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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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Book or article
2018 Ecsite Conference, Geneva, Switzerland © Ecsite / Natural History Museum of Geneva / Olivier Miche or Philippe Wagneur
Echoes from #Ecsite2018
June 2018 - Interviews published in Spokes #42, June 2018
Highlights from the 2018 Ecsite Conference that brought 1,182 science engagement professionals to Geneva on 7-9 June | Estimated reading time: 14 minutes (2-3 min per interview)
Keywords:
#ecsite2018, Ecsite Conference, Spokes
Book or article
Young people and caregivers play and learn together at the Exploratorium
STEM learning ecosystems: critical approaches
June 2018 - Feature article by Bronwyn Bevan published in Spokes #42, June 2018
We need to disrupt historical patterns of exclusion in STEM and recognise the positive social futures communities seek to build, argues Bevan | Estimated reading time: 14 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
learning ecosystems, inclusion, STEM, life-long learning, Spokes
Report
Policy recommendations from the Sparks Project - Shaking up science and society relations
Spokes resource
Shaking up science & society relations: policy recommendations from the Sparks project
June 2018 - This document puts forth five key policy recommendations from the Sparks project. European, national and regional policymakers are invited to reflect on how they can be integrated into policy and implemented on the ground. The recommendations were drafted by the Sparks consortium and validated by 150 participants of the project's final Forum.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
DIY science, policy recommendations, RRI, citizen science, museums
Report
Science Centre World Summit 2017 final report
Spokes resource
Science Centre World Summit 2017 final report
June 2018 - An organiser's report on #SCWS2017 that took place at Miraikan, Tokyo, on 15-17 November 2017.
Keywords:
scws2017
Book or article
Prediction — “seeing” the future state from the present (McBean, 2016)
Integrating Sciences to Address the Global Agenda 2030
May 2018 - Feature article by Gordon McBean published in Spokes #41, May 2018
International science policy is changing - what does it mean for science engagement? | Estimated reading time: 14 minutes
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
policy, science governance, International Council for Science, humanities, #SDGs, Agenda 2030, Spokes
Book or article
Rewilding fountains in Aahrus
Green Cities
May 2018 - Interviews published in Spokes #41, May 2018
Inspirational case studies for upcoming #EUGreenWeek | Estimated reading time: 18 minutes (3-5 min per interview)
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
#EUGreenWeek, cities, sustainability, Spokes
Practical guide or toolkit
Ecsite position on FP9 - cover
Spokes resource
Ecsite's position on FP9 - Together for a democratic and sustainable Europe
April 2018 - Ecsite released this position paper in April 2018, as part of the negotiations of the 2021-2027 European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP9). It states that FP9 should push traditional boundaries and actively involve citizens in the science and innovation process.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
FP9, position paper, EU, policy
Catan game picture from gamesresearchnetwork.org
Spokes resource
Catan: Global Warming
April 2018 - Sam Illingworth and Paul Wake released in 2018 a scenario for the board game Catan® with special rules and tokens to raise awareness of and generate debates about global warming.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
Board game, Catan, global warming
Practical guide or toolkit
PROSO Toolkit on Engaging society for RRI cover
Spokes resource
PROSO Toolkit: Engaging society for Responsible Research and Innovation
April 2018 - The PROSO project released in February 2018 a toolkit on Promoting societal engagement in Research and Innovation.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
PROSO, Society Engagement, RRI, Horizon 2020
Report
Report on fake news and online disinformation front page
Spokes resource
Final report of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation
April 2018 - In March 2018, the high-level group of experts ("the HLEG") set up by the European Commission released its final report designed to advise on policy initiatives to counter fake news and disinformation spread online.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
EU Commission, Disinformation, fake news
Practical guide or toolkit
Measuring socially engaged practice toolkit 1st page
Spokes resource
Measuring socially engaged practice: a toolkit for museums
March 2018 - In March 2018, the Museums Association (MA) published a toolkit for museums, produced by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund: Measuring socially engaged practice.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
Museum association, socially engaged practice
Book or article
2017-2018 Attractions Management Handbook cover
Spokes resource
Attractions Management Handbook 2017-2018
March 2018 - The 2017-2018 issue of the Attractions Management Handbook includes a science capital article by King & Seakins with four Ecsite members case studies (p. 72).
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
attractions management, case studies, ecsite members, science capital

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