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In this section you will find useful documents and information on science engagement in general, and Ecsite activities in particular. Browse through articles, toolkits, reports, websites...

Feel free to submit resources for this section. Send all relevant materials with a short explanation about the contents to: communications@ecsite.eu

 

Resources

Spokes resource
Sinéad Burke Keynote Ecsite Conference 2022
December 2022 - Read Sinéad Burke's outstanding Keynote from Ecsite 2022 Conference
Spokes resource
In Conversation with Sebastian Martin
December 2022 - Meet Tinkering Specialist Sebastian Martin from the Exploratorium in San Francisco
Equity
Spokes resource
A new framework tool from Equity@Ecsite
July 2022 - A new framework tool, developed by the Equity@Ecsite group, is currently being piloted across Europe. Supported by the Ecsite Collaborative Grant for 2020, this pan-European project focuses on supporting organisations to take their next steps in re-examining and embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across all areas of science centre and museum work.
Book or article
Bima Microlibrary / SHAU Indonesia, 2016
From place to space: libraries and civic engagement
March 2022 - Feature article by Alexandre Vanautgaerden published in Spokes ,
How librarians went from being possessors to acting as custodians - and how it can inspire us | Estimated reading time: 17 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
libraries, public space, communities, Spokes
Book or article
Tinkering activity
Tinkering for learning, equity, and social inclusion
March 2022 - Interviews published in Spokes #32, April 2024
School, museum or prison: the potential of Tinkering for creating more equitable STEM learning environments | Estimated reading time: 15 minutes (4 minutes per interview)
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
tinkering, making, EDI, inclusion, schools, informal learning, Spokes
Book or article
Spokes resource
Time to pause and reflect on Spokes
March 2022 - Feature article by Catherine Franche - Maria Xanthoudaki published in Spokes #32, April 2024
Re-inventing your magazine in line with the new Ecsite strategy
Category:
Ecsite corporate documents
Keywords:
Spokes, Ecsite strategy
Practical guide or toolkit
The Heureka planetarium in the colours of the national flag of Ukraine
Spokes resource
Support for Ukraine and Ukrainians - a shared resource
March 2022 - A collection of ways in which the science engagement network is working to support those affected by the attack on Ukraine. This resource will be updated and evolve over the coming weeks. If you would like to share your ideas and actions on ways in which you and/or your organisation is helping to support Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, please email communications@ecsite.eu with a short summary and any links and photos to be included.
Keywords:
war in Ukraine, attack on ukraine, ukraine, support
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Spokes resource
EU-Citizen.Science Final Event
February 2022 - EU-Citizen.Science ended on a high note with a final event, co-organised with ACTION project.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
citizen science
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
Public Engagement Training Worksheet
January 2022 - This Public Engagement training has been organised as part of the EU-funded GRACE project’s activities related to the RRI key of Public Engagement. Four online training sessions on Public Engagement were held for the staff of the project partners between October and December 2021, with the aim of providing them with the knowledge, strategies and reflection to feel empowered about this topic and take action in their own organisations.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
RRI, Responsible Research and Innovation, public engagement, science, open science
Practical guide or toolkit
Image of the Webb Space Telescope on an Ariane 5. Copyright ESA/ D. Ducros
Spokes resource
ESA resources on the James Webb Space Telescope
November 2021 - In the last months ESA has produced a wide range of resources that can be used by museums and science centres in supporting their activities to discover, promote and organise events on this next mission.
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
ESA, webb, jwst, james webb space telescope, launch, nasa, csa
Video
GRACE final webinar: Public Engagement from the Research Funders' perspective
Spokes resource
Public engagement from the research funders' perspective
November 2021 - Public engagement is emerging – alongside other RRI dimensions – as a key component in how research funding organisations are working to ensure that research is societally relevant and impactful: an explicit evaluation criterion in the awarding of research funding, or included as a requirement for qualitative research, or incentivised through other schemes and awards.
Keywords:
public engagement, Responsible Research and Innovation, RRI, open science
Video
GRACE final webinars: Making the case for Public Engagement
Spokes resource
Making the case for public engagement
November 2021 - Public engagement is a foundational key of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), having a crucial role to play in the establishment of bonds between science and society based on trust, two-way dialogue, and long-term thinking. This webinar, organised as part of the GRACE project's final webinar series, asked how value is created and demonstrated at different levels for a strong case for public engagement.
Keywords:
public engagement, Responsible Research and Innovation, RRI, open science

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