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Their core work

Science View Hellenic Association is Greece's professional body for science journalists, science writers, and science communicators — making them one of the few EU H2020 participants whose core competency is translating research into public language rather than producing the research itself. In the NUCLEUS project they contributed to rethinking how universities communicate with and engage broader society, working on governance frameworks for participatory science. In the Open Schools for Open Societies (OSOS) project they helped connect formal science education with real research environments, building science capital among young people. Their practical value to any consortium is media production capacity, journalist networks, public narrative skills, and the ability to reach non-specialist audiences in Greece and beyond.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first project (NUCLEUS, 2015), the Association focused on adult and institutional audiences — university engagement, governance structures, and transdisciplinary research practices, reflecting a top-down approach to science-society relationships. By their second project (OSOS, 2017), the focus had shifted clearly toward younger audiences and schools: science capital, science education and careers, and the concept of the responsible citizen point to a bottom-up, youth-oriented engagement strategy. The trajectory suggests a deliberate move from reforming how institutions communicate to building science literacy and curiosity at the grassroots level.

Their shift from institutional engagement to school-based science education suggests future work is likely to focus on science literacy programmes, teacher training, informal science learning, and youth-facing citizen science initiatives.

How they like to work

The Association has never coordinated an H2020 project — both participations were as consortium member, which is typical for specialist communication partners rather than research leaders. Despite the small project count, they connected with 41 unique partners across 20 countries, indicating that they operate comfortably in large, geographically diverse European consortia. Their consistent presence in CSA (Coordination and Support Action) projects confirms their role as an enabler and disseminator, not a technical research producer — they are brought in to ensure research reaches its intended societal audiences.

Through two projects they built connections with 41 unique consortium partners spread across 20 countries, a broad reach that reflects the pan-European nature of Science with and for Society programmes. There is no evidence of a narrow geographic focus — their network spans the EU science communication and education landscape.

What sets them apart

Unlike universities or research institutes that add a communication task as an afterthought, Science View is an association whose entire professional identity is science communication — their members are the journalists and writers who actually produce public science content in Greece. This makes them a credible dissemination partner with existing media channels and professional networks that academic partners cannot replicate. For any consortium that needs genuine public reach in Greece, or that wants a partner who can train researchers in science communication, they offer something distinct from a standard academic communications office.

Highlights from their portfolio

• OSOS
  The larger of their two projects (€262,500), Open Schools for Open Societies represents their clearest standalone contribution — embedding open science practices and science capital development directly into school environments across Europe.
• NUCLEUS
  An early, ambitious project tackling how universities reshape their relationship with society through governance reform and transdisciplinary engagement, signalling the Association's capacity to work on structural rather than purely communicative challenges.