The efforts of science communication of the last 20 years, such as polished magazines and science slams have reached only a small part of society. People who are rarely or not at all in touch with science have largely been left out. Also we can observe a loss of trust in science among society. Hosted by Falling Walls in cooperation with the Robert Bosch Stiftung Falling Walls Engage seeks to spread scientific literacy, with a special focus on “hard-to-reach” target groups in order to increase their ability to participate in society. The program fosters an international call for all forms of science engagement. The call is geared to projects with particular focus on impact and cost-effective and novel approaches to building opportunities for dialogue and participation. The best submissions will be invited to share their science engagement projects in a fast-paced pitch competition in front of a peer audience and a distinguished jury. The best idea will be elected as “Falling Walls Science Engagement of the Year”. All invited projects will be showcased in videos to promote the ideas and inspire others.
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🐟🌽 The photographic study is based on data analysis and socio-economic research on lowest-income living conditions, nutritional needs, cultural differences, and other parameters that reflect poverty standards in – so far – 36 countries. Learn more: https://falling-walls.com/remote2020/finalists/breaking-the-wall-of-poverty-line/
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Apply now for the #Postdoc Academy for Transformational #Leadership. Deadline 15th Feb 2021. More information on http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/postdocacademy @IRI_THESys @HumboldtUni @leuphana @FakultaetN @drifteur @sthlmresilience
How do we begin to improve science’s relationship with race? In this Falling Walls #CircleTable, we hear about the efforts South Africa has made to completely reform academia by actively confronting barriers to representation. This includes the importance of symbolic gestures - such as the naming of buildings - as well as community provisions, and adequate financing. Watch how this panel examined research’s complicity in racism, and the necessary ways forward to reform our institutions 👉 https://falling-walls.com/event/circle-table-combating-systemic-discrimination-in-science/
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