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News 13 January 2016

Sparks partners have been working hard to start 2016 with new exciting things telling the world what the project is all about. Curious?

News 11 January 2016
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem

Research shows that the way sciences are communicated to young people is not (yet) gender inclusive. In the last years, many European funded projects have dealt with this issue, especially with the crucial topic of engaging teenagers, and specifically girls into STEM careers. It is a very interesting exercise to analyse these projects as their approaches to the topic show the evolution of gender inclusion theories in the last few years. However, it is not an easy task.

News 11 January 2016

Synenergene is a four years long project funded by the European Commission. It addresses the present and future challenges related to the cooperation between Science and Society in the area of synthetic biology. Ecsite members involved in the project will be organising public engagement activities in 2016.

News 11 January 2016
RRI, ZSI

It might sound weird, but it´s not. RRI Tools Project, with the team from the ZSI, The Social Innovation Centre from Vienna, Austria, are currently working on the last details of the self-reflection tool. What? Yes, a practical set of key questions that will be useful for each of us who are interested in RRI. Because there are many ways we can get aware of how far are we incorporating the values and ways of doing research in a responsible and innovative way.

News 8 January 2016

Deadline is 2 February 2016! Get your conference fee and other mobility projects financed by the European Commission.
Discover how!

Calls 8 January 2016

Ecsite is a partner in a proposal on the Horizon 2020 call CULT-COOP-08-2016: Virtual museums and social platform on European digital heritage, memory, identity and cultural interaction and is looking for 2 sustainig members and 1 science centre or museum to join the proposal as Third Parties. Apply by noon on 18 January

Calls 21 December 2015

Ecsite is seeking a design of a pop-up science stand, which will be used in open public spaces with the intention to inform, excite and capture people's attention and curiosity in science and engage the general public in science. The public activities for which the stand will be utilized are part of a large promotional campaign project called ERC=ScienceSquared.

News 17 December 2015
The hosts of the 2016 Ecsite Annual Conference sing lovely Austrian Christmas carol

Watch a lovely cover of Stille Nacht by the 2016 Ecsite Annual Conference hosts: FRida & freD Children’s Museum, the Universalmuseum Joanneum and the association ScienceCentre-Network.

News 17 December 2015

Ecsite is looking for a Project Assistant to join its team.

The role will be to assist in the implementation of activities related to EU-funded projects to ensure they are carried out consistently and successfully in accordance with the projects’ rules and work plans. Communication and dissemination of projects will be a big part of the job. Project assistant will monitor all aspects for clear goals, objectives and timelines by liaising with the consortium, producing the required contents and ensuring that priorities and objectives are met.

Calls 14 December 2015
Fresh ideas mean free registration at #Ecsite2016

Bring new people and fresh ideas to the conference and get them in for free! Apply for the second round by the end of 7 February 2016

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