Clare Wilkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3942235 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clare Wilkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clare |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilkinson |
| SIGNATURE | WILKINSON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of England |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7465-8142 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Public engagement professionals: Exploring ethical tensions in communication, engagement and co-creation
Recent decades have seen the rising establishment of public engagement professionals supporting communication and engagement in the contexts of science and health research. This article explores how public engagement professionals consider the ethical dimensions of their work. Based on analysis of 17 interviews with science communication and public engagement specialists at UK academic institutions and in practice settings, we examine the ways in…
I Have an Ally, but It’s on My Face ”: Makeup as Code Switching in Science Communication
This study explores makeup use as a form of code switching among women in science communication. Drawing on Goffman’s dramaturgical theory and Butler’s concept of performativity, it examines how appearance is strategically adapted to navigate expectations of credibility, authority, and professionalism. Semistructured interviews ( n = 29) with participants across disciplines and career stages revealed two central themes: identity shaping and appea…
Looking at the Big Picture”: A Qualitative Study of Ethics in Science Communication and Engagement
Ethical issues arise in many communication and engagement settings. Such issues can, however, fall into the gaps between what is seen as “research” and what is seen as “dissemination.” Semi-structured interviews ( n = 17) and focus groups ( n = 2) with researchers and science communication and public engagement specialists at U.K. academic institutions and in practice settings suggest that while normative principles for ethical science communicat…
Race and Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication: Innovation, Decolonisation, and Transformation
Is there a role for citizen science in death and dying research
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought conversations about death and dying to the fore in a way not experienced for generations. This raises questions around perceptions of death and dying; the role of healthcare and the community in care; and the use of digital media for information and support. Public engagement can provoke a two-way conversation between researchers and the public and includes techniques that can engage the community not only with t…
Organisational forms of science communication: The UK and Spanish European higher education systems as paradigms
As key elements in research and development systems, higher education institutions have been taking a leading role when it comes to communicating science and technology, but their performance has been inconsistent so far. In this critical and comparative study of the UK public engagement model and the Spanish scientific culture model, eighteen practitioners from higher education institutions across both regions were interviewed. A mixed qualitati…
One might tweet just for money: Organisational and institutional incentives for researchers’ social media communication and public engagement practices
The changing media landscape and proliferation of social media potentially increase agency amongst researchers to communicate individually. It also points to a need for studying science communication at an organisational level to understand how science communication activities can be collectively organised to have a substantial impact. Despite these changes, there are ongoing questions regarding the perceived value of science communication and th…
Rethinking Science Communication Education and Training: Towards a Competence Model for Science Communication
Science communication is at a pivotal stage in its development due to the emergence of digital communication platforms that are not only presenting new opportunities but are also leading to new challenges. In this context, science communicators, who can include scientists, researchers, curators, journalists and other types of content producer, may require new types of preparation and support to engage with multiple audiences, across multiple chan…
Landscape change as a platform for environmental and social healing
Aotearoa New Zealand is characterised by dynamic landscapes. Major landscape‐altering events, such as earthquakes, floods, landslides and tsunami, have deeply influenced the relationships that many Māori, the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, have with their ancestral landscapes. This work documents perspectives of landscape change from five Māori individuals from various iwi (tribes) and hapū (kin groups) around Aotearoa New Zealand, w…
Into the Digital Wild: Utilizing Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook for Effective Science and Environmental Communication
Recent years have seen an upsurge in the digital environment and the reliance placed upon it by society. This case study reports on a project which sought to examine how the digital environment can be utilized for science communication, exploring the role of social media and particularly short online videos, as an effective means through which to engage the public with science, environment and conservation messages. Using as its focus a 300-mile …
Exploring the intersections: Researchers and communication professionals' perspectives on the organizational role of science communication
Purpose This paper reports on research exploring the intersections between researchers and communication professionals' perspectives on the objectives, funders and organizational influences on their science communication practices. Design/methodology/approach Examining one context, the inter-organizational BCDC Energy Research project based at five different research organizations in Finland, this paper presents data from semi-structured intervie…
The development of the Primary Care Clusters Multidimensional Assessment (PCCMA): A mixed-methods study
Evidencing impact: A case study of UK academic perspectives on evidencing research impact
The principle that research should demonstrate impact is now a central driver in UK research policy, with some describing the UK as having undergone a ‘culture change’ in regards to evidencing the value and contribution of academic research (Watermeyer, R. 2012. “From Engagement to Impact? Articulating the Public Value of Academic Research.” Tertiary Education and Management 18 (2): 115–30). This article takes a case study approach, examining one…
