From June 2025, the Leibniz Research Network “Evidence-Based Science Communication” aims to counteract the increasing fragmentation of the research field by strengthening the links between theory and practice. The goal is to improve our understanding of the mechanisms of scientific communication and enhance its quality in the long term.
This three-year project will bring together partners from 14 Leibniz institutes, including representatives from all five sections of the Leibniz Association. The network contributes a wide range of perspectives, including those from educational research, psychology, and applied museum communication research. The HBI will contribute its expertise in communication science in the context of transfer research, including health communication.
The initiators of the network intend to strengthen the position of science communication as an interdisciplinary field of research within the Leibniz Association. The focus includes:
- Analyzing the interactions between science and society (e.g., in the context of impact research)
- Further developing evidence-based approaches to communicating scientific content
- Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and methodological innovations
Further information on the network can be found in the Leibniz Association’s press release of June 4, 2025: https://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/neues/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen-single/newsdetails/neues-leibniz-forschungsnetzwerk-staerkt-evidenzbasierte-wissenschaftskommunikation.
More information on the Leibniz Research Networks is available online at www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/forschung/leibniz-forschungsnetzwerke/.