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Falling Walls Engage 2018
Get out of the Bubble
How can more people who are rarely exposed to science be reached in times of increasing disinformation?
In brief
About the Project
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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We are very happy that research & innovation moves forward - and build our hope: twitter
Tolle Chance für Leute, die in den Bereichen #openscience #publicengagement und #wisskomm etwas bewegen wollen. twitter
Jetzt bewerben!
Dear Friends and Partners of Falling Walls, Berlin Science Week and Young Entrepreneurs in Science, One of the obvious learnings of the Corona crisis is the need for scientific breakthroughs. facebook
For the Falling Walls team, giving up on our mission is therefore not an option: We will either be able to meet again safely in person or we will find virtual means to discuss breakthroughs in science and society. Accordingly, please keep the dates of our annual meetings in your calendar: The Falling Walls Berlin events on 8/9 November 2020 and the Berlin Science Week between 1-10 November 2020 will take place. We are in close coordination with our partners as well as the relevant authorities and are working on finding the best possible solutions. With regard to our circa 100 events due to take place over the next months around the globe as part of Falling Walls Lab, Falling Walls Venture, and Falling Walls Engage, we are closely monitoring the situation with our local partners and deciding on the best and safest course of action on a case-by-case basis. We may jointly opt for digital meetings in the coming weeks and use the best available technology to ensure the success of the events. We would rather err on the side of caution. We are coordinating next steps for the Young Entrepreneurs in Science programme with our regional partners. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details. To help slow down the dissemination of the virus, most of the Falling Walls Team is working from home, so please excuse the occasional delay in our response. We will keep you in the loop as events develop. Stay healthy! All the best from your Falling Walls Team
Ana Faustino and Julian Ferreras held interesting guest lectures today at Kenyatta University. facebook
Both are former #FallingWallsEngage finalists and are in Nairobi as part of the first Falling Walls Engage Hub Kenya. Special thanks to Lecturers Without Borders for co-organising with us. #ScienceEngagement