Viola Egikova

Viola Egikova is a prominent Russian science journalist with an extensive career in science communication and leadership roles in various organizations:

Professional Positions

EUSJA (European Union of Science Journalists' Associations): Viola Egikova serves as the Vice-President of EUSJA.5 She is also the Honorary Secretary of this organization.1

Intellect: Egikova is the President of the Russian Association of Science Writers and Journalists INTELLECT.1

All Russia Science Festival: She was invited to coordinate the Programme Committee of the All Russia Science Festival.4

Other Roles and Achievements

• National representative of Russia in the European Science Events Association (EUSEA)2
• Science journalist based in Moscow6
• Winner of various prizes for journalists4
• Coordinator of the Programme Committee (likely referring to her role in the All Russia Science Festival)3

Contributions to Science Communication

Egikova has been actively involved in promoting science journalism, particularly in Russia. She has emphasized the importance of freedom of the press for science journalism, stating that "freedom itself is important, but it is not enough for science journalism".1 Her work has contributed to the development of science communication in the post-Soviet era, where journalists and publishers face choices in reporting science or sensationalized pseudo-science.1

Viola Egikova's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username viola-egikova-01379736, confirming her professional presence and network in the field of science journalism.3