Visual brokerage: Communicating data and research through visualisation

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 906-922

  Allen, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

data visualisation; knowledge brokerage; migration; public engagement; research communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041921660     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662518756853     Document Type: Article

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