On 17 October, 2024, the Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice and the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program will bring together science communicators and engagement experts from China, the UK and the US with the aim to share experience on how to empower citizens to counter global disinformation.<\/p>\n
The event, Science Literacy and Communication<\/strong>, is rooted in earlier collaboration on the Aspen institute’s INFODEMIC<\/a> mini-documentary. It is also a continuation of GSEJ’s recent contribution to the UNESCO’s initiative<\/a>\u00a0in this area.<\/p>\n Speakers include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Aaron F. Mertz, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Science & Society Program<\/p>\n Ting Wang, Director, China Research Institute for Science Popularization<\/p>\n Elizabeth Toon, Lecturer in Science Communication, University of Manchester<\/p>\n Xiaoxue Chen, Chief Editor or China’s leading science platform, Mr Science<\/p>\n Nita Pillai, Director of Programmes and Operations, Sense about Science, UK<\/p>\n The event is chaired by Joy Y. Zhang, Director of GSEJ, University of Kent. Simultaneous translation between Chinese and English will be available.<\/p>\n The event is free and open to all. Please register here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"