Strategy & vision
Thierry BrassacBart Van de LaarJamie BellJoana Lobo AntunesDubravka VejnovicPedro PomboGudrun BachmannLynn ScarffMatteo Merzagora
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There are 22 Universities/Research Bodies (U/RB) in the Ecsite network, out of 374...
Research, theory & evaluation
Alice Roberts
Professor Alice Roberts is an anthropologist, author and broadcaster, and Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. Watch a video of her keynote.
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Exhibit development
Mikko MyllykoskiLee Skolnick, FAIAJane WernerLisa Månsson
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The environment where we engage has a tremendous impact upon how we perceive and...
Science ♥ society
Leonel AlegreArturo Vittori
Water is key to life. Access to safe water should be a basic human right, but to this day poverty and conflicts over control of water resources remain. There is enough fresh water on the planet for all of us, but it is distributed unevenly, and...
Explainers & visitor services
Helin HagaDubravka VejnovicVesna PajićMaria ZоlоtоnоsаTina IbsenAnna Dławichowska
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Both technology and what people are expecting awe-inspiring events to look like is...
Strategy & vision
Lorenz KampschulteAndreja PeratIan SimmonsJennifer MartinPedro PomboRonen Mir
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Connecting formal and informal science education is a challenging task for many of us:...
Learning
Ryan JenkinsSebastian MartinJessica StanleyStefano Buratti
In this hands-on session we will go in depth to explore electrical circuits, investigating the tinkering practices and sharing possibilities for taking these ideas to new heights by adding a diverse set of components, sensors and other real world...
Marketing & communication
Joana Lobo AntunesPeter TrevittRaquel da Cunha
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Social media has recently become even more politicised and influential as a...
Strategy & vision
Claudia GoebelKatrin VohlandAmparo Leyman PinoFermín Serrano SanzPia Viviani
This session will explore how the Ecsite community can do more quality Citizen Science (CS) through co-operation. It is linked to the pre-conference workshop “Partnering up for Citizen Science” and aims at discussing the results of the workshop...
Equity & Inclusion
Luis Azevedo RodriguesSara MiraIvone FachadaHanaa Hosny Ewa Janowska
Developing science programmes for adults is a true challenge for most of science centres and museums.They think they know almost everything, they will come only as accompaniers, and they think they're too old to have fun!
It is a priority...
Learning
Friso VisserMarcus HeiderSofia LourençoStephen RobertsPaula Bäckman
Most museums have more than one target group: young children, teenagers, school groups, families... Problems arise when audience segments with conflicting needs compete for the use of our spaces and experiences: young children vs. teenagers,...
Research, theory & evaluation
Frans de Waal
Dr. Frans de Waal is a Dutch-American biologist and primatologist known for his work on the behaviour and social cognition of primates. Speech title: Prosocial Primates: The Cooperative Background of Our Species
In my work with monkeys,...