Science communication activities at research institutes in Brazil: Recent expansion on the way to professionalization

MASSARANI, LUISA; SILVA, CARLA M. DA; AMORIM, LUIS; MARIA, DIRLENE M.S.

doi:10.1590/0001-3765202220201936

LUISA MASSARANI

Instituto Nacional de Comunicação Pública da Ciência e Tecnologia, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Documentação e História da Saúde (CDHS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7242

CARLA M. DA SILVA

Instituto Nacional de Comunicação Pública da Ciência e Tecnologia, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Documentação e História da Saúde (CDHS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4703-0189

LUIS AMORIM

Museu da Vida, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Nacional de Comunicação Pública da Ciência e Tecnologia, Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-1844

DIRLENE M.S. MARIA

Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Av. Farroupilha, 8001, São José, Canoas, 92425-900 Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4981-5385

Correspondence to: Luisa Massarani E-mail: luisa.massarani@fiocruz.br

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Conception, design and application of the study in Brazil: Luisa Massarani, Luís Amorim and Carla Maria da Silva. Acquisition, analysis and interpretation of the data: Luisa Massarani, Luís Amorim and Carla Maria da Silva. Writing the manuscript: Carla Maria da Silva, Luisa Massarani and Luís Amorim. Statistical analysis: Dirlene Melo Santa Maria. Critical review of intellectual content: Luisa Massarani, Luís Amorim and Carla Maria da SilvaNotes

Questions	Rotated Component Matrix
Characteristics	Components
Characteristics	Deficit	Contextual	Public Engagement / Lay Expertise
Lectures open to the public	.893	.355	.127
Exhibitions	.687	.084	.333
Open days, workshops, guided visits, and similar events	.899	.341	.138
Science fairs/festivals	.425	.493	.083
National Science Week and similar national events	.369	.786	.217
Events put on by private entities (businesses, industry)	.140	.598	.491
Lectures and workshops at schools	.158	.885	.193
Science cafés and other events for discussion with the public held outside the institution	.480	.215	.345
Events such as the Unesco international years, Fame Lab, and other international events	.214	.144	.754
Deliberative and participative public policymaking events (consensus conferences, citizens’ juries, public consultations, hearings, etc.)	.511	.050	.550
Citizen science project (collaborations between researchers and the non-specialized public)	.125	.340	.699

Questions	Rotated Component Matrix
Characteristics	Components
Characteristics	Deficit	Contextual	Public Engagement / Lay Expertise
Lectures open to the public	.893	.355	.127
Exhibitions	.687	.084	.333
Open days, workshops, guided visits, and similar events	.899	.341	.138
Science fairs/festivals	.425	.493	.083
National Science Week and similar national events	.369	.786	.217
Events put on by private entities (businesses, industry)	.140	.598	.491
Lectures and workshops at schools	.158	.885	.193
Science cafés and other events for discussion with the public held outside the institution	.480	.215	.345
Events such as the Unesco international years, Fame Lab, and other international events	.214	.144	.754
Deliberative and participative public policymaking events (consensus conferences, citizens’ juries, public consultations, hearings, etc.)	.511	.050	.550
Citizen science project (collaborations between researchers and the non-specialized public)	.125	.340	.699

Events	Weekly	Monthly	Quarterly	Annually	Never	Don’t know
Citizen science projects	6%	8%	24%	28%	24%	10%
Talks and workshops at schools	8%	15%	28%	28%	17%	4%
Events organized by private institutions	2%	8%	17%	26%	41%	6%
Deliberative and participatory events on policy-making	3%	8%	26%	30%	27%	6%
International events	1%	1%	13%	37%	38%	10%
Science cafes and similar events	1%	5%	17%	20%	51%	6%
National Science Week and similar events	1%	2%	22%	53%	19%	3%
Science festivals and fairs	1%	3%	31%	30%	30%	5%
Open days, workshops and guided visits	16%	11%	36%	29%	7%	1%
Exhibitions	6%	8%	37%	31%	16%	2%
Public lectures	28%	29%	25%	14%	4%	-

Traditional channels	Weekly	Monthly	Quaterly	Annualy	Never	Don’t know
Materials for schools	4%	8%	14%	32%	36%	6%
Policy papers/briefings on policy issues	1%	7%	18%	29%	36%	9%
Popular books	5%	11%	25%	40%	14%	5%
Multimedia/videos/Films/ podcasts	9%	8%	31%	25%	22%	5%
Articles in magazines, newspapers	13%	14%	34%	23%	12%	4%
Brochures/leaflets/publication	5%	15%	24%	31%	20%	5%
Newsletters	19%	15%	12%	19%	32%	3%
Press releases	15%	12%	23%	18%	28%	4%
Press conferences	2%	4%	8%	20%	59%	7%
Interviews for the TV	10%	9%	40%	24%	14%	3%
Interviews for the radio	8%	15%	35%	27%	12%	3%
Interviews for newspapers	14%	17%	35%	24%	8%	2%

Social media channels	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Quaterly	Never	Don’t know
Podcasts	3%	5%	7%	7%	65%	13%
YouTube	6%	12%	17%	26%	32%	7%
Instagram	7%	11%	5%	11%	56%	10%
Google+	7%	7%	5%	10%	59%	12%
Twitter	15%	13%	5%	6%	51%	10%
Facebook	35%	28%	17%	9%	8%	3%
Blogs	6%	10%	10%	9%	56%	9%
Website updates	32%	28%	18%	14%	5%	3%

Communication activities	Very frequently	Frequently	Ocasionally	Rarely	Never	Don’t know
Assist researchers on planning research applications	9%	16%	11%	11%	51%	2%
Organize/offer communication training	6%	8%	14%	25%	45%	2%
Organize public events	22%	38%	22%	10%	8%	-
Manage the website and online communication	59%	30%	3%	5%	2%	1%
Compose/edit/stream audiovisual materials	32%	40%	13%	13%	-	2%
Compose/edit/print communication materials	35%	37%	14%	13%	-	1%
Intervene in moments of institutional reputation ‘crisis’	5%	16%	29%	25%	22%	3%
Motivate researchers to get involved in public communication events	18%	41%	16%	17%	8%	-
Create/propose public communication action plans	13%	41%	27%	14%	5%	-
Decide on public communication policies	14%	46%	21%	13%	6%	-

[1] Correspondence to: Luisa Massarani E-mail: luisa.massarani@fiocruz.br

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Science communication activities at research institutes in Brazil: Recent expansion on the way to professionalization

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