Learning
Mairéad HurleyBrendan OwensMaria VicenteElad PazEva Durall
The Covid-19 crisis has challenged traditional science learning environments, many of which relied on face-to-face interactions. The current scenario has become one in which disruption of regular practice is part of the new normal. But how can we...
Exhibit development
Andrew BullockWolfgang ButtressMartin BencsikFiona Philpott
Commitment: Climate & biodiversity crisis
Meet the artist Wolfgang Buttress and his scientific collaborator Dr Martin Bencsik as they talk with Fiona Philpott, Director of Exhibitions (National Museums Liverpool),...
Was there simply not enough time to network during the day? Or perhaps you were so engrossed in the sessions and our Keynote speaker that there was no time to connect with peers? And for our colleagues in North, Central and South America it was...
Equity & Inclusion
Mark WinterbottomMaria KarnezouInka de PijperMaria Xanthoudaki
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
This session will explore contemporary issues in inclusive STEM learning practice, with a focus on how hands-on making and tinkering can provide opportunities to work in more equitable...
Exhibit development
Anna SchaefersPedro PomboFrancesca IezziGérard Cobut
Commitment: 21st century skills
Imagine you've been (successfully) running a national outreach project for several years: a set of hands-on mini-labs for teenagers. Your main sponsor thinks this is wonderful, so it should...
Exhibit development
Harry WhiteSarah AlexanderLisa FinchRyan JenkinsAndreas MattEric Londaits
In part two of the session, we'll continue with the exploration of the automata and artificial intelligence hands-on explorations from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre and IMAGINARY, and participants will have the opportunity to try the second part of...
Exhibit development
Julie LeclairMaren KrumdieckMyriam SpringuelAlanna DavidsonIgnasi Miró
Developing a travelling exhibition can be costly, time-consuming and staff-intensive. Factor in the added pressure of finding funding, content partners and navigating relationships during a global pandemic, and you have yourself a major project...
Learning
Caroline White
What happens when our social media feeds lose all their user-generated content? What would the world be like if all of our bodily waste suddenly became a part of our clothing? Explore these questions and the way that our design choices shape our...
Learning
Sarah DurcanAndrea Bandelli
Let's get social and scientific with an in-real-time participatory baking class! We'll make scones; classic and with some alternative dietary requirements (see ingredients lists below). Participants can ask questions and work from their kitchens...
Research, theory & evaluation
Ewine van Dishoeck
Ewine van Dishoeck's keynote speech is sponsored by The Kavli Prize.
Prof. Dr. Ewine F. van Dishoeck is a Professor in Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University.
Ewine van Dishoeck studies the tenuous, ice-cold clouds of...
Equity & Inclusion
David JonesDavid JonesKerrie HighcockZoe King
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
This inspirational session, loaded with learning and insight, is a three-way conversation between David Jones, Life Science Centre (Life), Kerrie Highcock, North East Autism Society (...
Learning
Matteo VillaMaria XanthoudakiAndrew NewmanHeather King
What do we want visitors to experience when they engage with our exhibitions and programmes? Most would agree that we want them to feel excitement, wonder, and a passion for ‘more!’ But how can we support such emotion-filled experiences...