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SPOKES #27
Highlights

February 2017 - Selection of articles

Each month, Ecsite lists interesting articles and publications in the field of science engagement. Read something good? Send the reference to communications@ecsite.eu.

Science engagement & museums

Museums need to do more to welcome disabled visitors

The cultural sector has made progress recently, but with a quarter of museums websites providing no access information, there is room for improvement when it comes to make disabled visitors as welcome as non-disabled visitors. Read this piece by Geraldine Kendall Adams published on 1 February on Museums Journal

Attractions Management 2016-2017 Handbook 

Includes an article by Ecsite's Project Manager Carmen Fenollosa on attracting girls to science (p. 76) and a piece on "The Maker Mindset" by Jessica Eson King (p. 114). Read it online

 

EU  & international affairs headlines

UK museums fear Brexit 'brain drain'

Read the piece by Patrick Steel on the uncertain future of EU citizens working in UK's national museums. Published this February on Museums Association News.

‘Don’t be afraid of science'

Carlos Moedas, the EU’s research and innovation chief, called on his colleagues in the European Commission to embrace science-based policymaking, telling politicians they will always retain the last word over scientists and shouldn’t be afraid of losing control. Read the piece by Frédéric Simon published last week on EurActiv.com

 

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Science communication in the post-truth world

In depth

We need to help citizens grasp the difference between authority-based and science-based validation, argues Gomes da Costa (and much more)

Research-minded education in science museums

In depth

Developing an organisation-wide learning research culture: a museum shares its journey

Watching the trendwatchers

Lookout

What do 2017 trends mean for science engagement? From open science to post-truth and tinkering to augmented reality

Watching the trendwatchers

Bronwyn Bevan
Bronwyn Bevan
Laurent CHICOINEAU © Laurence Fragnol
Laurent Chicoineau
Ursula Lavrencic
Ursula Lavrencic
Auke Touwslager
Auke Touwslager
Leonel Alegre
Leonel Alegre
Maarten Okkersen
Julie Becker

Ecsite thanks the writers who have generously contributed to this issue of Spokes. Don't hesitate to contact communications@ecsite.eu if you'd like to submit an idea for an article.

Spokes is the monthly digital magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. It is put together by the Spokes Editorial Committee: 

Maarten Okkersen, Head of Communication and Marketing, Museon, The Hague, Netherlands – Chairperson
Julie Becker, Communications and Events Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium – Editor
Andrea Bandelli , Executive Director, Science Gallery International, Dublin, Ireland
Raphaël Chanay, Exhibitions and Interpretation Manager, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Raquel da Cunha, Events and Communications Officer, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Wiktor Gajewski, Science and Art Events Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Aliki Giannakopoulou, Project Manager, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Pallini, Greece
Antonio Gomes da Costa, Independent Consultant - Science Communication and Education, Lisbon, Portugal
Gema Revuelta, Associate Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Maria Xanthoudaki, Head of Education and International Relations, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy

Responsible editor: Catherine Franche, Executive Director for Association européenne des expositions scientifiques, techniques et industrielles, aisbl

Frequency: monthly since April 2015 - issue 27, February 2017

Copyright: reproduction in whole or in part of any article in this magazine is prohibited without permission from Ecsite