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This event took place on 3 September 2024. The information below is correct as of the publication date.
Catch up on this panel discussion hosted by Melanie Brown and Clio Heslop in conversation with Mariette DiChristina and Mark Miodownik.
In an era marked by unprecedented technological advancements and global challenges, the relationship between scientists and the wider public has never been more important.
Are scientists and citizens truly engaged in meaningful dialogue, or is there a growing disconnect that hampers collective progress? These are the pressing questions to be explored in "Connecting Science with People: The Power of Civic Science," at the annual event hosted by the US-UK Fulbright Commission in partnership with the British Library’s Eccles Institute.
Civic science is a process by which all of us get to shape and benefit from science. It means scientists taking active roles as citizens and citizens from all walks of life engaging with scientific research and its social and moral implications. So how do we build such a culture in today’s world? And what difference can it make?
The discussion juxtaposes the experience of the US where there is a growing “civic science” movement with that of the UK by bringing together the Dean of Boston University’s College of Communication and former editor of Scientific American Mariette DiChristina with Mark Miodownik, the UCL Professor of Materials and Society who is also a popular broadcaster and bestselling author. The event is chaired by the US-UK Fulbright Commission’s first ever Civic Science Fellows: science journalist Melanie Brown and the British Science Association’s Head of Policy, Partnerships, and Impact Clio Heslop.
This event took place on 3 September 2024. The information below is correct as of the publication date.
Catch up on this panel discussion hosted by Melanie Brown and Clio Heslop in conversation with Mariette DiChristina and Mark Miodownik.
In an era marked by unprecedented technological advancements and global challenges, the relationship between scientists and the wider public has never been more important.
Are scientists and citizens truly engaged in meaningful dialogue, or is there a growing disconnect that hampers collective progress? These are the pressing questions to be explored in "Connecting Science with People: The Power of Civic Science," at the annual event hosted by the US-UK Fulbright Commission in partnership with the British Library’s Eccles Institute.
Civic science is a process by which all of us get to shape and benefit from science. It means scientists taking active roles as citizens and citizens from all walks of life engaging with scientific research and its social and moral implications. So how do we build such a culture in today’s world? And what difference can it make?
The discussion juxtaposes the experience of the US where there is a growing “civic science” movement with that of the UK by bringing together the Dean of Boston University’s College of Communication and former editor of Scientific American Mariette DiChristina with Mark Miodownik, the UCL Professor of Materials and Society who is also a popular broadcaster and bestselling author. The event is chaired by the US-UK Fulbright Commission’s first ever Civic Science Fellows: science journalist Melanie Brown and the British Science Association’s Head of Policy, Partnerships, and Impact Clio Heslop.
