Jonathan Dudek is Junior Researcher at Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University

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Take responsibility for social media

With many former Twitter users looking for alternatives, the decentralised Mastodon platform is on the rise. But decentralisation alone is not enough: institutions should take responsibility and host their own Mastodon server.

Vincent Traag, Jonathan Dudek, Eleonora Dagiene, Nees Jan van Eck and Rodrigo Costas • December 07, 2022 • 4 comments

Expanding the visualization toolbox: Lessons from a Tableau training

Visualizing results is a crucial part of our work at CWTS and essential for interacting with our audience. Consolidating and enriching our knowledge of the Tableau software in a two-day advanced course was one step in that direction. Here, we share some of the experiences and lessons learned.

Jonathan Dudek and Carole de Bordes • January 12, 2022

Attention for science in step with policy? The case of school closures during COVID-19

The closing and opening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic caused much debate. How was scientific evidence used in the ensuing public discussion? Our authors searched for evidence in the news and on Twitter and looked at three countries in particular: the Netherlands, Spain, and South Africa.

Jonathan Dudek, François van Schalkwyk, Rodrigo Costas, Daniel Torres-Salinas, Nicolás Robinson-García and Tina Nane • February 25, 2021

Monitoring the dissemination of COVID-19-related scientific publications in online media

Research around COVID-19 has experienced broad public interest, with new findings being distributed in various communication platforms. In this blog post we introduce a monitoring tool for exploring the social media reception of scientific publications on the pandemic.

Rodrigo Costas, Giovanni Colavizza, Jonathan Dudek and Zhichao Fang • June 23, 2020 • 1 comment

Exploring the COVID-19 discourse in “The Conversation”

The current pandemic has revealed a pressing demand for accessible and reliable science communication. Platforms such as “The Conversation” can help by enabling experts to communicate research to the public. Here, we explore the topics that became prevalent in this medium in the context of COVID-19.

Jonathan Dudek and Rodrigo Costas • June 02, 2020