This chapter addresses the meanings of 'sciences' and their 'publics'. These definitions are
particularly important given the recent calls to shift practices from deficit-led science …

This introductory essay looks back on the two decades since the journal Public
Understanding of Science was launched. Drawing on the invited commentaries in this …

Taking as its frame the last twenty years of policy-making and academic discussion
regarding public engagement with science (PES), this short article offers a personal …

This paper reviews some changes and continuities in science–society relations which have
shaped this journal's birth and development. I argue that the main focus on publics has been …

This study explores alternative forms of public engagement with science through 25 semi-
structured interviews with England-based participants from demographic groups traditionally …

In this article, we explore the institutional negotiation of public engagement in matters of
science and technology. We take the example of the Science in Society dialogue program …

The journal starts another year of flourishing research into the Public Understanding of
Science. We are now receiving in excess of 200 submissions per year which testifies to the …

In the first article of the first issue of this journal, Bodmer and Wilkins (1992) discussed what
the optimal strategy might be for targeting factual information about science at working class …

This article uses data from two UK studies in order to explore the meanings attached to
public engagement. It focuses on two issues of importance to contemporary discussions of …

This thesis documents the historical development of debates around the public
understanding of science in the UK from 1985 until 2005. Testimonies from key actors …