Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards!

Maria Xanthoudaki, Director of Education and the Centre for Research in Informal Education (CREI) at the Leonardo Da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology, is our Beacon of the Year – an award recognising a lifetime of dedication and impact.

Sara Verstraeten, Co-Founder & Managing Director at KOI Public Engagement, is this year’s Bright Spark winner, celebrating outstanding promise and early career achievement.

And Culture Instable received our Excellence in Science Engagement Award for the inspiring project, FAIR ENOUGH.

We would also like to acknowledge our Highly Commended awardees, including:

Tommy Howell, Digital Producer at Life Science Centre, awarded the Highly Commended Bright Spark Award.

Kate Whittington, Exhibition Manager at Natural History Museum London, awarded the Highly Commended Bright Spark Award.

University of Silesia in Katowice, awarded the Highly Commended Excellence in Science Engagement Award for the project European City of Science Katowice.

We will be spotlighting their work more on our channels in the coming months, so please - stay tuned!

Thank you to our Awards sponsors LIP for supporting and rewarding the work of science engagement professionals.