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A new Eurobarometer survey launched today (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1075_en.htm and http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_419_400_en.htm#401) shows public support for the European Commission’s latest strategy to engage the public in science, known as responsible research and innovation (RRI). The survey comes on the day Ecsite launches the outcomes of the VOICES project, a year-long, Europe-wide citizen consultation exploring the concept of waste as a resource.
The greatly-anticipated final outcomes are launched today for VOICES (www.voicesforinnovation.eu), Ecsite’s collaboration with the European Commission which demonstrates science centres and museums’ key role in Responsible Research and Innovation.
Get the toolkit! Thanks to surveys and online discussion events, the DESIRE project partners have built the “REACH OUT” toolkit: it is aimed at managers and coordinators of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) formal and informal education projects. It will help them awaken the stakeholders’ interest in their STEM project results and facilitate their use.
Need an update on Art & Science for Innovation activities? Get it there: http://www.kiics.eu/en/News-Events/KiiCS-Newsletters/KiiCS-Newsletter-3/
The twenty-eight partners of the SYNENERGENE project gathered in Karlsruhe on 24-25 September for the Kick-Off Meeting! A marathon general assembly of twelve hours enabled to set the foundations for the four platforms and two core dimensions of this ambitious Mobilisation and Mutual Learning Action Plan, fostering Responsible Research and Innovation in the area of Synthetic Biology.
Welcome to your first newsletter for the Ecsite Space Group – the forum of science centres, museums, education organisations and space professionals across Europe working to communicate the wonders of space. You can share information about your events, exhibitions, projects or great resources with the Space Group too!
After 300 hours of consultation in science centres and museums across 27 EU countries, the groundbreaking VOICES project is preparing to release its final reports. Six science centres are hosting events across Europe to give people a look at the outcomes of this European project in a local and national context.
We warmly invite items for Spokes’ Happenings section (formerly Listings in the Ecsite Quarterly Newsletter). Submitting an item for Happenings is a service reserved for Ecsite members only.
In Spain, VOICES focus groups highlighted what needs to change for a zero waste society, in terms of citizenship, policy, and research and innovation. The VOICES public event in Granada builds on these outcomes, with a Maker Faire, debates, workshops, pavilions and a range of exhibitions, bringing together the public, schools, research centres, politicians, universities, artists and craftsman to see how we can truly make the most of urban waste as innovation.
VOICES outcomes will be disseminated in Lisbon as a key part of Portugal’s National Science and Technology Week, directly after the Ecsite Directors’ Forum which brings together science centre and museum directors from across Europe. The public event combines three distinct elements: an exhibition, a Maker Faire and a conference.
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