Risk know-how

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Meet Magdalena Claro Tagle, a Risk Know-How practitioner, researcher and policy leader in digital education. Her work shows that access to information is not enough — people also need shared language and the skills to find and interpret risk data. bit.ly/3Nrthpb

Meet Sarah Whitaker, an outdoor educator. Sarah helps adults and children build everyday risk judgement, showing that learning to live with uncertainty is a key part of developing Risk Know-How. Find out more here: bit.ly/3OefKkO

Meet Ben Bailey, who leads programmes for the safety and welfare of seafarers worldwide. He stresses that shared technical knowledge is not enough if people do not have a shared understanding of risk in their specific context. Find out more here:👉 bit.ly/3MrXmEs

Really excited to share that our exhibition has been extended for another week! So if you are in the City of London in the next week and interested in finding out more about how good risk communication can empower people to make safer decisions, please pop in.

Meet Gabriella D’Cruz, a marine conservationist working with India’s growing seaweed industry. Gabriella highlights how hard it is to communicate the urgency of long-term climate risks when people face more immediate pressures. Read more here: bit.ly/4pXnPaI

Risk Know-How is exhibiting at the Lloyd's Register building! Come and learn about the initiative, hear from our practitioners and see the future of Risk Know-How; open 9-5 on weekdays from 29 January-3 February. bit.ly/4bgFUwU

Meet Tim Gill, writer, researcher, and global advocate for children’s play and mobility, who spoke to Risk know-how about the importance of evaluating trade-offs in risk: bit.ly/4oTriXn @timrgill

Meet Risk know-how practitioner, Professor Chioma Blaise Chikere. Her award-winning project harnesses the hydrocarbon-clearing ability of bacteria to reclaim oil-polluted farmland in the Niger Delta. Read her insights on risk communication: bit.ly/4rAxAxH @ChikereDr

Hello @wcsj2025! Our session, Radio as a lifeline, will be tomorrow in Amber Room 1 ➡️ bit.ly/3McWD9S What do you think makes radio especially good for radio risk communication? Share your thoughts with us below👇 #ScienceStories #ScienceJournalism #WFSJ #WCSJ2025

David was also on the panel titled ‘Professional knowledge and competences for an efficient EIPM ecosystem’. They discussed the need for knowledge brokers to receive training in communicating risk and uncertainty effectively.

On Friday @senseaboutsci Deputy Director Dr David Schley represented Risk know-how at the ‘Getting ready for trouble’ symposium in Brussels. The symposium focused on the communication process for evidence-informed policymaking in times of crisis.

Meet Olivier Bernard- science communicator, author, pharmacist and 2019 winner of the early career researcher Maddox Prize. Read his insights into understanding other's perceptions of risk here: bit.ly/48nQDCm and about his prize win here: bit.ly/48ss0EP

Meet Enkhuun Byambadorj, co-founder of Breathe Mongolia, and content lead, Jenny Simon. They spoke to us about how they are working to tackle deadly air pollution and communicate risk in a way that motivates action. Discover more here: bit.ly/48sG8yT @BreatheMongolia

“Incomplete risk reporting causes harm because it doesn’t give people the information they need to make the healthiest choice for them and their circumstances," says former science journalist @dropeik, author of 3 books on evaluating health/safety risks. journalistsresource.org/home/risks-pub…

Earlier this month, the Risk know-how team presented the “Responsible Adoption of AI for Non-Experts” at Westminster, as part of Evidence Week. Read the news story here: 👉 bit.ly/3JHdQr7

Our Risk Know-How team member @mc_climent was interviewed by @JournoResource to provide her expertise on health risk communication. The article explores how journalists and communicators can better report risks to public health. Read the article here bit.ly/4oKABJP

Meet Barry Dunne, Environment Health & Safety Manager at TSL UK. He makes safety information clear by cutting long documents, simplifying text, and using photos so everyone can follow procedures, no matter their language. Discover more here👉 : bit.ly/4p6y3W7

Today, as part pf Evidence Week at Westminster, the Risk Know-How team presented “Responsible Adoption of AI for Non-Experts.” We showcased the Responsible Handover framework—helping organisations use AI safely, transparently & responsibly.

Meet risk practitioner Amy Peden, an injury prevention lecturer and researchers at UNSW Sydney. They work to make drowning prevention messages clear and practical and calls for better access to safety information in rural areas. Discover more here:👉 bit.ly/490D9P0

➡️Este miércoles se cumple un año de la dana de Valencia en la que murieron 229 personas ✍️@mc_climent, de @Riskknowhow, cita ocho claves para que periodistas, responsables públicos y comunicadores puedan comunicar mejor sobre inundaciones y otras crisis sciencemediacentre.es/inundaciones-y…