Um estudo sobre a comunicação pública da ciência nas ações do Pint of Science em Uberlândia no ano de 2018.

Abstract

The present study deals with the Public Communication of Science and assumes that science is present in the daily lives of people even if they do not perceive or speak about it. This subject could be more recurrent if it were more accessible, that is, if those dealing with science/research could communicate their results beyond laboratories, universities, events, and academic publications. It uses the concepts, studies and actions of Public Communication whose purpose is to serve the public interest, generate social engagement and help in understanding knowledge for the promotion of citizenship. It links public communication with existing initiatives to "communicate science", with science festivals, like the Pint of Science, being one of them. From a documentary and descriptive research, with content analysis on the first edition of the event held in Uberlândia in 2018, using the hypothetical deductive method, the research found that even if it was a successful action for science communication the event did not contemplate effectively the characteristics of the Public Communication of Science.