Science ♥ society
Lynda DunlopJelle de SchrijverLynda Dunlop
Since Socrates, philosophical questions are known to elicit exciting dialogues engaging both young people and adults. Science provides a fertile ground to explore these philosophical topics. Questions such as, ‘Is tackling climate change more...
Learning
Marianne AchiamVasyl DunetsSaku TuominenOlivia Levrini
Covid-19 showed us that new models for education are not only possible, but can be enacted in a previously unimaginably short timeframe. The time is ripe for new, more equitable educational systems, in which multiple actors contribute to the...
Wiktor Gajewski
Instead of regular sessions, join one of the informal meet-ups of various communities of science engagement practice.
Check the official conference app, the Whova app for details,...
Learning
Ryan JenkinsSebastian MartinYihsuan LinEduard Muntaner-PerichLuigi Anzivino
One outcome of the past two years of adapting programming to a socially distant and online format is communities coming together to explore topics through hands-on exploration. The pandemic has opened up new possibilities for collaboration and...
Equity & Inclusion
Sharon AmentKaren PetersonJennifer BreslinAnita Krishnamurthi
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
Less than 25% of computer science and engineering students are women and far fewer graduate and pursue careers in those fields (National Science Board, 2018). Women remain drastically...
Science ♥ society
Nikolaj MøllerCamilla Tham
Commitment: Climate & biodiversity crisis
Despite growing global awareness of climate change in recent years, the consequences for human health are not yet broadly understood and addressed. The Natural History Museum...
Exhibit development
Audrey O'ConnellDirk DenoyelleAndreas MattCorrado CanoniciMarc GareauAnna ClarkThomas HofbergerPanagiotis KotsanasMichael BradkeLaurent DONDEYOlivier RetoutJoy LatourJoonas JuutilainenDon Lessem
The second of our touring exhibitions slots. A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you...
Research, theory & evaluation
Marie HobsonAlex FairheadLaura DavidsonSiobhan Starrs
There has been increasing recognition of the role museums should play to address the planetary emergency. To incite social change, we need to close the gap between concern and action.
The first step in closing this gap is increasing the...
Learning
Maya HalevyBirgit MagerDee HalliganDaniel Charny
In this session, Mariano Gago Ecsite Award winner Maya Halevy explores the topic of service design in museums and education fields with world-class professionals in the field. Service design is a new field that helps choreograph the processes,...
Strategy & vision
Maren KrumdieckPaul VoogtMohammad RuhaiyemAyman ElsayedAnna Omedes
In this pecha kucha type session new science centres, science museums, exhibitions... that are currently in the start up and/or design phase will be presented. Presenters will give a short overview of their project. What are their goals and...
Learning
Carmen FenollosaMaria ZоlоtоnоsаMargaret HoneyMaya HalevyAriel Knafo
Despite all the transformation of our society over the past century little has changed in the education system since the 19th century. The pandemic has just put more pressure on an unfit education system: a divide between rich and poor, lack of...
Equity & Inclusion
Laura VerbeekGiulia GhezziLorenz KampschulteCatherine OualianEsther GajekKatharina Hof
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
What are seniors’ special needs? Or, if we throw away all our prejudices about being frail or slow, do we find out that they are just like us - longing for a connection, for competence...