Public communication and scientific dissemination in COVID-19 times: actions developed at the Federal University of Uberlândia – Brazil

  • Adriana C. Omena dos Santos Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologias, Comunicação e Educação, Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
  • Diélen dos Reis Borges Almeida Diretoria de Comunicação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
  • Thiago Augusto Arlindo Tomaz da Silva Crepaldi Curso de Jornalismo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20318/recs.2020.5436
Keywords: public communication, dissemination of science, COVID-19, UFU, Brazil

Abstract

Faced with a pandemic, such as COVID-19, the public communication of science becomes essential, as it provides society with scientifically based content that is of public interest. The article presented the scientific communication actions on COVID-19, produced by the Scientific Dissemination Division of the Federal University of Uberlândia (Minas Gerais/ Brazil). A documentary, participatory, descriptive and field research was carried out in the sector of the institution, to survey the scientific productions on the coronavirus, from February 6, 2020 to May 8, 2020.It was concluded that the Scientific Dissemination Division of the Federal University of Uberlândia has spared no effort to produce information about COVID-19, through Scientific Journalism, seeking to reach public communication of science. During the study it became evident the importance of public communication of science in scientific dissemination actions, especially at times such as of the coronavirus, when the public interest must be based on scientific criteria.

 

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Published
2020-07-16
How to Cite
Omena dos Santos, A. C., Almeida, D. dos R. B., & Crepaldi, T. A. A. T. da S. (2020). Public communication and scientific dissemination in COVID-19 times: actions developed at the Federal University of Uberlândia – Brazil. Revista Española De Comunicación En Salud , 279-292. https://doi.org/10.20318/recs.2020.5436
Issue
2020: Suplemento 1
Section
Perspectives

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