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Visions for universities and science centres: going back to the roots

  • June 2014
  • Education & learning
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The Science LinX live project takes scientists and visitors out of campus, onto surprising locations such as canal boats or private kitchens.

Are science centres run by or born from universities like Science LinX (NL), the Science Gallery (IRL) and Universum (DE) shaping the future of science centres at large?

Feature by René Fransen published in Spokes#4, Summer 2014

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University-based (or born) science centres are particularly well placed to invite the public to be part of science itself, the author argues.
Are they shaping the future of science centres at large? As Universum Director Herbert Münder, interviewed for the piece, states: "The science centre of the future should be a communication platform for science with an exhibition attached, not the other way round. To achieve this, we need to bring back scientists."

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Keywords

  • University
  • science centres
  • collaboration
  • Science Gallery
  • universum
  • ScienceLinx