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Exploring serendipitous dialogue (2014)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E. (2014). Exploring serendipitous dialogue. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 13(04),

Over the past decades there has been an increasing recognition of the need to promote dialogue between science and society. Often this takes the form of formal processes, such as citizen’s juries, that are designed to allow the public to contribut... Read More about Exploring serendipitous dialogue.

On the roles of scientists, press officers and journalists (2014)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E. (2014). On the roles of scientists, press officers and journalists. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 13(03),

This issue of the Journal of Science Communication raises a number of questions about the ways that new scientific research emerges from research institutions and in particular the role played by scientists, press officers and journalists in this... Read More about On the roles of scientists, press officers and journalists.

Shared spaces: a future for JCOM (2014)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E. (2014). Shared spaces: a future for JCOM. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 13(02),

As academic communities across the globe are increasingly encour- aged to share their knowledge outside the ivory towers of academia, it becomes ever more important to create a bridge that crosses continents and disciplinary boundaries. Sitting, a... Read More about Shared spaces: a future for JCOM.

UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers (2014)
Book
Stengler, E., Wilkinson, C., Weitkamp, E., Grand, A., Bultitude, K., Featherstone, H., …Brown, A. (2014). A. Grand (Ed.), UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers. Bristol, UK: University of the West of England, Bristol

Foreword This second volume in the Postgraduate Papers series has been produced as part of the celebrations of ten years of Science Communication postgraduate programmes in the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of Englan... Read More about UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers.

Agenda building in media coverage of food research (2014)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E., & Eidsvaag, T. (2014). Agenda building in media coverage of food research. Journalism Practice, 8(6), 871-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2013.865966

Concern has been raised about the rising influence of public relations on scientific news coverage and the potential role of institutional sources in shaping news reports. This study uses quantitative content analysis and qualitative interviews to ex... Read More about Agenda building in media coverage of food research.

A case study in serendipity: Environmental researchers use of traditional and social media for dissemination (2013)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, C., & Weitkamp, E. (2013). A case study in serendipity: Environmental researchers use of traditional and social media for dissemination. PLoS ONE, 8(12), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084339

In the face of demands for researchers to engage more actively with a wider range of publics and to capture different kinds of research impacts and engagements, we explored the ways a small number of environmental researchers use traditional and soci... Read More about A case study in serendipity: Environmental researchers use of traditional and social media for dissemination.

Food hygiene challenges in older people: Intergenerational learning as a health asset (2013)
Journal Article
Orme, J., Wythe, H., Wilkinson, C., Orme, J., Meredith, L., & Weitkamp, E. (2013). Food hygiene challenges in older people: Intergenerational learning as a health asset. https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR130181

Older people are more at risk of contracting foodborne infections; however the majority remain well despite the physical, social and cognitive challenges of older age. Future healthcare strategies targeting older people can be informed by exploring t... Read More about Food hygiene challenges in older people: Intergenerational learning as a health asset.

A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme (2013)
Journal Article
Orme, J., Jones, M., Salmon, D., Weitkamp, E., & Kimberlee, R. (2013). A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme. Health Education, 113(3), 168-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654281311309819

Purpose – Health promotion programmes are widely held to be more effective when the subjects of them actively participate in the process of change. The purpose of this paper is to report on an evaluation of the Food for Life Partnership programme, a... Read More about A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme.

Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme (2013)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Weitkamp, E., Jones, M., Salmon, D., Kimberlee, R., & Orme, J. (2013). Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme. Sustainability, 5(3), 1128-1140. https://doi.org/10.3390/su5031128

There is increasing interest in the role that schools can play in promoting education for sustainable development (ESD), and evidence is emerging that schools can be influential in the emerging agenda around the ecological, ethical and social aspects... Read More about Creating a learning environment to promote food sustainability issues in primary schools? Staff perceptions of implementing the food for life partnership programme.

An exploration of the collaborative processes of making theatre inspired by science (2012)
Journal Article
Dowell, E., & Weitkamp, E. (2012). An exploration of the collaborative processes of making theatre inspired by science. Public Understanding of Science, 21(7), 891-901. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662510394278

This research examined the collaborative processes of making theatre inspired by science through the analysis of 16 semi-structured interviews with individual collaborators (eight theatre practitioners and eight scientists). Interviews explored exper... Read More about An exploration of the collaborative processes of making theatre inspired by science.

Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: A case study (2012)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., & Weitkamp, E. (2012). Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: A case study. Science Communication, 11(3), C05

Policymakers, researchers and the general public seem to agree that there is a need for evidence based policies. Here we report on a case study which explores environmental policy making at the national and local levels in one European country, Portu... Read More about Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: A case study.

Food sustainability education as a route to healthier eating: Evaluation of a multi-component school programme in English primary schools (2012)
Journal Article
Morley, A., Salmon, D., Jones, M., Dailami, N., Weitkamp, E., Kimberlee, R., & Orme, J. (2012). Food sustainability education as a route to healthier eating: Evaluation of a multi-component school programme in English primary schools. Health Education Research, 27(3), 448-458. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cys016

Promising approaches to the promotion of healthier eating among children in primary school settings include the opportunity to practise practical cooking and growing, promoting the take up of healthier school meals and nutritional education. However,... Read More about Food sustainability education as a route to healthier eating: Evaluation of a multi-component school programme in English primary schools.

Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Dailami, N., Weitkamp, E., Kimberlee, R., Salmon, D., & Orme, J. (2012). Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme. Education Sciences, 2(2), 77-90. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci2020077

© 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Global food security and sustainability, animal welfare, dietary health, and socially just relations of food production have become prominent societal issues. They are of particular concern fo... Read More about Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme.

Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations (2012)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E., & Longhurst, J. (2012). Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 55(1), 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2011.583064

Environmental consultants act as intermediaries between clients (public and private sector) and stakeholders (both statutory and non-statutory), presenting information and arguments on behalf of clients to stakeholders and gathering stakeholders' vie... Read More about Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations.

Engaging teenagers with genetics and genomics through a school-based competition: Pilot evaluation (2012)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E., & Arnold, D. L. (2012). Engaging teenagers with genetics and genomics through a school-based competition: Pilot evaluation. International Journal of Science and Society, 4(1), 63-68

As part of a university outreach programme, the authors ran an interschool competition encouraging young people (year 10, age 14–15) to explore their ideas about the likely social impacts of whole genome screening. Schools participating in the comp... Read More about Engaging teenagers with genetics and genomics through a school-based competition: Pilot evaluation.

Engaging and assessing impact: Moving forward (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Weitkamp, E., Wilkinson, C., & Knetsch, M. (2011, November). Engaging and assessing impact: Moving forward. Presented at NCCPE Engage 2011 Conference, Bristol, UK

The workshop aimed to explore recent methods taken to assess the impact of different approaches to public engagement, specifically focusing on public engagement through festivals and media; and to consider some problematic aspects of assessing the i... Read More about Engaging and assessing impact: Moving forward.

Food for life partnership evaluation: Full report (2011)
Report
Orme, J., Jones, M., Kimberlee, R., Weitkamp, E., Salmon, D., Dailami, N., …Morgan, K. (2011). Food for life partnership evaluation: Full report

Full report on the evaluation of the Food for Life Partnership programme. May 2011