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1.3 Profile of Researchers Interviewed

Researchers from nearly all the EU-27 Member States took part in the study. Scientific fields are also widely represented in the study, covering fiels such as Information Society Technologies, Energy, Health and Industrial Technologies, Environment, Science, Society & Economy, Biotechnology, Food, Transport, SMEs, INCO, Astronomy, Biology and Marie Curie Actions, etc..

When analysed the profile by gender, almost 7 out of every 10 respondents (69%) are male researchers. The remaining 31% are female scientists. When analysed the profile by seniority, nearly all of the participants in the study (94%) are senior researchers. There is a minority of junior scientists though represented in the sample, which amounts to 6%.

Table of Contents

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

1.2 ABOUT THE STUDY

1.3

2.0 SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS

2.1 COMMUNICATING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH – SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES

2.2 MEDIA COVERAGE OF SCIENCE

2.3 MEDIA COVERAGE OF EUROPEAN FUNDED SCIENCE

2.4 TYPES OF SUPPORT FOR SCIENTISTS IN COMMUNICATING SCIENCE

2.5 FUTURE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNICATING SCIENCE

2.6 SEGMENTATION OF RESPONSES ACCORDING TO RESEARCHER CHARACTERISTICS

3.0 INTERVIEW RESULTS

3.1 SCIENTISTS AND THE MEDIA – AN OVERALL VIEW

3.2 COMMUNICATING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH – SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES

3.3 MEDIA COVERAGE OF SCIENTIFIC TOPICS

3.4 MEDIA COVERAGE OF EUROPEAN FUNDED SCIENCE

3.5 TYPES OF SUPPORT FOR SCIENTISTS IN COMMUNICATING SCIENCE

3.6 FUTURE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNICATING SCIENCE

4.0 MAIN CONCLUSIONS

5.0 ANNEX – INTERVIEW DISCUSSION GUIDE

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