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News 4 March 2021
Climate Outreach

Climate Outreach are recruiting a campaign lead, based in the UK. Deadline is 15 March.

News 4 March 2021

10 training modules will be granted up to €1,500 for their development, implementation and testing before their publication on the platform.

News 4 March 2021

The call is open for our ever-popular Conference slots. Slots are being given on a first-come, first-served basis!

News 4 March 2021

Developed within the SISCODE project, this course will introduce you to the world of innovation for policymaking.

Calls 4 March 2021

The call for Workrooms proposals for the autumn is now open! Submit yours before 31 March and share in-depth knowledge with the science engagement community.

Workshop 22 April 2021
Reflections on the tinkering process. Photo credit: Wonderful Idea Co.

In the final session we'll reflect on ways to document our work and collaborate with each other. We'll brainstorm ways to support professional development activities, try out one more project that can be facilitated at home using everyday materials and return to the initial prompt of thinking about why tinkering is a valuable approach for all learners.

Workshop 15 April 2021
Week 3 takes a look at the learners' experience

In the third session we'll think together about the ways that tinkering involves a sense of co-creation. We'll hear participants’ and facilitators’ voices and discuss how we can support personal expression and engage with communities. We'll consider how the pandemic has provided challenges and opportunities for an inclusive practice.

Workshop 8 April 2021
Inspirations and frameworks for tinkering. Photo credit: Wonderful Idea Co.

During the second workshop we'll meet some artists, scientists and makers from around the world and see how their approach can inspire our explorations. We'll try out a hands-on activity together and reflect on different ways of describing the goals and outcomes of the tinkering experience.

Workshop 1 April 2021
Tinkering at home. Credit: Wonderful Idea Co.

In the first session of the Workroom we'll get to know each other, try an open-ended activity designed for online tinkering workshops and discuss how the pandemic has changed and complicated tinkering projects, programmes and environments both online and in-person.

News 19 February 2021
Photo credit: ESA

The European Space Agency will have an eight-week application window to recruit European astronauts. Read more about what it takes.

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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.

Spokes magazine #37, October 2024

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