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In this section you will find useful documents and information on science engagement in general, and Ecsite activities in particular. Browse through articles, toolkits, reports, websites...

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Resources

Book or article
The power of objects
October 2019 - Interviews published in Spokes #57, November 2019
Turning objects into meaningful museum experience | Estimated reading time: 18 minutes (6 min per interview).
Keywords:
objects, interpretation, design, exhibitions, museography, materiality, Spokes
Book or article
Spokes resource
Technoculture Podcast
October 2019 - This Podcast by Federica Bressan, a researcher at the University of Ghent, analyses the impact of technology on our modern society.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
podcast, culture, science
Book or article
Spokes resource
Documentary review: 'Our Planet'
October 2019 - A playful argument between Andrea Bandelli and Raquel da Cunha on the award-winning documentary series narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Silverback Films for Netflix.
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
documentary, review, nature
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes, Ecsite's monthly online magazine
Spokes resource
Contributing to Spokes: a quick guide
October 2019 - Want to relay a news or promote an idea in Spokes, the Ecsite magazine? Put together by the Editorial Committee, this guide outlines the different formats contributions can take, from in-depth features to bite-size news.
Category:
Ecsite corporate documents
Keywords:
Spokes, editorial committee, article submission
Book or article
We need better problems
October 2019 - Feature article by Carmen Fenollosa - Frank Kupper published in Spokes #56, October 2019
How most co-creation processes rush into solution-seeking... neglecting to frame the initial problem. | Estimated reading time: 21 minutes.
Keywords:
co-creation, Participation, design, framing, wicked problems, Spokes
Book or article
Beyond the job description
October 2019 - Portfolio published in Spokes #56, October 2019
How passions and hobbies can nurture your daily work  
Keywords:
talent, passion, hobby, professional development, career, Spokes
Book or article
Spokes resource
The importance of the science-policy dialogue
September 2019 - This series of eight workbooks was published by the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center in Switzerland. It recognizes that communicating with policy makers is a key aspect of the work of many researchers around the world. They are meant to be used as a learning resource to advance education in life sciences at the policy decision level.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
dialogue, policy, science policy
Book or article
Museums and Sustainable Development goals
Spokes resource
Guide: Museums and Sustainable Development Goals
September 2019 - This guide published by UK consultancy Curating Tomorrow aims to explore and explain how museums can contribute to the issue of sustainability, particularly towards the aim of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
museums, sustainability, SDGs
Spokes collection
‘Reversed’ science café at the Copernicus science centre in Warsaw, Poland, as part of the Sparks project © Agata Steifer Copernicus Science Centre
Spokes resource
Participation and co-creation
September 2019 - Explore a wide spectrum of participatory theories, practices and places, ranging from co-curated exhibitions to citizen-led research agendas, Responsible Research and Innovation, user-led innovation, citizen labs, hackathons or science cafés.
Keywords:
Participation, co-creation, consultation, citizens, #rri
Spokes collection
Maxi Ooh, MUSE'S under 5 space
Spokes resource
Design and exhibitions
September 2019 - Design, exhibitions or architecture: ultimately, all the articles gathered here are about stories.
Keywords:
Exhibition, design, architecture, museography, art&science, storytelling
Spokes collection
Children playing a board game on urban diversity at the BiodiverCITY Exhibition of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Spokes resource
Sustainability
September 2019 - What can science engagement organisations and professionals do to foster more sustainable futures? How do we work with SDGs, "wicked problems" and can we do in practice in our work environments and communities? The articles gathered here (re)-frame these questions and offer some answers.
Keywords:
sustainability, #SDGs, wicked problems, climate change, environment, green
Spokes collection
Anti-vaxxer protest in Melbourne, Australia, 14 September 2017. Pic by Alpha.
Spokes resource
Post-truth and misinformation
September 2019 - Post-truth, misinformation, anti-science, fake news or fabricated 'controversies'... what do these trends mean for science engagement? Discover a body of articles tackling these complex questions.
Keywords:
post-truth, post-fact, misinformation, fake news, dialogue, controversy, alternative facts

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