[Editors] resources on science communication

[Elizabeth Thomson]

Hi,

Thought I'd send along the following resources in science communication.

Elizabeth
News Office


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>    1. Good Practice and Resources in Science Communication
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>Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:17:58 -0000
>From: "Smith, Nadine (SFFSD)" <nadine.smith at defra.gsi.gov.uk>
>Subject: [NASW-PR] Good Practice and Resources in Science
>	Communication
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>Dear NASW-Talk Members,
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>I am interested in learning more about good practice, as well as challenges
>in the area of science communication, particularly related to communication
>of science from government bodies and/or industry.
>In addition to the resources on the NASW website, I have identified a number
>of resources in this area including:
>*	Communicating Science to the Public: A Handbook for Researchers
>available at <http://www.nserc.ca/seng/how1en.htm>);
>*	The Canadian Science Writers' Association Science LINK Publication
>Series available at <http://www.sciencewriters.ca/sciencelink/>;
>*	EUROPA - Gateway to the EU's Guide to Successful Communications.
><http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/science-communication/>;
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>*	General Guidelines for Scientific Writing by Georgetown University
>available at
><http://www.physics.georgetown.edu/~urabch/phy300/sciwriting.html>.
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>Do you know of any additional resources which have been helpful in this
>area?   I look forward to hearing from you.
>Best regards,
>Nadine Smith
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