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IN DEPTH: Learning ecosystems by B. Bevan
LOOKOUT: Echoes from #Ecsite2018
COLUMN: Science engagement organisations as Citizen labs by A. Omedes
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News 15 June 2018
The European Commission released its proposal for Horizon Europe (formerly known as FP9) on 7 June. This proposal does not contain a specific strand of funding for science engagement: Ecsite is now calling for a mobilisation of all science engagement professionals and organisations to influence the negotiations' next stages.
News 10 June 2018
The 2018 Ecsite Conference just finished in Geneva, Switzerland. It gathered 1182 participants from 58 different countries, making it the largest Ecsite conference ever. Discover yesterday’s slideshow summary, looking back on the conference's final day.
News 7 June 2018
The winners of the 2018 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards have just been announced at the Opening Ceremony of the Ecsite Annual Conference. The Tycho Brahe Planetarium (Copenhagen, Denmark) won in the ‘Sustainable Success’ category and Exploratório – Ciência Viva Science Centre of Coimbra (Portugal) won in the ‘Smart and Simple’ category.
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