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ArticleDNA and cell biology2022

Building Blocks of Virtuous Science Communication: Grant Funding, Policy Making, and Public Engagement.

Anna Caballe, Martino Bardelli

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Article in DNA and cell biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Anna CaballeOxford Nanoimaging (ONI), Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3508-8474
Martino BardelliDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1611-7655

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Grant writing, science policy and public engagement (PE) activities are forms of science communication, and all are essential for research to function and benefit our society. Scientists rely on competitive grant funding to finance their research; this is an opportunity for researchers to communicate their scientific vision and engage funders, major players in defining how public funds and government policies are prioritized to drive research and innovation. PE is often still seen as a box-ticking or persuasion exercise, yet establishing the right communication channels with the public is pivotal for a scientist's job to impact society. We believe that evidence-based communication is becoming essential in a world dominated by an excess of information, where verified sources are under pressure. Support in the form of dedicated training and allocated resources, particularly for early career researchers, can help establish what we describe as a long-lasting virtuous circle, in which public funds are spent effectively toward scientific advances that the public and policy makers can embrace.

Indexed as

Policy MakingCommunicationCommunity ParticipationFinancing, OrganizedHumansResearch Support as TopicSciencefundingpolicypublic engagementscience communication

Identifiers

PMID34941455
PMCPMC8787701

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