Mapping the hinterland: Data issues in open science
Open science is a practice in which the scientific process is shared completely and in real time. It offers the potential to support information flow, collaboration and dialogue among professional and non-professional participants. Using semi-structured interviews and case studies, this research investigated the relationship between open science and public engagement. This article concentrates on three particular areas of concern that emerged: fi…
Thai visitors’ expectations and experiences of explainer interaction within a science museum context
In Western literature, there is evidence that museum explainers offer significant potential for enhancing visitors’ learning through influencing their knowledge, content, action, behaviour and attitudes. However, little research has focused on the role of explainers in other cultural contexts. This study explored interactions between visitors and museum explainers within the setting of Thailand. Two questionnaires were distributed to 600 visitors…
Engaging With Strangers and Brief Encounters: Social Scientists and Emergent Public Engagement With Science and Technology
Social scientists operate in a range of roles within the public engagement with science and technology agenda. Social scientists’ strengths in respect to “translation” and “intermediary” skills have captured attention at a time of disciplinary pressure to demonstrate impact. This article explores how social scientists’ engaged in public engagement with science and technology consider their role(s), drawing on 21 semistructured interviews and Hors…
Open Science: A New “Trust Technology
The emerging practice of open science, which makes the entire process of a scientific investigation available, could extend membership of the research community to new, public audiences, who do not have access to science’s long-established trust mechanisms. This commentary considers if the structures that enable scientists to trust each other, and the public to trust scientists, are enriched by the open science approach. The completeness of infor…
Oh Yes, Robots! People Like Robots; the Robot People Should do Something: Perspectives and Prospects in Public Engagement With Robotics
Governmental and institutional policy making in a number of countries has embedded public engagement strategies as a primary channel to connect citizens with scientific and technological innovation. Robotics is emerging as a key site for such new technological activity and its applications are likely to be increasingly notable in our lives in coming years. Robotics researchers are investing considerable time and effort in “engaging” publics. Conc…
Opening the black box: Scientists’ views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate
Increasingly, scientists and policy makers have come to recognize that if nanotechnologies are to achieve wide public acceptance, it is essential to engage publics during the early phase of technology development. The media, situated at the interface between scientists and lay publics, possess the potential to play a significant role in public engagement in this field. This article, drawing on data from a recent survey and interview-based study, …
A survey of local health promotion initiatives for older people in Wales
The reasons for patchy provision of services were not clear. Increased efforts to improve the coverage of interventions known to be effective should be made. Rigorous evaluation of projects is needed to ascertain the most effective and appropriate interventions, especially for alcohol misuse and sexual health. These conclusions are relevant to the other countries of the United Kingdom (UK), and more widely across Europe
Nanotechnologies, risk and society
Nanotechnologies, like other emergent technologies, have had mixed receptions: heightened expectations of their likely benefits are accompanied with uncertainties and fears about their potential consequences. Scientists and policymakers are acutely aware of the significance of public perceptions for the successful realisation of technologies, which is especially evident in recent policy documents and debates on nanotechnologies. Trust, or rather …
From uncertainty to risk: Scientific and news media portrayals of nanoparticle safety
This article examines how nanotechnology has been portrayed in the British newspaper press over an extended period (from April 1, 2003 to July 1, 2006) and the views of scientists involved in nanotechnology research and journalists who wrote news stories. Two methodological strategies are employed: first, recurring patterns in the press coverage were identified using content analysis. Second, scientists and journalists were questioned about their…
From the Heart of My Bottom”: Negotiating Humor in Focus Group Discussions
Reporting and analyzing interactional data collected during focus groups can be a significant challenge for qualitative health researchers. In this article, the authors explore the use of humor among focus group participants as one area of interaction and negotiation that is methodologically interesting and theoretically insightful. They explore discussions about service user involvement in medical education across eight focus groups consisting o…
Doctors being up there and we being down here: A metaphorical analysis of talk about student/doctor-patient relationships
The Framing of Nanotechnologies in the British Newspaper Press
This article investigates how developments in nanotechnology were framed in the British national newspaper press during a formative period in their rising public salience. Specifically, an intervention by Prince Charles in April 2003 is shown to have acted as the principal catalyst for much of the ensuing newspaper reporting over the next fifteen months. This study, in taking as its focus the operation of specific news frames, identifies a range …
The Framing of Nanotechnologies in the British Newspaper Press
This article investigates how developments in nanotechnology were framed in the British national newspaper press during a formative period in their rising public salience. Specifically, an intervention by Prince Charles in April 2003 is shown to have acted as the principal catalyst for much of the ensuing newspaper reporting over the next fifteen months. This study, in taking as its focus the operation of specific news frames, identifies a range …
Doctors being up there and we being down here: A metaphorical analysis of talk about student/doctor-patient relationships
Oh Yes, Robots! People Like Robots; the Robot People Should do Something: Perspectives and Prospects in Public Engagement With Robotics
