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News 4 April 2017

Are you interested in testing RRI higher education training materials? The HEIRRI project calls on higher education institutions from all continents interested in Responsible Research and Innovation and its integration into the curricula for a pilot test of two of the training programs and materials.

News 20 March 2017

The ERC=Science2 campaign is putting a spotlight on leading researchers who are helping to unravel the mysteries behind the ageing process and providing direction on how we can alleviate some of the associated problems.

Calls 17 March 2017
Museum in short

Museums in Short, is a contest for short videos related to museums. Send your video until 30th April 2017.

Calls 16 March 2017
NICE

Creating an Inclusive World – A Call for Transformative Innovation. Submit your application by 30 April 2017.

News 15 March 2017

The latest food and health related research financed by the European Research Council (ERC) will be presented at Ciência Viva in Lisbon, Portugal as part of a 4-day ScienceSquared event starting on March 16th.

News 14 March 2017
BioBlitzBcn 15-17 April 2016 participants, identifying species at the Montjuïc Hill and the adjacent Botanical Garden, in an event hosted by the Natural Sciences Museum in Barcelona

Join the 180+ organisations already involved in the public engagement campaign for local biodiversity and get ready for a collective momentum with International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May

Calls 14 March 2017
#SciChallenge

SciChallenge invites 10-20 year olds to submit a poster, presentation or video on a STEM topic. Submissions by 30 April.

News 14 March 2017
Hypatia Austrian Editorial Board

Hypatia's Austrian editorial boards receives a standing ovation during the 2017 EU Prize for Women innovators award ceremony. The four teenagers were invited to the stage to share their interest in science, gender equality and the importance of role models and impressed the audience with contributions.

News 13 March 2017
Agent Unicorn by Anouk Wipprecht © Marije Dijkema

Sparks project has been moving on various fronts in the last month. Learn more about the hackathon in Warsaw, meet the artists behind the Boynd the Lab exhibition and keep informed on where the exhibition is travelling next.

News 13 March 2017

On 7 March Polish MEP Michał Boni organised a public debate in European Parliament entitled "How to deal with fake news", together with The Guardian Media Group. As fake news and post-truth are a current area of concern for science engagement professionals, we reproduce his speech here.

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