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The winners of the 2017 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards have just been announced at the Opening Ceremony of the Ecsite Annual Conference. TRACES – Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles De Gennes, Paris (France) won in the ‘Smart and Simple’ category. Dialogue Social Enterprise, Hamburg (Germany) won in the ‘Sustainable Success’ category. NOESIS - Thessaloniki Science Center & Technology Museum (Greece) got a Special mention for courageous leadership.
The topic of health is becoming ubiquitous and prominent particularly in Europe which is seeking coping strategies addressing the issue of ageing population.
The upwards trend in life expectancy is a positive development, but what really interests researchers, policy makers and every one of us is healthy life expectancy – the number of years lived in good health.
Read the preliminary results of the citizen dialogue held in Israel in the framework of the NANO2ALL project.
We are looking for Exhibit Developers!
Responsibilities:
As Exhibit Developer at Hüttinger, you develop dynamic and engaging exhibits that interpret STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) concepts through audience-focused, interactive experiences.
The responsibilities in particular include:
Collaborate effectively with teams to develop interactive exhibits for Hüttinger projects that meet the needs of visitors, lead to compelling experiences, and ensure the success of the final project delivery.
CERN is offering an open job position for a Science Writer in their International Relations (IR) Sector, Education, Communication & Outreach (ECO) Group.
For five years this person will play a key role in CERN's print and digital publications, showcasing developments in the particle physics community in the media and to the general public.
Functions include writing and editing content for communication projects, liaising with the CERN and particle physics community and advising international contributors on the readability and scientific accuracy of content.
Event hosted by Universcience-Cité des science et de l’industrie
Our cities and urban areas are faced with many issues and challenges which are going to be exacerbated by accelerating climate change, resource depletion, pollution and many other factors. While the issues often seem overwhelming, science and innovation progress at a breakneck pace and solutions can soon become available to us.
The exhibition, titled Oceans, the last wild territory, consists of an audiovisual tour of the seabed based on 480 hours of unpublished images selected from the documentary Oceans, the greatest testimony of the seabed ever filmed. A major attraction of the exhibition is a large curved screen that multiplies the sensation of immersion and so doubles enjoyment of this unique opportunity to directly experience the oceans of the five continents.