The subject of scientific communication is still poorly recognized in Poland. Our universities do not train scientific communication specialists. Italy, Portugal and Spain can be treated as role models here. However, with this respect our University stands out and our experts are more and more visible in the media - it is thanks to the activity of the University of Lodz Promotion Centre.
Going back to the more general thought concerning Polish academic world, it needs to be pointed out that in Poland there is still no culture of sharing scientific knowledge with the society. This is not included in the assessment of work of university employees. We are teachers, researchers but we are not obliged to share our research results. However, we need to remember this is a fundamental mission of each university, which is particularly visible in the era of fake news dissemination. Scientists have to help people understand the environment, help them conduct analytical screening of information so as not to strengthen pseudoscience - comments on the research results of the team prof. Izabela Warwas.
More information on the results of the study is available in the reports on the project website
University of Lodz is one of the biggest universities in Poland. Its mission is to educate top-class scientists and specialists in numerous fields of humanities, social sciences, natural and exact sciences as well as health sciences. UniLodz cooperates with business, both at the staff level by providing qualified employees as well as at the scientific level, by offering its know-how to enterprises from various areas of economy. University of Lodz is an academic institution open to the world – the number of its international students is constantly growing, while its Polish students, thanks to Exchange programmes, get to know Europe, Asia and travel overseas. The University is a part of Lodz, it operates for and with the community of Lodz by getting involved in many socio-cultural projects.
Source: Polish Press Agency
Edit: Promotion Centre, UL