a one-year pilot Science Media Centre for Ireland has just been launched, offering services such as Round-Ups and Rapid Reactions to Irish journalists.

Oct 3, 2023 · January 28, 2025 expert reaction to report by World Weather Attribution looking at climate change attribution of the LA wildfires. A report by by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) looks at climate change and the likelihood of wildfire disaster in …

about us . The Science Media Centre has its roots in the influential House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee third report on Science and Society, which wanted to renew public trust in science.Established in 2002, it was originally based in the Royal Institution of Great Britain, until becoming a separate charity in its own right in April 2011.

January 27, 2025 expert reaction to study estimating future heat-related and cold-related deaths in Europe under climate change. A study published in Nature Medicine estimates heat and cold related deaths in Europe as a result of climate change.

Apr 20, 2022 · The Science Media Centre’s recommendations on science and the media, based on our experience during the COVID-19 pandemic . Recommendation 1: Scientists should be encouraged to engage with the media during a crisis when their area of expertise hits the headlines, no matter how controversial the topic.Universities, research institutes and funders should support their academics to speak to ...

June 5, 2024 Indicators of Global Climate Change 2023 . Indicators of Global Climate Change 2023 is the second in a series of annual updates on the state of the climate system and human influence.. The report, to be published in Earth System Science Data, is compiled by an international team of climate scientists and serves as an annual synthesis of key climate measures inbetween the IPCC ...

briefings publications . for journalists. As part of the SMC’s submission to the Leveson Inquiry, a set of guidelines for science and health reporting was drawn up in consultation with science reporters.

Jan 10, 2025 · briefings briefings . The Science Media Centre is not restricted to reacting to the headlines, and has helped scientists to more proactively set the agenda by bringing new science or evidence to journalists.

October 2, 2012 views from the front line – essays on the SMC. As part of the Centre’s 10th anniversary celebrations, a collection of essays on key moments for science and the media from the first decade of the SMC’s existence were commissioned.

The following leaflets are a set of pocket-sized guides for scientists that list effective ways of talking within the context of a short interview about various issues that cut across the sciences. Many science press officers now use them as part of …