Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour Knowledge, Spaces, and Media

UncertainTEAM – target group oriented communication of scientific uncertainty in multiple crises

The project brings together perspectives from communication science, sociology, psychology and educational research to answer the overarching question of how research communication and journalism should best deal with uncertainty in science. To this end, quality criteria and ways of presenting scientific uncertainty based on them will be worked out and tested with the participation of journalists, science communicators and citizens. Successful communication of uncertainty should 1) create an understanding of scientific uncertainty as an important and productive part of science, 2) facilitate acceptance of scientific results and 3) promote informed, critical trust in science and its communicators.

Duration
11/2023 - 10/2026

Funding
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) :
600 000 Euro

Project management

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Fabian Prochazka
Assistant Professor (Seminar für Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft)
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Team

Prof. Dr. Guido Mehlkop

Prof. Dr. Johannes Bauer

Dr. phil. Eva Thomm

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Betsch

Prof. Dr. Tilmann Betsch

Dr. Mirjam Jenny

Dr. des. Sabine Best

Holger Futterleib

Finja Isabel Augsburg

Social and Behavioural Sciences

Cooperation partner

Prof. Dr. Babette Brinkmann (TH Köln)

Profile field

Wissen. Räume. Medien.