Governmental and institutional policy making in a number of countries has embedded public engagement strategies as a primary channel to connect citizens with scientific and technological innovation. Robotics is emerging as a key site for such new technological activity and its applications are likely to be increasingly notable in our lives in coming years. Robotics researchers are investing considerable time and effort in “engaging” publics. Conc…
Evidencing impact: A case study of UK academic perspectives on evidencing research impact
The principle that research should demonstrate impact is now a central driver in UK research policy, with some describing the UK as having undergone a ‘culture change’ in regards to evidencing the value and contribution of academic research (Watermeyer, R. 2012. “From Engagement to Impact? Articulating the Public Value of Academic Research.” Tertiary Education and Management 18 (2): 115–30). This article takes a case study approach, examining one…
Open Science: A New “Trust Technology
The emerging practice of open science, which makes the entire process of a scientific investigation available, could extend membership of the research community to new, public audiences, who do not have access to science’s long-established trust mechanisms. This commentary considers if the structures that enable scientists to trust each other, and the public to trust scientists, are enriched by the open science approach. The completeness of infor…
One might tweet just for money: Organisational and institutional incentives for researchers’ social media communication and public engagement practices
The changing media landscape and proliferation of social media potentially increase agency amongst researchers to communicate individually. It also points to a need for studying science communication at an organisational level to understand how science communication activities can be collectively organised to have a substantial impact. Despite these changes, there are ongoing questions regarding the perceived value of science communication and th…
Does Experience Predict Knowledge and Behavior With Respect to Cutaneous Melanoma, Moles, and Sun Exposure? Possible Outcome Measures
A prospective survey of 3105 adults in 16 randomly selected group practices was conducted to test whether individuals with a personal experience, family history, or other contact with malignant melanoma display more knowledge and appropriate behavior with regard to melanomas and sun exposure than those with no such experience. Although patients with previous contact with the condition were more likely to check for moles, were more aware of the si…
The development of a new site-specific measure of quality of life for breast problems: The Cardiff breast scales
Politics and Topography in the Old House of Commons, 1783–1834
The Framing of Nanotechnologies in the British Newspaper Press
This article investigates how developments in nanotechnology were framed in the British national newspaper press during a formative period in their rising public salience. Specifically, an intervention by Prince Charles in April 2003 is shown to have acted as the principal catalyst for much of the ensuing newspaper reporting over the next fifteen months. This study, in taking as its focus the operation of specific news frames, identifies a range …
Nanotechnologies, risk and society
Nanotechnologies, like other emergent technologies, have had mixed receptions: heightened expectations of their likely benefits are accompanied with uncertainties and fears about their potential consequences. Scientists and policymakers are acutely aware of the significance of public perceptions for the successful realisation of technologies, which is especially evident in recent policy documents and debates on nanotechnologies. Trust, or rather …
From uncertainty to risk: Scientific and news media portrayals of nanoparticle safety
This article examines how nanotechnology has been portrayed in the British newspaper press over an extended period (from April 1, 2003 to July 1, 2006) and the views of scientists involved in nanotechnology research and journalists who wrote news stories. Two methodological strategies are employed: first, recurring patterns in the press coverage were identified using content analysis. Second, scientists and journalists were questioned about their…
From the Heart of My Bottom”: Negotiating Humor in Focus Group Discussions
Reporting and analyzing interactional data collected during focus groups can be a significant challenge for qualitative health researchers. In this article, the authors explore the use of humor among focus group participants as one area of interaction and negotiation that is methodologically interesting and theoretically insightful. They explore discussions about service user involvement in medical education across eight focus groups consisting o…
Doctors being up there and we being down here: A metaphorical analysis of talk about student/doctor-patient relationships
A survey of local health promotion initiatives for older people in Wales
The reasons for patchy provision of services were not clear. Increased efforts to improve the coverage of interventions known to be effective should be made. Rigorous evaluation of projects is needed to ascertain the most effective and appropriate interventions, especially for alcohol misuse and sexual health. These conclusions are relevant to the other countries of the United Kingdom (UK), and more widely across Europe
Opening the black box: Scientists’ views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate
Increasingly, scientists and policy makers have come to recognize that if nanotechnologies are to achieve wide public acceptance, it is essential to engage publics during the early phase of technology development. The media, situated at the interface between scientists and lay publics, possess the potential to play a significant role in public engagement in this field. This article, drawing on data from a recent survey and interview-based study, …
Oh Yes, Robots! People Like Robots; the Robot People Should do Something: Perspectives and Prospects in Public Engagement With Robotics
Governmental and institutional policy making in a number of countries has embedded public engagement strategies as a primary channel to connect citizens with scientific and technological innovation. Robotics is emerging as a key site for such new technological activity and its applications are likely to be increasingly notable in our lives in coming years. Robotics researchers are investing considerable time and effort in “engaging” publics. Conc…
Open Science: A New “Trust Technology
The emerging practice of open science, which makes the entire process of a scientific investigation available, could extend membership of the research community to new, public audiences, who do not have access to science’s long-established trust mechanisms. This commentary considers if the structures that enable scientists to trust each other, and the public to trust scientists, are enriched by the open science approach. The completeness of infor…
