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News 10 June 2014
Witness the collective power of Ecsite members. Together in 2013, we created the largest ever gathering of science engagement practitioners in Europe, collected 1,000 citizens’ views on urban waste management, delivered 9 pan-European projects, drank 2,760 coffees in three days of Annual Conference… more in the online version of the 2013 Annual Report.
Calls 5 June 2014
The next Ecsite quarterly members magazine will be out in three weeks. Do you have any new exhibition, senior staff move, obituary or resource you would like to share with the network? Send 100 words and a high quality picture to communications@ecsite.eu.
Calls 13 May 2014
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ecsite’s Annual Conference, the Ecsite team is gathering pictures of past conferences and events – especially before 2010.
Calls 8 May 2014
Ecsite is partnering on a proposal for the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 call for promoting Gender Equality in Research and Innovation, under the topic Innovative approach to communication encouraging girls to study science.
Calls 5 May 2014
The European Commission launched a survey to shape EPALE, a platform initiated by the European Commission, “designed to become the reference point on adult learning in Europe”. Participation open til 15 May 2014.
Calls 16 April 2014
Ecsite is looking for 5 science centres and museums to join a new Horizon 2020 call as Third Parties.
News 11 April 2014
Discover robust evidence of science centres’ impact as demonstrated by an international study (John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking, Mark Needham and Lisa Prendergast), challenge your assumptions on the role of science engagement institutions and practitioners in tackling social exclusion (Matteo Merzagora) and savour a mouth-watering report on successful use of the PlayDecide game technique to engage teenagers in discussing food and health matters (Maria Zolotonosa).
News 7 April 2014
As part of European project SYNENERGENE, Ecsite is running a two-day workshop in Brussels on 8-9th April.
News 12 March 2014
MEDIA ADVISORY, 12 March 2014
BREMEN, GERMANY – European Mayors and other regional and city leaders are expressing commitment to scientific culture by signing the PLACES Declaration – a document based on the four years of dynamic work emerging from the PLACES project at the PLACES of Scientific Culture conference.
News 10 March 2014
Ecsite Space Group Newsletter Vol. 3 February 2014
Welcome to yet another exciting instalment of Ecsite Space Group newsletter – the forum of science centres, museums and space professionals across Europe working to communicate the wonders of space.
We hope you’ve had a successful start to 2014 – the European Space Agency’s 50th anniversary. We’re very pleased to share the latest news from your friends from across Europe.
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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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