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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
Category Archives: Public
Thinktank Planetarium, Facebook and how to inspire people
Welcome to the Thinktank Planetarium Facebook page! Here at the planetarium we have a pleasant task…how to make astronomy, science and fulldome (360-degree) video technology sexy? Our Facebook page attempts to achieve this, and promotes the work the planetarium team … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cost, Final Conference, High Cost, Innovative ways of engaging people in science, Public, Science online
Tagged facebook, online
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The New Optimists at CASC
Kate Cooper talks briefly to Dr Juliet Coates and Aston’s Professor Peter Lambert about what makes them optimistic and the New Optimists.
Posted in Final Conference, Innovative ways of engaging people in science, Public
Tagged eucasc, newoptimists
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Targeting hard-to-reach groups – Work Package Three discussion
This session brings the members of each work package together to share their progress and learning and prepare a presentation to share the purpose, activity and learning from the work packages. You can listen to some fab feedback given to … Continue reading
Changing behaviours – creating a better quality of life for the future
The group of delegates who were involved in the Changing Behaviours work package includes Tim Caulton from Thinktannk, Anett Ruszanov (ERRIN), Dana Bekker Vejborna (South Moravian Centre for International Mobility), Pauline Lachappelle (Universite de Lyon) and Vladislava Pospisilova (Academy of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cost, Families, Final Conference, General Public, Innovative ways of engaging people in science, Public, Teenagers
Tagged changing behaviours, communicating science, democratising science and the public, public understanding of science, science in the media, sustainability and climate change, Thinktank
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Marcos Perez from Casa de las Ciencias on science communication and lessons learned from the CASC project
We’ve been finding out the thoughts and opinions of some of the Cities and Science Communication delegates ahead of this week’s final conference. Here, we find out from Marcos Perez of Casa de las Ciencias what his views are on … Continue reading
Physics Factory in Birmingham
One of the visits which forms part of this week’s CASC conference is to the Physics Factory in Five Ways, Birmingham (UK). Physics Factory is “a grassroots movement that aims to take action on the decline of physics in British … Continue reading
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
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 Online: iPhone/iPad apps for science teachers
The Frog Blog has lots of useful reviews and links to recommended apps for teaching science. Including Touch Physics, of which it says: “is a game where you must use your knowledge of the laws of physics to move a small wheel … Continue reading