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- Beatrice on public engagement and the importance of networking
- Notes from the World Cafe session — final thoughts
- Marcos Perez on the value of networks
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Tag Archives: science education
Policy recommendations for promoting evidence based research
Following on from the discussion yesterday about ways of promoting evidence based research, the discussion group talked about the ideas further and picked out which ones they felt most strongly about putting forward for recommendation. After deciding which themes were … Continue reading
Posted in Final Conference, Innovative ways of engaging people in science, Public, Those interested in Science as a Career
Tagged academia, communicating science, eu science policy, European Union science policy, final recommendations, improving skills, policy recommendations, promoting evidence-based research, public engagement, public understanding of science, schools, science education, science in the media, science policy, social engagement, universities
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Things to consider when organising science outreach activities
At the start of the project partners shared their existing experience and expertise, and produced a list of critical success and failure points to inspire and direct the development of science communication projects. They include points in relation to the … Continue reading
Ideas on policy to Champion Evidence-based research
The group discussed policy ideas that might champion evidence-based research. Whether or not to widen the question to include concepts of trust was tackled early on: “is the problem credibility?”. I was felt that the issue of “experts” was crucial: … Continue reading
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Tagged communicating science, policy recommendations, science education
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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
Work Package Two – Tools for building a scientific culture
Participants of the Work Package were ARMuseos Cientificos Coruneses MC2; Asociata ProSal (PSM); Think Tank (TT);Universeum AB(UAB) and Birmingham City Council (BCC). The activities were: Study Visits 2 Pilot Actions with young people – Science in the News; Science in … 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
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