Why are projects that target non-dominant audiences of science engagement institutions often tokenistic and performative? This workshop will explore how tinkering approaches that focus on equitable processes can help to document and address this...
Your opportunity to engage in conversation with author Lucy Hawking after hearing her keynote in the previous time slot.
“Good tinkerers borrow, great tinkerers steal.” - As A. Kleon emphasises in his book “Steal like an Artist”, "no idea is original and all creators and their output are a sum of inspirations and heroes…”. Art & artists can inspire children,...
Since Socrates, philosophical questions are known to elicit exciting dialogues engaging both young people and adults. Science provides a fertile ground to explore these philosophical topics. Questions such as, ‘Is tackling climate change more...
When Youth lead the way
Melati Wijsen is a 20-year-old Indonesian activist and change-maker. She founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister and has been leading the movement driven by youth since 2013. She has...
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
How do you create equitable community engagement programmes to reach underserved communities? Come and explore off-site community engagement activities serving some of the most...
What happens next? Our lives aren’t the same, our families aren’t the same, our world isn’t the same. As we reopen our museums and re-engage our students, what adjustments need to be made? What risks can we take? The need for empathy and...
The second of our touring exhibitions slots. A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you...
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
Less than 25% of computer science and engineering students are women and far fewer graduate and pursue careers in those fields (National Science Board, 2018). Women remain drastically...
Commitment: Climate & biodiversity crisis
Despite growing global awareness of climate change in recent years, the consequences for human health are not yet broadly understood and addressed. The Natural History Museum...
In this pecha kucha type session new science centres, science museums, exhibitions... that are currently in the start up and/or design phase will be presented. Presenters will give a short overview of their project. What are their goals and...
There has been increasing recognition of the role museums should play to address the planetary emergency. To incite social change, we need to close the gap between concern and action.
The first step in closing this gap is increasing the...