Science Communication

Science doesn’t speak for itself; it requires translation. FrameWorks’ approach equips researchers and experts to get big ideas across to the public without losing fidelity – or losing the crowd.

Science—and research, in general—is necessarily complex, but our communication about it doesn’t have to be.

We invite you to explore these resources for information on how to communicate about science-related issues in ways that build understanding and inspire confidence in evidence-informed solutions.

Featured Work

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Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations

The purpose of this brief is to equip physicians, advocates, and public health communicators with the strategies necessary to effectively build understanding of and support for child and...

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Six ways to change hearts and minds about climate change

This framing guide outlines six tips to frame climate change to improve public understanding and inspire action. The guide translates research into practice, connecting a broad body of research to...

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Combating Misinformation: How to Talk about Science

New research is showing that when trust in science is low we are more susceptible to misinformation. What lies beneath this lack of trust?

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Combating Misinformation: How to Talk about Science

New research is showing that when trust in science is low we are more susceptible to misinformation. What lies beneath this lack of trust?

Report

Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations

The purpose of this brief is to equip physicians, advocates, and public health communicators with the strategies necessary to effectively build understanding of and support for child and...

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Reframing Farming: Strategies for expanding thinking about agriculture

As most of us now lack personal experience with farming, we also lack ways to understand what farming involves, who it involves, what is required to stay in business, and how it affects our...

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Communicating about vaccination in the UK

This strategic brief represents the culmination of a research project, supported by the Wellcome Trust and conducted by the FrameWorks Institute, to explore how people understand vaccines in the...

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How are advocates talking about vaccination? An analysis of field communications

This report is one part of a broader project, supported by the Wellcome Trust. The project aims to understand current discourse and thinking about vaccines and vaccination and to identify and...

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Communicating about vaccination in the UK: Research methods supplement

This supplement provides detailed information on the research informing FrameWorks’ strategic brief on reframing vaccines and vaccination in the United Kingdom.

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Framing Racial Equity in Adolescence: Messaging Strategies for Social Change

This playbook is part of a broader effort to change how we think and talk about adolescence and adolescent development in America.

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Framing Racial Equity in Adolescence: Messaging Recommendations for Advocates and Communicators

The purpose of this document is to equip advocates and communicators working in the youth space with more effective shared messaging that can build understanding, change attitudes, and raise...

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Communicating About the Social Implications of AI: A FrameWorks Strategic Brief

Artificial intelligence (AI): good or evil?

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Communicating about the Social Implications of AI: Research Methods and Sample Composition

Research supplement for 'Communicating About the Social Implications of AI: A FrameWorks Strategic Brief.'

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Communicating About Vaccination in the United States: A FrameWorks Strategic Brief

A research partnership between the FrameWorks Institute and the American Academy of Pediatrics to understand attitudes and behaviors about vaccination and identify framing strategies that can...

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What the American Public Thinks About Vaccines and How Framing Can Help. A Literature Review.

As the US is preparing to distribute vaccines across all 50 states to curtail a deadly pandemic, the issue of vaccination is, more than ever, top of mind for many, in the US and globally.