BU Centre for Science, Health & Data Comm Research

The Centre for Science, Health, and Data Communications Research focuses on the urgent need for better science, health and data communication through ambitious cross-disciplinary collaborations. Bringing together experts from various disciplines – media and communication, computer and data sciences, health and medical sciences, environment sciences, business studies, psychology and sociology – we research and pioneer interdisciplinary solutions for contemporary communication challenges. From reporting statistics, to tackling disinformation, from health and wellness interventions to more efficient communication around environmental and humanitarian disasters, our members respond to real world issues—often in real time. For more about our centre or to get in touch, please visit https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/centre-science-health-data-communication-research

Checkout past events and subscribe to our YouTube channel (@SHDCresearch)

Follow us on Instagram and X (Twitter) @SHDCresearch

Upcoming (5)

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children primary image

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children

Wednesday at 14:00 GMT+1

Free

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges primary image

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges

Wed, May 8, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions primary image

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions

Wed, May 15, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication primary image

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication

Wed, May 22, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems primary image

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems

Thu, Jun 20, 12:30 PM

Free

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children primary image

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children

Wednesday at 14:00 GMT+1

Free

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges primary image

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges

Wed, May 8, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions primary image

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions

Wed, May 15, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication primary image

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication

Wed, May 22, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems primary image

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems

Thu, Jun 20, 12:30 PM

Free

Past (66)

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice primary image

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice

Wed, Apr 24, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam primary image

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam

Wed, Apr 17, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility primary image

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility

Wed, Mar 27, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media primary image

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media

Wed, Mar 20, 2:00 PM

Free

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame primary image

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame

Wed, Mar 6, 2:00 PM

Free

The branding of public health campaigns primary image

The branding of public health campaigns

Wed, Feb 28, 2:00 PM

Free

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland primary image

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland

Wed, Feb 21, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation primary image

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation

Wed, Feb 14, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication primary image

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication

Wed, Feb 7, 3:00 PM GMT

Free

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances" primary image

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances"

Thu, Dec 14, 4:00 PM GMT

Free

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health primary image

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health

Wed, Dec 13, 5:30 PM

Free

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media" primary image

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media"

Thu, Dec 7, 4:00 PM GMT

Free

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice primary image

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice

Wed, Apr 24, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam primary image

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam

Wed, Apr 17, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility primary image

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility

Wed, Mar 27, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media primary image

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media

Wed, Mar 20, 2:00 PM

Free

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame primary image

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame

Wed, Mar 6, 2:00 PM

Free

The branding of public health campaigns primary image

The branding of public health campaigns

Wed, Feb 28, 2:00 PM

Free

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland primary image

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland

Wed, Feb 21, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation primary image

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation

Wed, Feb 14, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication primary image

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication

Wed, Feb 7, 3:00 PM GMT

Free

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances" primary image

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances"

Thu, Dec 14, 4:00 PM GMT

Free

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health primary image

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health

Wed, Dec 13, 5:30 PM

Free

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media" primary image

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media"

Thu, Dec 7, 4:00 PM GMT

Free

The Centre for Science, Health, and Data Communications Research focuses on the urgent need for better science, health and data communication through ambitious cross-disciplinary collaborations. Bringing together experts from various disciplines – media and communication, computer and data sciences, health and medical sciences, environment sciences, business studies, psychology and sociology – we research and pioneer interdisciplinary solutions for contemporary communication challenges. From reporting statistics, to tackling disinformation, from health and wellness interventions to more efficient communication around environmental and humanitarian disasters, our members respond to real world issues—often in real time. For more about our centre or to get in touch, please visit https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/centre-science-health-data-communication-research

Checkout past events and subscribe to our YouTube channel (@SHDCresearch)

Follow us on Instagram and X (Twitter) @SHDCresearch

Events

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children primary image

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children

Wednesday at 14:00 GMT+1

Free

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges primary image

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges

Wed, May 8, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions primary image

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions

Wed, May 15, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication primary image

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication

Wed, May 22, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems primary image

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems

Thu, Jun 20, 12:30 PM

Free

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children primary image

Algorithms and parents’ fears of invisible and super-visible children

Wednesday at 14:00 GMT+1

Free

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges primary image

How health journalists think about their roles amid current challenges

Wed, May 8, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions primary image

Helping wildlife & people cope with climate change: Nature-based Solutions

Wed, May 15, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication primary image

Culture Matters: How Cultural Competence Enhances Health Communication

Wed, May 22, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems primary image

Media & Info Literacy for Communication Ecosystems

Thu, Jun 20, 12:30 PM

Free

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice primary image

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice

Wed, Apr 24, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam primary image

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam

Wed, Apr 17, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility primary image

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility

Wed, Mar 27, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media primary image

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media

Wed, Mar 20, 2:00 PM

Free

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame primary image

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame

Wed, Mar 6, 2:00 PM

Free

The branding of public health campaigns primary image

The branding of public health campaigns

Wed, Feb 28, 2:00 PM

Free

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland primary image

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland

Wed, Feb 21, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation primary image

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation

Wed, Feb 14, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication primary image

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication

Wed, Feb 7, 3:00 PM GMT

Free

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances" primary image

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances"

Thu, Dec 14, 4:00 PM GMT

Free

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health primary image

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health

Wed, Dec 13, 5:30 PM

Free

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media" primary image

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media"

Thu, Dec 7, 4:00 PM GMT

Free

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice primary image

Science Public Relations: Opportunities for Research and Practice

Wed, Apr 24, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam primary image

Urban-rural divide in climate change information and engagement in Vietnam

Wed, Apr 17, 2:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility primary image

The embodied reading experience: A call for creative digital accessibility

Wed, Mar 27, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media primary image

Machine learning approach to health information influences on social media

Wed, Mar 20, 2:00 PM

Free

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame primary image

News and Public Opinion Dynamics of COVID-19 Blame

Wed, Mar 6, 2:00 PM

Free

The branding of public health campaigns primary image

The branding of public health campaigns

Wed, Feb 28, 2:00 PM

Free

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland primary image

Ponies at the Edge: Landscape domestication and home in Shetland

Wed, Feb 21, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation primary image

Media & Information Literacy for Resilience to Science Misinformation

Wed, Feb 14, 2:00 PM GMT

Free

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication primary image

Alice Fleerackers: 'Post-normal’ science communication

Wed, Feb 7, 3:00 PM GMT

Free

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances" primary image

Speaker Series: Arseli Dokumaci on "Shrinkage and Activist Affordances"

Thu, Dec 14, 4:00 PM GMT

Free

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health primary image

Here's to your good health? Craft beer, drinking cultures and public health

Wed, Dec 13, 5:30 PM

Free

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media" primary image

Speaker Series: Annamária Neag on "Youth digital activism and online media"

Thu, Dec 7, 4:00 PM GMT

Free