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Dr. Andreas Schwarz
Head of iRisCS-Com – International Risk, Crisis, and Science Communication Research Group
+49 3677 69 4694
Dr. Andreas Schwarz
Head of iRisCS-Com – International Risk, Crisis, and Science Communication Research Group
+49 3677 69 4694
iRisCS-Com researches the structural, content-related and social dimensions of risk, crisis and science communication. Various threats such as natural disasters, pandemics, wars, climate change or organizational crises are considered. Emerging technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, autonomous mobility) and innovative fields of science (e.g. astrobiology) are researched in the context of science communication. iRisCS-Com and the TU Ilmenau are among the most productive research centers for risk and crisis communication in Germany (see Scopus analysis). Studies by the research group have been published in the leading international journals for risk and crisis communication research, including the Journal of Risk Research, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Risk Analysis, Health Communication, and Public Relations Review. The research and networking activities of iRisCS-Com have been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), the COST program and the European Union, the Federal Institute of Public Health (BIÖG), and the Free State of Thuringia/Thüringer Aufbaubank.
iRisCS-Com's research and teaching focuses on (1) crisis and disaster communication; (2) risk communication; (3) communication with and about technology; and (4) science communication.
Both as a team and in collaboration with students, we offer a variety of different projects in research, teaching and consulting. You can find the projects offered or currently running on our research group page. If you are interested in one of the projects, you are welcome to contact the project manager.