Communicating Science: A Global Perspective

Citation: Murphy, Pádraig (2020), ‘Ireland – Science in a Land of Storytellers’, Communicating Science: A Global Perspective, Edited by: Toss Gascoigne, Bernard Schiele, Joan Leach, Michelle Riedlinger, Bruce V. Lewenstein, Luisa Massarani, Peter Broks, Canberra: Australian National University Press.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.22459/CS.2020

Modern science communication has emerged in the twentieth century as a field of study, a body of practice and a profession—and it is a practice with deep historical roots. We have seen the birth of interactive science centres, the first university actions in teaching and conducting research, and a sharp growth in employment of science communicators.

This collection charts the emergence of modern science communication across the world. This is the first volume to map investment around the globe in science centres, university courses and research, publications and conferences as well as tell the national stories of science communication.

​In the chapter ‘Ireland – Science in a Land of Storytellers’ from Communicating Science: A Global Perspective (2020), Pádraig Murphy examines the evolution of science communication in Ireland, emphasising the nation's rich storytelling heritage. He highlights the establishment of institutions like Science Gallery Dublin in 2008 as pivotal in fostering interactive public spaces that blend science with art and culture.