Engaging With Strangers and Brief Encounters: Social Scientists and Emergent Public Engagement With Science and Technology
Social scientists operate in a range of roles within the public engagement with science and technology agenda. Social scientists’ strengths in respect to “translation” and “intermediary” skills have captured attention at a time of disciplinary pressure to demonstrate impact. This article explores how social scientists’ engaged in public engagement with science and technology consider their role(s), drawing on 21 semistructured interviews and Hors…
Thai visitors’ expectations and experiences of explainer interaction within a science museum context
In Western literature, there is evidence that museum explainers offer significant potential for enhancing visitors’ learning through influencing their knowledge, content, action, behaviour and attitudes. However, little research has focused on the role of explainers in other cultural contexts. This study explored interactions between visitors and museum explainers within the setting of Thailand. Two questionnaires were distributed to 600 visitors…
Mapping the hinterland: Data issues in open science
Open science is a practice in which the scientific process is shared completely and in real time. It offers the potential to support information flow, collaboration and dialogue among professional and non-professional participants. Using semi-structured interviews and case studies, this research investigated the relationship between open science and public engagement. This article concentrates on three particular areas of concern that emerged: fi…
Evidencing impact: A case study of UK academic perspectives on evidencing research impact
The principle that research should demonstrate impact is now a central driver in UK research policy, with some describing the UK as having undergone a ‘culture change’ in regards to evidencing the value and contribution of academic research (Watermeyer, R. 2012. “From Engagement to Impact? Articulating the Public Value of Academic Research.” Tertiary Education and Management 18 (2): 115–30). This article takes a case study approach, examining one…
Into the Digital Wild: Utilizing Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook for Effective Science and Environmental Communication
Recent years have seen an upsurge in the digital environment and the reliance placed upon it by society. This case study reports on a project which sought to examine how the digital environment can be utilized for science communication, exploring the role of social media and particularly short online videos, as an effective means through which to engage the public with science, environment and conservation messages. Using as its focus a 300-mile …
Exploring the intersections: Researchers and communication professionals' perspectives on the organizational role of science communication
Purpose This paper reports on research exploring the intersections between researchers and communication professionals' perspectives on the objectives, funders and organizational influences on their science communication practices. Design/methodology/approach Examining one context, the inter-organizational BCDC Energy Research project based at five different research organizations in Finland, this paper presents data from semi-structured intervie…
The development of the Primary Care Clusters Multidimensional Assessment (PCCMA): A mixed-methods study
Rethinking Science Communication Education and Training: Towards a Competence Model for Science Communication
Science communication is at a pivotal stage in its development due to the emergence of digital communication platforms that are not only presenting new opportunities but are also leading to new challenges. In this context, science communicators, who can include scientists, researchers, curators, journalists and other types of content producer, may require new types of preparation and support to engage with multiple audiences, across multiple chan…
Landscape change as a platform for environmental and social healing
Aotearoa New Zealand is characterised by dynamic landscapes. Major landscape‐altering events, such as earthquakes, floods, landslides and tsunami, have deeply influenced the relationships that many Māori, the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, have with their ancestral landscapes. This work documents perspectives of landscape change from five Māori individuals from various iwi (tribes) and hapū (kin groups) around Aotearoa New Zealand, w…
Organisational forms of science communication: The UK and Spanish European higher education systems as paradigms
As key elements in research and development systems, higher education institutions have been taking a leading role when it comes to communicating science and technology, but their performance has been inconsistent so far. In this critical and comparative study of the UK public engagement model and the Spanish scientific culture model, eighteen practitioners from higher education institutions across both regions were interviewed. A mixed qualitati…
One might tweet just for money: Organisational and institutional incentives for researchers’ social media communication and public engagement practices
The changing media landscape and proliferation of social media potentially increase agency amongst researchers to communicate individually. It also points to a need for studying science communication at an organisational level to understand how science communication activities can be collectively organised to have a substantial impact. Despite these changes, there are ongoing questions regarding the perceived value of science communication and th…
Race and Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication: Innovation, Decolonisation, and Transformation
Is there a role for citizen science in death and dying research
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought conversations about death and dying to the fore in a way not experienced for generations. This raises questions around perceptions of death and dying; the role of healthcare and the community in care; and the use of digital media for information and support. Public engagement can provoke a two-way conversation between researchers and the public and includes techniques that can engage the community not only with t…
Political science (18 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Public relations (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (14 works) · Computer Science (14 works) · Public engagement (9 works) · Science communication (9 works) · Science education (8 works) · Engineering (7 works)