In this pilot study, we used a mixed methods online survey to ask science popularizers how gender harassment influences the way they communicate science to the public. Popularizers reported that gender harassment caused the science popularization field to increasingly strive for gender inclusivity in the creation of content. However, harassment made female popularizers feel they must emphasize their legitimacy, quite conscious of their clothing choices, and wary of engaging the public through mediums or topics that provoke more severe harassment. Implications for science communication and public engagement are discussed.
This research comes as part of a broader resurgence of study on the electrical conductivity of glasses-and the mechanism for electronic motion in the amorphous network-spurred by interest in using glasses as matrices for solid-state batteries, taking advantage of the glasses' tailorable conductivity, chemical durability, and mechanical strength. The work presented in this study regards the preparation and characterization of some binary glasses belonging to the TeO 2-V 2 O 5 system. In particular, we focused on the glasses' electrical conductivity at room temperature and at higher temperatures as a function of the V 4+ ion content in the glass structure. The amount of V 4+ in the glass was determined by a colorimetric method. Moreover, density and thermal properties (T g , C p) were measured, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements were performed as well.
Local government departments charged with the responsibility of engaging with their communities require a codified evidence base for designing and delivering engagement initiatives. This is vital if the engagement initiative is to take effective account of the often multifarious and divergent needs that present within the community. This was the case for the Community Development and Facilities Branch of the Toowoomba Regional Council in Queensland, which in partnership with social researchers based in an Australian regional university set about developing a sequenced professional development programme that up-skilled council staff in field-based qualitative research approaches. This article addresses findings from this collaboration, as well as detailing more broadly the role qualitative social research might play in local government community engagement practice. Core concerns are how the views, perceptions, beliefs and attitudes of a community might be gathered through qualitative social research and the ways in which this might inform engagement initiatives.
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