TY - JOUR
T1 - Engagement of Scientists with the Public and Policymakers to Promote Alternative Methods
AU - von Aulock, Sonja
AU - Busquet, Francois
AU - Locke, Paul
AU - Herrmann, Kathrin
AU - Hartung, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Authors, 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Scientists are usually good at teaching, sometimes even to lay audiences. But communicating with journalists, activists, or policymakers can be a different story - hesitancy to make mistakes as well as the temptation to disproportionally promote one's own case come into play. The multitude of social media and other web-based outlets has diversified and accelerated the communication of science. Real-time reactions, sharing of data, tools and results, increasing invitation of personal opinion, demand for transparency, political correctness, and loss of trust in experts are challenges to researchers in general. The field of alternatives to animal testing is more political and important to lay audiences than many others, so its scientists must be especially aware of these challenges. Public engagement offers the opportunity to form community and create wide support for non-animal research and its implementation. This requires scientists to step out of the ivory tower of higher education and engage with diverse interest groups by outreach activities, interviews, and press releases, etc. by employing tailored communication.
AB - Scientists are usually good at teaching, sometimes even to lay audiences. But communicating with journalists, activists, or policymakers can be a different story - hesitancy to make mistakes as well as the temptation to disproportionally promote one's own case come into play. The multitude of social media and other web-based outlets has diversified and accelerated the communication of science. Real-time reactions, sharing of data, tools and results, increasing invitation of personal opinion, demand for transparency, political correctness, and loss of trust in experts are challenges to researchers in general. The field of alternatives to animal testing is more political and important to lay audiences than many others, so its scientists must be especially aware of these challenges. Public engagement offers the opportunity to form community and create wide support for non-animal research and its implementation. This requires scientists to step out of the ivory tower of higher education and engage with diverse interest groups by outreach activities, interviews, and press releases, etc. by employing tailored communication.
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U2 - 10.14573/altex.2209261
DO - 10.14573/altex.2209261
M3 - Article
C2 - 36317779
AN - SCOPUS:85140937245
SN - 1868-596X
VL - 39
SP - 543
EP - 559
JO - ALTEX
JF - ALTEX
IS - 4
ER -