A case of wide spread science communication via the "Hundred Mysteries of the Universe" project

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25560076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: FUKUI Yasuo 名古屋大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (30135298)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TODAYAMA Kazuhisa 名古屋大学, 大学院情報科学研究科, 教授 (90217513) ; HAYAKAWA Takahiro 名古屋大学, 大学院理学研究科, 研究員 (00413964) ; TORII Kazufumi 名古屋大学, 大学院理学研究科, 研究員 (20444383)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 科学コミュニケーション / ソーシャルメディア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We explored a new style of "Hundred mysteries of the universe" project, as a science communication activity which utilize social media.
We have opened the project facebook page and showed that the use of social media is also effective in science communication.
We exhibited at events of science communication, and exchanged views with visitors (general public people and researchers).

Free Research Field

科学と社会・文化