Contributes with knowledge and advice
The reference group contributes with knowledge and advice on issues relating to science communication linked to the Swedish Research Council’s mandate in this field.
Areas covered include:
- strategies and forms for research communication
- contemporary environment monitoring
- the Swedish Research Council’s current development projects
- proposals for reviewers of applications for grants for science communication
Composition of the reference group
The reference group has eight members, appointed by the Swedish Research Council following nominations from higher education institutions and organisations active in science communication.
The members of the group have experience of science communication and knowledge sharing from higher education institutions and other sectors of society. The group also has knowledge and expericence of science communication as a research field, practical science communication, and different forms of collaboration between researchers and communicators.
The Swedish Research Council’s Director of Communications chairs the reference group.
The mandate period is three years, and the members meet three times per year.
| Name | Title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Mikael Jonsson (Chair) | Director of Communications | Swedish Research Council |
Sara Arvidson | Head of communications | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) |
Gustav Bohlin | Research Secretary, PhD in Science Education | The Riksdag Administration |
| Jenny Björkman | Director of Collaboration, PhD in History | Riksbankens jubileumsfond |
Ulrika Björkstén | Secretary General, PhD in physical chemistry | VA (Public & Science) |
| Anna Jonsson | Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Business administration | Stockholm University |
Lisa Kirsebom | Science journalist | |
| Gustav Källstrand | Programme Editor, PhD in Cultural History | Nobel Prize Museum |
Andreas Nord | Associate Professor of Biology and a panel member of Young Academy of Sweden | Lund University |
Anna-Karin Thorstensson | Head of Unit and Communications Officer, Communications and Marketing Division | Linköping University |
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