Public trust in scientists ‘will decline in wake of Covid-19’

Public trust in science ‘soars following pandemic’

Survey results from Germany also suggest people think public disagreement between scientists is good, as it will lead to better results

By David Matthews

7 May

An image of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro wearing a protective face mask and the phrase Hysteria Damages the Economy is projected on the wall of a building as a protest against the president regarding his handling of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak

V-c: coronavirus shifting public perception of science in Brazil

Universities are steering the country’s response to Covid-19 in the absence of political leadership, which is helping citizens value higher education, says rector

By Ellie Bothwell

6 May

‘Science will withstand the coronavirus lockdown backlash’

The UK’s Science Media Centre director Fiona Fox says new visibility of experts will be crucial in combating doubts on official advice during troubled times

By Jack Grove

6 April

Will the coronavirus crisis renew public trust in science?

As a global pandemic is declared, public health experts in universities have never been more visible. But do they think this episode will reshape perceptions of academia after the years of Trump and Brexit?

By Jack Grove

16 March

Public trust in scientists ‘will decline in wake of Covid-19’

Study analysing impact of previous epidemics suggests that confidence in science will be maintained but coronavirus will damage perception of scientists

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