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VA Barometer 2022: Swedes’ confidence in researchers higher than ever before
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Never before have so many Swedes had such high confidence in researchers at universities. This is one of the findings of the 2022 VA Barometer investigating the Swedish public’s attitudes towards science and research, now available in English. It is the 20th Barometer since it was first conducted in 2002.
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Celebrating 20 years of dialogue and openness – VA’s anniversary
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This year marks 20 years since VA (Public & Science) was founded, which will be celebrated throughout 2022. VA anniversary gifts include a programme of seminars and activities plus a new open science toolbox, to further highlight the need for dialogue between researchers and society and to make science accessible to all.
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Forthcoming activities
Stockholm air quality at your fingertips
Air quality is the focus of a new project, CitizAir, in which VA is collaborating with KTH and the City of Stockholm to visualise air pollution data together with Stockholm residents. The aim is to develop an interactive and immersive augmented reality experience that combines pollution data and public screens in the city with an app on people’s phones to help them plan their journeys. Read more

New nationwide citizen science project to tackle plastic pollution
School pupils across Sweden will be helping researchers to map how much plastic can be found in different types of natural environments. The Plastic Experiment, being run in partnership with the Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation and the University of Gothenburg, is part of ForskarFredag, Sweden’s European Researchers’ Night activities. Read more

Soil health down to a tea
How much can buried tea bags teach us about soil and the climate? The Tea Tales project will develop a new tool that farmers, gardeners and policy makers can use to obtain information about soil health and make evidence-based decisions on how to best utilise the land. The tool can also be used by teachers in the classroom. Tea Tales is a collaboration between VA, Umeå University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Rural Economy and Agricultural Societies. Read more.
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VA’s recent activities
High confidence in researchers in Sweden during the omicron wave
Traditional news media continue to be Swedes’ main source of news about the coronavirus. Researchers enjoy a high level of confidence and the lifting of restrictions in Sweden did not affect public confidence in the professional groups who comment on the coronavirus. These are the results of a follow-up survey conducted by VA to investigate communication about the coronavirus in Sweden. Read more

A world in crisis – let’s strengthen research and democracy
After two years of pandemic, the world as we know it has been turned upside down again. We are all affected and concerned by Russia’s war against Ukraine. But there is a lot we can do to reduce fears and contribute to evidence-based democratic development, writes Cissi Askwall, Secretary General of VA. Read more.

Web portal to help counter myths against Covid vaccination
Pratavaccin.se is a web portal developed by VA to help ordinary people address myths and misconceptions about the vaccines, using evidence-based advice and support. The platform is available in Swedish, English, Arabic and Somali. Read more

Connections, conversations and science communication
The EU Rethink project came to an end this month with a final online conference, run jointly with the  EU Tresca project, where participants discussed how science communication as a practice can help to build public trust. Rethink has produced a whole range of resources for use by science communication professionals including a training navigator and briefs with recommendations for improving science communication directed toward policymakers, researchers and practitioners.
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VA’s recent publications and resources available in English
VA Barometer 2021/2022: An annual survey into the Swedish public’s general attitudes towards science and researchers.

VA information folder 2022: Information about VA and its members.

VA’s definition guides to science communication, citizen science, open science and responsible research and innovation
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VA in social media
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This newsletter contains information about the Swedish organisation Vetenskap & Allmänhet’s (Public & Science) activities and studies relating to the interface between science and society. The newsletter is issued four times a year. 
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Editor: Helen Garrison
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