After twenty editions of the Science, Technology and Society Yearbook, Observa’s data and research find a new editorial guise. No longer an annual volume but a magazine that will be published periodically, online and in paper format. *** INDEX Gli Italiani e la scienza nel 2024: I dati dell’Osservatorio Scienza Tecnologia e Società, di…
The DialogUE project “Diverse Identities Allied Open to Generate a United Europe” is promoted by a consortium of 14 Civil Society Organisations from 9 EU Member States (IT, BE, AT, DE, RO, SK, HU, IE, PT). The Project is co-financed by the CERV Programme of the European Commission. Throughout 2023 and 2024, the project invested…
The PCST Symposium “Communicating Science across Cultures: Approaches, Perspectives and Challenges” will take place from the 17th to the 19th of October at Soochow University in Suzhou (China), in collaboration with PCST International Network. The symposium aims to reflect on challenges such as artificial intelligence, disinformation, technological controversies, environmental health, and cultural differences.The meeting of…
Sharper Night – European Researchers’ Night, an international event dedicated to the dialogue between research and citizens promoted by the European Commission as part of the Marie Curie actions, returns on Friday 27 September 2024. The initiative is carried out with the coordination of Psiquadro and in collaboration with a consortium composed of the National…
SPECIAL EDITION: Twenty years of science in society The twentieth edition of the «Science, Technology and Society Yearbook», edited by M. Bucchi, G. Pellegrini, A. Rubin and B. Saracino, is characterized by its particular richness of content, offering a broad overview of current dynamics and the most significant trends in the relationships between science, technology…
The twentieth survey of Observa’s Science Technology and Society Observatory and the main results are presented in the special edition of the Science Technology and Society Yearbook 2024, edited by M. Bucchi, G. Pellegrini, A.Rubin and B. Saracino, published by Il Mulino, are presented concisely in this practical brochure. These are the current themes: Scientific…
The volume “How Citizens View Science Communication” is now available in open access. Authors include G. Pellegrini, A. Rubin and S. Brondi. The book presents the results of the CONCISE project. Based on qualitative and quantitative studies conducted with citizens in Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain, the book presents data and analyses related to…
A solid understanding of science is an essential tool for both citizens and society. An healthy public debate on scientific issues means giving scientists, public authorities, communicators and the public the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue. The science communication Results Pack features nine innovative projects aimed at achieving this goal. The nine projects (CONCISE,…
The investigation presented in Giuseppe Pellegrini‘s article is part of the international Roses project started in 2000 by the University of Oslo (Schreiner and Sjøberg 2019) and coordinated by A. Jidesjö, M. Oskarsson and A.K. Westman. The “Youth, Science and Technology” survey promoted and carried out by Observa – Pristem Bocconi has reached its second…
The new European project HEREDITARY (HetERogeneous sEmantic Data integratIon for for guT-bRain interplaY), aimed at transforming the way we approach disease identification and prepare therapeutic responses, is underway. Coordinated by the University of Padua (Department of Computer Engineering), it involves 17 Partners: the University of Turin, Radboud University (NL), Tugraz Technische Universitaet (A), CRG-CERCA (ES), Aalborg…