From Iceland to the world
A place to connect, collaborate and create
Good science communication is not the final step of a project. It is a shared process that begins with listening.
We are building a space where researchers, early-career professionals, practitioners, communities, educators, communicators and creatives can meet across disciplines. Together, they can exchange knowledge, develop useful resources and turn ideas into action.
Starting in Iceland and working with an international outlook, Nodens grows from a practical need: people working on connected challenges often lack a shared place to find one another, learn from experience and create work together.
Our focus
Three connected areas
Our projects sit within three areas, connected by a shared commitment to useful, participatory science communication.
Marine litter & ocean engagement
We connect grassroots action, scientific research and practical experience around marine litter. Our aim is to make knowledge visible and usable, and to help more people take part in caring for the ocean.
Capacity building & ECR support
We create opportunities for early-career researchers and professionals to build confidence, communication skills and meaningful connections through peer exchange, mentoring and hands-on learning.
Creative science communication
We bring science into conversation with storytelling, visual practice, games, events and other creative formats—choosing the form that helps each audience engage, question and contribute.
How we work
Built around participation
Nodens is designed as a place for exchange rather than one-directional communication.
Connect
Bring people and organisations into an open expert network.
Share
Build a knowledge hub for resources, tools and experience.
Co-create
Develop ideas with the people who will use and be affected by them.
Learn by doing
Run workshops, exchanges and collaborative projects.
What we are building
A network and a working space
Nodens is intended to be more than a directory.
The expert network helps people discover relevant experience; the knowledge hub makes resources easier to access; and co-creation formats help members turn connections into useful work.
Activities may include
- Expert and organisation profiles
- Open tools, resources and case studies
- Workshops and skills exchanges
- Co-created events, projects and publications
- Opportunities for early-career participation and leadership
Our approach
Communication is not a separate department
Communication is the thread running through everything Nodens does.
It shapes how we build relationships, design projects, share evidence and invite participation. We do not see communication simply as broadcasting finished results.
It is a way of asking better questions, bringing different forms of knowledge together and creating work that people can understand and use.
This is why creative science communication is both one of our focus areas and part of our wider way of working.
Help shape the network
Nodens is in its early stages. That makes this the right moment to listen, test ideas and build with the people the network is meant to serve.
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