challenge

Strategic Communications in STEM, Environment and Healthcare

Outlining the various models and activities of science and technology communication across sectors.

Closed for application

Our Challenge

This ELO takes as a starting point the contrasting approaches of strategic and marketing communications with the more recent public engagement policy agenda in science, technology, engineering, maths, environment and healthcare. We look critically at the strengths and weaknesses of each and ways the two approaches can combine, exploring the models and activities in research and practice that engaged stakeholders and the public in science and technology.

The Team

Teamchers

These are the teamchers you'll work with on the challenge.

Padraig Murphy

Teamcher

Learners

8 learners

Study period: 12 January – 30 April 2026
Study format: Hybrid
Application period: 29 September 2025 – 22 January 2026
Credits: 10 ECTS
Hosting university: Dublin City University
Topics: -

Information

Value and progress

LO3 - Learning Outcome 3

Apply leadership in managing science or health education and public engagement initiatives

ESCO SKILLS

Set inclusion policies Develop contingency plans for emergencies Apply risk management processes Minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area Raise awareness on local community's priorities Participate actively in civic life Work within communities Solve problems Think creatively Think holistically Show responsibility Meet commitments Brainstorm ideas Create new concepts Demonstrate willingness to learn Think innovately Improvise Show empathy Work in teams Conflict management Self-management skills and competences Plan Demonstrate enthusiasm Persist Keep an open mind Deal with uncertainty Respect the diversity of cultural values and norms Demonstrate intercultural competence Search for information online Evaluate data, information and digital content Digital competencies

LO1 - Learning Outcome 1

Understand and analyse the many social processes linking science and society and the social contexts for technologies and science

ESCO SKILLS

Assist community Raise awareness on local community's priorities Participate actively in civic life Work within communities Solve problems Think creatively Think holistically Assume responsibility for maintaining a safe ship environment Meet commitments Brainstorm ideas Create new concepts Demonstrate willingness to learn Think innovately Improvise Show empathy Work in teams Conflict management Plan Self-management skills and competences Demonstrate enthusiasm Persist Keep an open mind Deal with uncertainty Respect the diversity of cultural values and norms Demonstrate intercultural competence Set inclusion policies Develop contingency plans for emergencies Apply risk management processes Minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area

LO2 - Learning Outcome 2

Strategise and devise engagement plans taking various standpoints of vision and communication model, and applying appropriate engagement activities

ESCO SKILLS

Self-management skills and competences Plan Demonstrate enthusiasm Persist Keep an open mind Deal with uncertainty Respect the diversity of cultural values and norms Work in teams Demonstrate intercultural competence Set inclusion policies Develop contingency plans for emergencies Apply risk management processes Minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area Raise awareness on local community's priorities Participate actively in civic life Work within communities Ensure infrastructure accessibility Solve problems Think creatively Think holistically Assume responsibility for maintaining a safe ship environment Meet commitments Brainstorm ideas Create new concepts Demonstrate willingness to learn Think innovately Improvise Show empathy

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Hosting university

Strategic Communications in STEM, Environment and Healthcare

Strategic Communications in STEM, Environment and Healthcare

Our Challenge

The Team

Teamchers

Learners

Information

The story

The application process

Participant information

Value and progress

LO3 - Learning Outcome 3

ESCO SKILLS

LO1 - Learning Outcome 1

ESCO SKILLS

LO4 - Learning Outcome 4

ESCO SKILLS

LO2 - Learning Outcome 2

ESCO SKILLS

Energy and sustainability

Resilient communities

Critical and innovative thinking

Inter-personal skills

Intra-personal skills

Global citizenship

Media and information literacy

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Dublin City University

Dublin City University