ERUM – Enhancing Research Understanding through Media
The ERUM project is a European initiative which addresses the need for the development of students’ key transversal competences in terms of media literacy, evidence-based communication and resilience to dis/misinformation. It also intends to strengthen the capacity of media experts vis-a-vis evidence- and research-based communication.
Students
Higher Education Institutions
Collaborate with media and scientific experts to improve the educational offer of universities.
Media Representatives
Connect and learn from Higher Education professionals to improve evidence-based communication.
News
Still alive and online: ERUM’s fifth transnational project meeting
While it has been a little quiet around here, partners of the ERUM project have been busy with the implementation of the 2nd part of the Intensive Study Programme “From Post-Truth to Pseudoscience: Understanding the Impact of Disinformation our Societies” in September...
Science communication: a valid answer to fight dis/misinformation in the digital age
The second edition of the Intensive Study Programme organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki took place online between 19th and 21st of July.
Our second newsletter is out!
ERUM second newsletter is out! Find out more about the project and its developments here.
From Post-Truth to Pseudoscience: Understanding the Impact of Disinformation on our Societies – Online Intensive Study Programme
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will be hosting our second Online Intensive Study Programme (ISP) for students of different disciplines at master and PhD level! The ISP will be held in two parts: July 19-21 and September 13-14. The aim is to help participants...
ERUM’s fourth transnational project meeting
On 26 May 2021, the ERUM consortium met for the fourth time. Due to the current public health crisis, the meeting was held online via Zoom, and it was chaired by Judith Götz, Alessandra Santoianni and Johanna Urban from the University of Vienna. During this productive...
Finalisation of IO2 – The Guidelines for Evidence-Based Communication are now available!
Finalisation of IO2 – The Guidelines for Evidence-Based Communication
Online conference on research understanding through media
The mis- and disinformation spread in the Media has gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic. This raises the broader question of the role of media professionals and researchers in the spread of science and communication. Public understanding of scientific key...
Engaging minds: How to broadly communicate research, without misleadingness
Our very first Intensive Study Programme “Which Guidelines for Evidence-based Communication”, organised by the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), took place from 1-5 March 2021. Around twenty master’s students and PhD candidates gathered...
A glimpse behind the scenes of the ERUM project: Keeping to the highest standards possible
The University of Alcalá is in charge of the quality assurance of ERUM and offers a glimpse behind the scenes. Although the Covid-19 pandemic can mean a challenge in the implementation of international projects, we can think of and devise different strategies that...
Scientific Vulgarisation in Mainstream Media: the conference highlights
A look back at the project’s first online conference
Outputs and Resources
Media representation of controversial topics
The reports elaborate on a methodology to apprehend media content in a critical way and present a comprehensive analysis of the media representation gaps in various highly-relevant topics of our society.
Status: Finalised (June 2020)
Milestones: Conference on scientific popularisation through mainstream media in Belgium
Study material for media literacy skills
The study material provides the learners an experiential journey to learning and improving their knowledge, skills and competences in media literacy and resilience to mis/disinformation.
Status: Planned (May 2022)
Milestones: Summer schools in France and Greece
Guidelines for evidence-based communication
The guidelines provide guidance and support to postgraduate students to develop their skills for good scientific-communication practices. The booklet underlines the current media practices and elaborates on the good practices of media popularisation of science.
Status: Finalised (March 2021)
Milestones: Conference on research understanding through media in Cyprus
Policy recommendations for Media-Academia collaboration
The white paper looks into ways of mainstreaming strategic support for students against misleading media content and propose solutions for cooperation between the media and higher education institutions.
Status: Planned (May 2022)
Milestones: Conference on Media Literacy in contemporary societies in Austria
Guidelines for evidence-based communication
Partners
European University Foundation
University Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Vytautas Magnus University
Universität Wien
Cyprus University of Technology
Universidad de Alcalá
Contact Us
Judith Goetz
judith.goetz@univie.ac.at
Johanna Urban
johanna.urban@univie.ac.at