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Factors affecting science communication: a survey of scientists and engineers
The U.K. Royal Society (Science in Society programme), Research Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust funded a study to examine the factors affecting science communication: Factors affecting science communication: a survey of scientists and engineers.
Aims of the Study:
- Understanding of the relative importance of science communication to UK researchers
- Amount and type of science communication activities by UK researchers
- Factors that may facilitate or inhibit science communication
- Extent to which researchers may wish to undertake further science communication
- Views of funders, senior academics, social scientists and other relevant groups on factors affecting research scientists engaging in science communication activities
- How universities, other research institutions and funders can promote effective science communication
The study involved a web survey of 1,485 research scientists in higher education institutions and 41 more detailed interviews with a cross section of respondents and other key players within science policy and science communication, including social scientists, senior managers, funders and science communicators.
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Added 7/13/06
Search More Effectively with Google - Tricks & Tips
We all search using Google, so here's a few operators you may not know about and will help you find what you need. The following was adapted from: www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
More Great Googles
| Enter: | Finds: | ||
| spectrum frequency | the words spectrum AND frequency | ||
| typhoon OR hurricane | either the word typhoon OR the word hurricane | ||
| typhoon | hurricane | either the word typhoon OR the word hurricane | ||
| "Bose-Einstein condensation" | the PHRASE Bose-Einstein condensation | ||
| virus –computer | the word virus but NOT the word computer | ||
| Star Wars Episode + I | movie title, including the ROMAN NUMERAL I | ||
| ~measurement | measurement and its SYNONYMS: units, conversion, etc. | ||
| define:computer | DEFINITIONS of the word computer from around the Internet. | ||
| thin * film | the words thin and film SEPARATED BY ONE OR MORE WORDS | ||
| physics site:www.mit.edu | Limit to a specific WEB SITE (site:) (Search the MIT site for physics info) |
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| radio spectrum 30…174 MHz | NUMBER RANGE (...) (Search for radio spectrum between 30 and 174 MHz) |
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| inurl: library | PAGE URL (inurl:) (Find sites that have library in the URL) |
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Added 7/19/06
ILLiad URL to Change 8/7
ILLiad will migrate to a new server / URL during the first weekend in August (5-6).
During this time, you may experience difficulty logging in or requesting documents. The new ILLiad URL / web location will be available Monday morning (8/7) from our home page at: library.bldrdoc.gov (please update your bookmarks).
Email BoulderLabs.ILL@noaa.gov with questions.
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