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

Summary report of the Food for Life Partnership evaluation conducted by UWE,Bristol and Cardiff University. May 2011

Podologues: Conversations created by science podcasts (2010)
Journal Article
Birch, H., & Weitkamp, E. (2010). Podologues: Conversations created by science podcasts. New Media and Society, 12(6), 889-909. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444809356333

Podcasts are media files that can be automatically aggregated and downloaded via the internet, and transferred to portable media players. Combined with online discussion facilities, podcasts represent flexible and potentially valuable tools for commu... Read More about Podologues: Conversations created by science podcasts.

Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities (2010)
Journal Article
Leksmono, N., Dorfman, P., Burnet, F., Gibbs, D., Longhurst, J., & Weitkamp, E. (2010). Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(5), 559-571. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640561003633680

Schedule 11 of the Environment Act 1995 underpins the requirement for consultation on air quality issues. The ongoing air quality review and assessment process represents one of the largest locally based science policy and communication initiatives e... Read More about Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities.

Science and the citizen (2010)
Book Chapter
Wilkinson, C. (2010). Science and the citizen. In E. Weitkamp, & M. Brake (Eds.), Introducing Science Communication: A Practical Guide (52-76). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Presenting science (2010)
Book Chapter
Bultitude, K. (2010). Presenting science. In M. Brake, & E. Weitkamp (Eds.), Introducing Science Communication: A Practical Guide. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Exploring the context of consultation: The case of local air quality management (2010)
Journal Article
Leksmono, N., Dorfman, P., Gibbs, D. C., Longhurst, J., & Weitkamp, E. (2010). Exploring the context of consultation: The case of local air quality management. Local Environment, 15(1), 15-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830903406040

The Environment Act of 1995 (Part IV) requires local authorities to review and assess air quality in their area of jurisdiction and to determine locations where concentrations of defined pollutants exceed. The ongoing review and assessment process is... Read More about Exploring the context of consultation: The case of local air quality management.

Food for Life partnership evaluation: Primary school case studies report (2010)
Report
Jones, M., Kimberlee, R., Weitkamp, E., & Orme, J. (2010). Food for Life partnership evaluation: Primary school case studies report

This report presents an account of findings for the Primary School Case Study conducted as one part of the Food for Life Partnership (FFLP) Evaluation. The purpose of the study was to examine FFLP’s facilitation of food culture reform in flagship pri... Read More about Food for Life partnership evaluation: Primary school case studies report.

Often overlooked: formative evaluation in the development of ScienceComics (2009)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E., & Featherstone, H. (2009). Often overlooked: formative evaluation in the development of ScienceComics. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 8(4), A04

Formative evaluation should play a key role in the development of a science communication project or initiative. Such research is vital to understanding the needs and interests of the audience or participants; meeting these needs and interests helps... Read More about Often overlooked: formative evaluation in the development of ScienceComics.

Defining issue-based publics for public engagement: Climate change as a case study (2009)
Journal Article
Featherstone, H., Weitkamp, E., Ling, K., & Burnet, F. (2009). Defining issue-based publics for public engagement: Climate change as a case study. Public Understanding of Science, 18(2), 214-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662507082890

Understanding your audiences' perceptions is key to the success of any communication campaign. This research note outlines a pilot study using the Situational Model of publics to segment the broader public. Focus groups were used to study publics' un... Read More about Defining issue-based publics for public engagement: Climate change as a case study.

Stakeholders' mixed messages on climate change (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Featherstone, H., Ling, K., & Weitkamp, E. (2008, June). Stakeholders' mixed messages on climate change. Paper presented at 10th Annual Public Communication of Science and Technology, Malmo, Sweden

Making sense scientific claims in advertising. A study of scientifically aware consumers (2008)
Journal Article
Dodds, R. E., Tseelon, E., & Weitkamp, E. (2008). Making sense scientific claims in advertising. A study of scientifically aware consumers. Public Understanding of Science, 17(2), 211-230. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662506065559

Evidence that science is becoming increasingly embedded in culture comes from the proliferation of discourses of ethical consumption, sustainability, and environmental awareness. Al Gore's recent award, along with UN's Inter-governmental Panel on Cli... Read More about Making sense scientific claims in advertising. A study of scientifically aware consumers.