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SPOKES #18

April 2016 - Selection of articles

Each month, Ecsite lists interesting articles and publications in the field of science engagement. Read something good? Send the reference to communications@ecsite.eu.

 

ON SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT & MUSEUMS

 

Supporting emerging forms of citizen science: a plea for diversity, creativity and social innovation

Teresa Schäfer and Barbara Kieslinger argue for mechanisms that encourage a variety of approaches, promote emerging and creative concepts and widen the perspectives for social innovation. Published on JCOM, read the article here

 

Revisiting the educational value of museums: Connecting to audiences

The proceedings of the 23rd NEMO conference (Pilsen, November 2015) invite you to "take a step back and look at the developments of the field of education in museums, particularly with regard to a wide diversification of audiences." NEMO is the Network of European Museum Organisations. Read the publication here 

 

Could giving circles rebuild philanthropy from the bottom up? 

Grassroots giving could provide a healthier way of funding social change, but it also has its limitations. Article published on 19 January on openDemocracy. Read it here

 

Children curators
The exhibit "Anything Goes", at the National Museum in Warsaw, was curated by 69 kids between the ages of six and 14. Article published on 22 March on Smithsonian.com. Read it here

 

ON THE EU FRONT

Launch of the RRI toolkit

How can the RRI Toolkit help us implement the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation in our work and lives? An article by Daniel García, a member of the RRI Tools Coordination Team, based at La Caixa Foundation, Barcelona, Spain. Read the article here

 

Commission thinking of crowdsourced peer review for Horizon 2020 evaluations

Should the process of assessing research projects be more open to public eyes? Read the piece published on 30 February on Science|Business as well as the latest news on Horizon 2020.

 

She Figures 2015

The 'go-to' document for anyone interested in gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the current state of gender equality in research and innovation in the European Union. Read it here

 

Open access - trends and models

Published this April by Science Europe, the "Briefing Paper on Open Access Business Models and Current Trends in the Open Access Publishing System" paper presents some of the recent trends and developments, as well as various business models currently in use which aim to facilitate the transition to open access. It also highlights expected benefits and underlines remaining challenges.  Read the paper here

 

TRANSIT Briefs

TRANSIT (TRANsformative Social Innovation Theory) is a research project that aims to develop a theory of transformative social innovation which is about empowerment and change in society. Practice Briefs focus on social innovation practices and related topics. Read them here

 

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Ecsite thanks the writers who have generously contributed to this issue of Spokes. Don't hesitate to contact communications@ecsite.eu if you'd like to submit an idea for an article.

Spokes is the monthly digital magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. It is put together by the Spokes Editorial Committee:

Maarten Okkersen, Head of Communication and Marketing, Museon, The Hague, Netherlands – Chairperson
Julie Becker, Communications and Events Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium – Editor
Raquel da Cunha, Events and Communications Officer, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Wiktor Gajewski, Science and Art Events Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Gema Revuelta, Associate Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Lia Tedeshvili, Events and Communications Intern, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Maria Xanthoudaki, Head of Education and International Relations, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy

Responsible editor: Catherine Franche, Executive Director for Association européenne des expositions scientifiques, techniques et industrielles, aisbl

Frequency: monthly since April 2015 - issue 18, April 2016

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