bridging the Gap between Risk Perception and Ecotoxicology Research―How Can We Communicate to Improve Our Outreach?" on science and risk communication in environmental sciences. It was a follow-up to our much acclaimed initial session "Escape from the Ivory Tower - Environmental sciences should impact public and policy" at the SETAC World Congress 2012 in Berlin. The Glasgow session featured a final panel discussion and received strong attention by the SETAC community. It can be considered a major success on our mission to establish communication topics at SETAC conferences. Find a post-meeting report in SETAC Globe here.

Next step will be a special session at the SETAC Europe annual meeting 2014 in Basel. It will combine practical experience with theoretical background for science and risk communication and will also include the views from different geographical regions. We just submitted the session proposal to SETAC Europe.