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Wellcome Open Research
A survey to gather perspectives of DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance-funded researchers on public engagement with science
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Sarah Iqbal1  Banya Kar2 
[1] Independent Communications and Public Engagement Consultant;DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance;Freelance Science Communications and Public Engagement Professional
关键词: Public Engagement;    Science Communication;    Researcher;    India;    Survey;    Research;    Biomedical science;    Health research;    Clinical research;   
DOI  :  10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17120.2
学科分类:内科医学
来源: Wellcome
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【 摘 要 】

Lately, the Indian research ecosystem has seen an upward trend in scientists showing interest in communicating their science and engaging with non-scientific audiences; however, the number and variety of science communication or public engagement activities undertaken formally by scientists remains low in the country. There could be many contributing factors for this trend. To explore this further, the science funding public charity in India, DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (India Alliance), in a first of its kind of study by a funding agency in India, surveyed its 243 research grantees in November 2020 requesting their views on public engagement with science in India through an online survey. The survey included both quantitative as well as open-ended questions to assess the understanding of, participation in, and attitude of India Alliance Fellows/Grantees towards public engagement with research, identify the enablers, challenges, and barriers to public engagement for India Alliance Fellows/Grantees, understand the specific needs (training/capacity-building, funding, etc.) and develop recommendations for India Alliance as well as for the larger scientific ecosystem in the country. The survey showed that India Alliance grantees are largely motivated to engage with the public about science or their research but lack professional recognition and incentives, training and structural support to undertake public engagement activities.

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