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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

Website
Spokes resource
Research2Practice: Relating Research to Practice in Informal Learning Environments
July 2012 - Browse short synopses of current peer-reviewed research relevant to informal science education (ISE). Download synthesis papers addressing hot topics in ISE. Share what’s interesting to you by putting it on your public bookshelf.
Category:
Education & learning
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
Monitoring Policy Final synthesis report and Research Activities on Science in Society in Europe (MASIS)
June 2012 - A 2012 report published by the European Commission An overview of results emerging from 38 national reports on science in society
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
science & society, sis, fp7, policy, EU, european commission, masis
Video
Spokes resource
Science centres and museums: Public partners in Rio+20
June 2012 - A short film depicting the diverse ways science centres and museums guide the public to protect planet Earth. Initiated and coordinated by Ecsite for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio in 2012.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
rio+20, rio, film
Book or article
Ecsite Position on Biodiversity
Spokes resource
Ecsite Position on Biodiversity
March 2012 - Ecsite recognises that biodiversity loss and its consequences will be one of the defining issues of the coming decade. If unaddressed, these losses will undermine global efforts to combat climate change and of achieve the Millennium Development Goals, in turn undermining the health, wealth and wellbeing of society at large.
Category:
Ecsite corporate documents
Keywords:
position paper, biodiversity
Report
Spokes resource
Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe
February 2012 - A 2012 strategy by the European Commission Aiming to pave the way to a more innovative, resource efficient and competitive society that reconciles food security with the sustainable use of renewable resources for industrial purposes, while ensuring environmental protection.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
strategy, bioeconomy, sustainability, growth, european commission
Material for workshops and exhibitions
nano kit
Spokes resource
The nano kit
December 2011 - Hands-on activities that introduce nanotechnologies and potential applications, for participants aged 8+. Developed as part of the Time for nano project (2009-2011).
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
nano, nanotechnology, kit, Workshop, Time for nano
Practical guide or toolkit
Professional Guidelines for establishing an Open Nano Lab / a Nano Researcher Live area
Spokes resource
Professional Guidelines for establishing an Open Nano Lab
December 2011 - This handbook and its appendices present professional guidelines on how to establish an Open Nano Lab or a Nano Researcher Live area in a science museum / science centre in cooperation with a local partner university. Developed as part of the Nano To Touch project (2009-2011).
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
nano, nanotechnology, Nano to Touch
Report
Nanototouch final brochure
Spokes resource
Nanototouch Final Brochure
December 2011 - The NANO TO TOUCH project (2009-2011) set out to encourage visitors to European science centres and museums to interact with researchers in a totally new way - either by just stopping by to ask a question or observing the scientist’s work as it takes place in the museum. This is its final brochure.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
nano, nanotechnology, Nano to Touch
Report
Polka brochure cover
Spokes resource
Polka: Brochure
December 2011 - Summary description of the Polka project (2009-2011), aimed at fostering the opinion of patient representatives on future European policies for rare diseases, or to collect their views on existing ones. Contains a description of the Playdecide game.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
patients, rare disease, medicine, healthcare, Polka, policy
Book or article
Spokes resource
Public deliberation and governance: Engaging with science and technology in contemporary Europe
November 2011 - This paper draws upon case studies developed during the STAGE (‘Science, Technology and Governance in Europe’) project, sponsored by the European Commission. Qualitative case studies and country syntheses were prepared by a team of academic researchers, working across eight member states, drawing upon a broad range of expertise in the social sciences.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
public engagement
Book or article
Meaningful Citizen Engagement in Science and Technology What Would it Really Take?
Spokes resource
Meaningful Citizen Engagement in Science and Technology : What Would it Really Take?
November 2011 - This article argues a need for academics and governments attempting to “engage in engagement” to be clear about their goals and desired outcomes, and to consider whether or not the processes they facilitate are likely to meet these ends.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
public engagement
Website
Spokes resource
The Impact of Science and Discovery Centres: A review of worldwide studies (2008)
November 2011 - It follows the previous work (Garnett, 2001). This review summarises and highlights research focused on the impact of science and technology museums, and a variety of science centres, (referred to collectively as Science & Discovery Centres). Comparable evidence from the informal learning sector as a whole including the arts, heritage and cultural sectors has also been included, where relevant.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
impact, assessment

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