science communication studies

Medical Museion and CBMR are looking for a curious, creative Postdoc to join us to investigate the role of communicating disciplinary values and goals in interdisciplinary science. The project is part of a wider research theme investigating contemporary discourse about ‘research culture’, initiatives being undertaken to improve it, historical origins, and how creative and communication activities can help support better collaboration.

Many of the objects held by museums of science and medicine are significant because they have been used in the production of knowledge and scientific enquiry. This blog post discusses how we might display such objects in ways that draw on their potential to generate scientific knowledge as well as their cultural history and materiality. […]