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Ecsite brings together more than 300 organisations committed to inspiring people with science.

Ecsite drives science engagement forward. It runs world-renowned professional events & excellent publications.

Through Ecsite members take part in European projects, collaborate on thematic strands and spread their news.

Science Festival “Futuro Remoto” at Città della Scienza (Naples, Italy)
Tycho Brahe Planetarium, winner of the 2018 Mariano Gago Ecsite Award (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) (Barcelona, Spain)
Visitors at Universum Bremen, Germany
Experimentarium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
"Beyond the lab" exhibition, designed by the Science Museum (London, UK) for the Sparks project (coordinated by Ecsite)
"Once upon a shape", at The Children's Museum Jordan (Amman, Jordan)
Coimbra Science Centre Exploratório (Coimbra, Portugal), winner of the 2018 Mariano Gago Ecsite Award
“STEMpowering Youth”, a program developed by Scico (Athens, Greece)
Music week organised by AHHAA (Tartu, Estonia) for the ERC=Science² project (coordinated by Ecsite)
Tom Tits Experiment (Södertälje, Sweden)
Exhibition at the Kapelica Gallery, part of the Kersnikova Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
"Let It Grow" campaign at the Natural History Museum of Toulouse (Toulouse, France)
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196 Science Centres/Museums,
21 Natural History Museums,
27 Research bodies,
37 Private companies,
9 Festivals,
9 Professional networks,
and 30 other organisations
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Spokes is the monthly magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. Hear the latest news from European science engagement, go further with in-depth features and make the most of the good reads, events and opportunities shared by Ecsite members.

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Material for workshops and exhibitions
Mind map instructions for teachers and facilitators

Water-Mining mind-mapping guidelines for teacher or facilitators

Category:
Education & learning, Topics in science
Keywords:
Mind maps, water, games, sustainability, education
 
Material for workshops and exhibitions
A crash version of the Water-Mining PlayDecide Game

A shorter (crash) version of the Water-Mining PlayDecide Game to spark discussions on issues surrounding water scarcity in Europe. This version is ideal for young learners (14-18 years) and crash sessions. The full version of the PlayDecide game is also available.

Category:
Education & learning, Topics in science
Keywords:
water, game, sustainability, deliberation, dialogue, engagement
 
Insights Live! resources: Outdoor Premises

Find the written summary of the event, including a link to the recordings.

Keywords:
EEEA, environment, climate emergency, biodiversity, environment emergency action, ecsite members, insights live!
 
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Your Ethics Decide - Open Licence Installation about Ethics of New and Emerging Technologies

In the ever-evolving landscape of new and emerging technologies, it can be easy to lose track of the ethics of it all. "Ethics by design" means bringing ethical and societal values into the design and development of such technologies, from the very beginning of the development process. And the truth is everyone can have a say! Wondering how?

Category:
Topics in science