At a time when more scientific writing is produced than is read, when securing external funding is the be-all and end-all and drives and shortens research cycles, in an era when disciplinary fragmentation is increasing due to complex research questions, when the gap between academia and popular science is growing alarmingly wider, and when the issue of dealing with fake news and the relevance of effective communication between science and the public is becoming more pressing, the desire for a successful dialogue among the various knowledge stakeholders takes center stage. Language and communication serve as the medium and link between these different arenas. Science communication provides key concepts for conducting a recipient-oriented dialogue and for understanding science as part of societal participation.

The WIN-Kolleg is hosting the Day of Interdisciplinary Science Communication for all interested parties from the general public, the scientific community, and academia. The event will focus on various levels of science communication: communication within a discipline, between disciplines, within a scientific generation, between different generations, within academia, and between the scientific community and the general public or society. The Day of Interdisciplinary Science Communication aims, on the one hand, to strengthen collaborative research and work within academia and, on the other hand, to promote communication with the outside world.

Following the opening address by Markus Weißkopf, plenary presentations will be given in the morning by Senja Post, Helen Fischer, and Ekkehard Felder. In the afternoon, small-group sessions will take place on the topics “Trust in Science” (moderated by Martin Gerchen) and “Science-Based Policy Making” (moderated by Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor). The public program will conclude with a panel discussion titled “Interdisciplinary Science Communication in Science and Society: A Utopia?”

You can find a detailed program with profiles of the participants here.