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The 32nd Edition of the Science & Technology Education and Communication meeting (JIES) will be held in Chamonix, France, from the 21st to the 24th of May 2013. This year's presentations will focus on Games and gaming in science education and communication. Organising association Traces has collected French-language papers and workshop proposals from researchers, teachers, educators, mediators, trainers, game creators and players...
This world-renowned yearly exhibition at Museon provides a spotlight on the rarely seen wonders of the natural world. The exhibition is opened from 1 december 2012 until 5 may 2013.
Photo: ‘Relaxation’ (© Jasper Doest)
This themed exhibition provides answers to questions we all ask ourselves about the things we eat. How much sugar, fat or salt does our food contain? How is the food digested? Should I be exercising more when I eat fatty food? What are the eating habits of other cultures and what flavours do they use?
Take a seat and discover flavours and aromas during a romantic dinner or experience the fun of having dinner while playing a round of table football.
How much that has been imagined by sci-fi writers has now become reality, and how much could be our future? Many scientists are already working on projects that once were considered science fiction – this exhibition explores the reality of innovation and invention in science.
Bringing science to Life! – the Super Science Show(SSS) is fun, fast-paced and most importantly, educational! The Super Science Show is a theatrical show where science is animated in a fun and exciting manner. Life on the stage, the viewers will discover the marvels of science through magical demonstrations. Demonstrations are based on the scientific integration of the different fields of science like chemistry, physics and biology to excite school students and stimulate their curiosity to learn.
Realizing his distinguished stature, the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) proudly hosts the Fermi Legacy Exhibition, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center (West Exhibition Hall), during the period 6 to 25 November 2012. The exhibition comprises 10 panels, and 8 groups of photos, and numerous quotations; describing his background, his life, and his achievements and contributions as one of the 20th century leading scientists.
Did you know that continents drift? Are you curious about how you got to make the current Theory of Plate Tectonics? Come to the exhibition “WALKING WITH THE CONTINENTS. Our planet a hundred years from the theory of Alfred Wegener “, the Science Museum of Camerino University has set up to mark the centenary of the formulation of the theory and find out. The exhibition will be open from 13 October 2012 to 10 January 2013.
2000 years ago, the Romans ruled over a great empire. How did they become so successful? Find out in this interactive and inspiring High Tech Romans exhibition!
Science and Technology Week is one of the largest science communication events in the Czech Republic, which presents the latest scientific achievements and current research approaches. Science and Technology Week is organized by the Centre of Administration and Operation of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and is held annually at the beginning of November. The Science and Technology Week take place in aproximately in 15 cities in the Czech Republic: for example Prague, Brno, Ceské Budejovice, Olomouc and Ostrava.
The Science Centre World Summit, organized in Mechelen, Belgium, by Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre, in cooperation with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (Brussels) is a high-level, global meeting point for representatives from different fields to discuss topics concerning all parties.
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Read the preliminary results of the citizen dialogue held in Italy in the framework of the NANO2ALL project.
The Graz host team (children’s museum FRida & freD, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Science Center Netzwerk) of the Ecsite Conference 2016 “Colours of Cooperation” won the Congress Award from the City of Graz in the category… innovative and very special conference!
Mrs Trump was in Poland on the occasion of President Donald Trump's official visit to the country. At the Copernicus Science Centre, Melania Trump and Poland’s First Lady, Agata Kornhauser–Duda participated in activities connected with acquiring digital competences.
Science centre world leaders will be getting together on 15-17 November in Tokyo for the 2017 Science Centre World Summit, hosted by Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. The early bird rate ends on 15 July. Register now
Read the preliminary results of the citizen dialogue held in France in the framework of the NANO2ALL project.
Read the preliminary results of the citizen dialogue held in Sweden in the framework of the NANO2ALL project.
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 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.