Dr Rachel Iredale of Research Ireland on what our new guide offers MEPs.
Created in partnership with @researchireland.ie and @fnr.lu, the guide offers a practical framework for using evidence in decision-making.
👉 Read it here: bit.ly/47qWiYS
MEP Lina Gálvez on why evidence-based policymaking makes for better, more inclusive decisions.
Developed with @researchireland.ie and @fnr.lu, our new guide sets out a framework for how evidence should be used in decision-making.
👉 Read it here: bit.ly/47qWiYS
Our Director, Tracey Brown, on what makes our new mandate for MEPs - developed with @researchireland.ie and @fnr.lu - unique.
👉 Read it here: bit.ly/47qWiYS
Also the use of the Responsible Handover framework that Sense About Science has created. Many thanks to @senseaboutsci.bsky.social for their work and feedback on our implementation of their tool.
Fantastic group of young scientists asking really insightful questions at today @senseaboutsci.bsky.social Voice of Young Scientists- great to be a small part of it!
@scienceeurope.org @beuc.eu @easac.bsky.social @epstoa.bsky.social @eupatientsforum.bsky.social
How should MEPs handle evidence when making decisions?
Our new guide brings together the shared priorities of citizens and researchers across Europe, developed with @researchireland.ie and @fnr.lu.
👉 Read the guide: bit.ly/47qWiYS
Workshop attendees and panellists.
🧑🔬 Today we hosted our first Standing up for Science Workshop of the year!
📢 Hiring: Communications Officer
Join us to help champion evidence and transparency in public life.
Creative, tech-savvy, and ready to make an impact?
📍 London | 💷 £30k
⏰ Deadline: 13 April, 9am
More info ➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
@alicemeadows.bsky.social reminds us that people deserve to have access to an information ecosystem everyone can understand. Public-good curators like her help foster that environment. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
❓Why is it important to support science journalists❓
Rodrigo Pérez Ortega speaks about the role of science journalists in #PublicGoodCuration.
Explore 'The People’s Case for Curators' guide, developed with @sagepub.com ➡️ bit.ly/40nA6ec
Explore the Responsible Handover of AI Framework 👉
bit.ly/4ryDTk0
It seeks to improve safety and confidence in AI by ensuring that important information isn't lost when AI-powered tools and technologies are transferred from one party to another.
Are you an Early Career Researcher who wants to build your skills and confidence to talk about your research?
Join our Standing up for Science Workshop!
🗓 Friday, 20 March 2026
⏰ 09:30 – 15:45
📍 University of Manchester
Apply here: bit.ly/4b9iibH
#ECR #VoYS #Workshop
❓What role do librarians play in the age of AI?❓
Michael Meth from SJSU Library explains why librarians are central to #PublicGoodCuration, helping people navigate AI-generated information.
For more, explore 'The People’s Case for Curators' guide, developed with @sagepub.com ➡️ bit.ly/40nA6ec
“We need to know what we can trust in order to progress science.”
Science Integrity Investigator Dr Elisabeth Bik talks about #PublicGoodCuration and its role in supporting trustworthy research.
Discover 'The People’s Case for Curators' guide➡️https://bit.ly/40nA6ec
People should be able to form opinions based on reliable information. Public-good curators like Elaine Westbrooks of Cornell University protect that reliability. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
📝Read the full letter here: bit.ly/4aQG2Te
"bowing to external pressure to avoid financial risk neglects their core purpose of generating and sharing knowledge. If Universities don't back their academics, who will?”
"The Libel Reform campaign secured a public interest defence and protections for peer-reviewed science that institutions should be using to challenge spurious lawsuits -"
As Professor Tracey Brown OBE, Director of Sense about Science, said: “Researchers should not be intimidated from publishing good data because they cannot afford to defend their work in court..."
📣Protecting research from legal intimidation.
We’ve co-signed a letter to Keir Starmer calling for universal Anti-#SLAPP protections in the 2026 King’s Speech.
Researchers should not be asked to withdraw sound work because it’s expensive to defend.
Public-good curators like H. Rich Milner IV use information from across disciplines to ensure that new research is high quality. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
They'll discuss success stories of public good curation and the pressures that curators currently face when combatting the rapid spread of online mis- and disinformation.
We look forward to sharing insights from the panel in the coming weeks. More info👇
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Promo tile for "Curators on the front lines of the information wars", as part of AAAS Annual Meeting.
Tomorrow, we will be hosting a panel at the 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Our associate Leonor Sierra, will be joined by Michael Meth, Elisabeth Bik, and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega.
@aaas.org @elisabethbik.bsky.social @rpocisv.bsky.social
💡 We’re pleased to be partnering with @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social to explore how research communication can remain effective amid rising polarisation and scepticism about expertise
Find out more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-kin...
📢Free talk: Join Professor Michael Mainelli to hear why libraries and archives matter more than ever for trust and knowledge in an AI-driven world #PublicGoodCuration
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legacy-wee...
2/ "...The good news in my experience is that people continue to want to be engaged and to help to create a better life for themselves and their community if and when asked. We ignore them at our peril." Simon Denegri, Chair of Sense about Science
1/ "All eyes may be on the existential threats posed by bots and “strongmen” leaders but some of the wounds to our democracy are being self-inflicted..."
www.thetimes.com/article/d6b4...
Public-good curators like Ivan Oransky give us the whole, verified picture by properly contextualising new information. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
Free webinar How researchers can maintain the standards of good science in a world of misinformation The People's Case for Curators February 18, 2026 11am ET | 4pm GMT How to Do Research and Get Published
Join us and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social for a free webinar February 18 at 11 AM ET.
We'll highlight the people who work to the standards of good science, such as librarians and research professionals, and how to make those standards more visible.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
