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News 11 February 2016

Today, February 11 is the International Day of Women & Girls in science. Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations.

However, according to the 2021 UNESCO Science Report, female students make up just 28% of graduates in engineering and 40% of those in computer sciences. 33% of researchers are women, and they have made up to parity in life science in many countries.

News 11 February 2016

After more than a year of hard work to develop SeeingNano novel visualization tools, our third parties are ready to test them. In the months that followed the workshop in London, all the members in the consortium have been working together in refining them. Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia 'Leonardo da Vinci' has been the first to start the piloting phase on February 10.

News 11 February 2016

The intersection of technology, health and medicine is a crossing point that creates a new meeting space, where not only researchers, industry and technologists come together, but citizens as well. Their participation in these new areas brings a breathtaking array of possibilities: creativity, societal interests, participation and collaboration. But also a whole bunch of new questions and tensions: Which social tasks can we humanely delegate to machines? Do we have a right not to be measured, analysed and coached?

News 10 February 2016

Deadline for applications is 1 March

Calls 10 February 2016

The Let it Grow campaign aims at involving people with their local biodiversity. It is a joint campaign run by Ecsite together with EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) and BGCI (Botanic Gardens Conservation International). All our members are invited to join in!

News 10 February 2016

At Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey.

News 10 February 2016

Deadline for applications is 10 March

News 10 February 2016

In Milton Keynes, UK. Potential research topics include citizen inquiry activities. Apply by 31 March

News 9 February 2016

Between the 17th and 19th of February, the thriving city of London will be hosting the Train the Trainers, T3 event, that will enable every attendee to further train their communitties about the benefits and the use of the diverse set of tools available at the RRI Toolkit.

Calls 3 February 2016
Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards - ceremony

After a first successful edition in 2015, the awards are back, with two prizes this year: the Ecsite Strategic Partnership and the Ecsite Political Boldness awards. Open to all Ecsite members - apply by 27 March! All information here

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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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