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Recent Posts
- Conference Report from the EU Cities and Science Communication Conference – science policy recommendations and how they can be achieved
- Beatrice on public engagement and the importance of networking
- Notes from the World Cafe session — final thoughts
- Marcos Perez on the value of networks
- Strengthen science citizenship – CASC policy recommendations
Author Archives: Simon Harper
Despina Tsikoudi from the European Office of Cyprus talks about science communication and science in education
Ahead of the final conference we asked a number of representatives from the CASC project partners to give us their thoughts on some of the key issues which will be discussed and developed further at the conference. Despina Tsikoudi from … Continue reading
Video: CASC and engaging the public in science
This is a video which captures some of the story behind CASC and what the project is all about. It gives a glimpse of the kind of issues which will be explored in a lot more detail next week, and … Continue reading
Gyorgy Deak from Pro Sal on engaging the public with science
We spoke to Gyorgy Deak from ProSal about what he learned from the actions and study visits which were part of the CASC project and asked him about what policy recommendations he would like to make for the future. Are … Continue reading
Science and SMEs – changing environments and changing behaviours
One very interesting aspect of the CASC project which was aimed at a slightly different audience was the strand which looked at educating and working with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to change their behaviours and think about sustainability in … Continue reading
Young people and Earth Science
As part of Earth Day on 22 April 2010, the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) hosted an event which was aimed at introducing the public and especially young people to science in the living world thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Children, General Public, Innovative ways of engaging people in science, Public, Teenagers
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Science policy and the EU – why CASC is different
CASC is all about learning from each other and coming up with new ways to engage with the public around topics relating to science, and communicating that information to them. The main objectives of the project – which will be … Continue reading
Posted in Innovative ways of engaging people in science, Public
Tagged communication, education, European Union science policy, Lisbon Conference, media, networks, policy, policy makers, policy recommendations, Science and Society Action Plan, science education, science policy, students
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Cities and Science (CASC) Conference 2011 – sharing, engaging and moving forward
Later this month, the Cities and Science Communication (CASC) partnership is bringing together leading thinkers, curators, strategists and policy makers to explore innovative ways of engaging people with science, in their own lives and the world around them. There is … Continue reading