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Contents
News from the Ecsite-uk Office: website links
Developments in the sector: ReDiscover Round-1… 2… 3
Resources: psci-comlit(erature)
Diary Dates: 1-3 July, Summer Science Exhibition; 10-12 July,
BIG event
News from the Ecsite-uk Office: website links
'Postgraduate qualifications in science communication' is a new section on the LINKS page of the Ecsite-uk website.
Are you are a graduate embarking on a career in science communication? A senior manager with able young colleagues seeking professional development? Or looking to recruit from the cream of this year's postgraduate crop?
For details of who's providing training in what, where, check the new section on the links page www.sciencecentres.org.uk/resources.
Developments in the sector 1: ReDiscover Round-1… 2… 3
ReDiscover - the renewal fund for science centres and museums across the UK - has awarded over £3.8 million to nine centres around the UK in the first of four funding rounds. The 9 are: At-Bristol; Discovery Museum, Newcastle Upon Tyne; Glasgow Science Centre; Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow; the Look Out Discovery Centre, Bracknell; the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester; Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick; Techniquest, Cardiff; Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
The £33 million ReDiscover fund is a joint venture between the Millennium Commission, the Wellcome Trust and the Wolfson Foundation and represents the first major new partnership between the Lottery and large grant making charities. It was set up to help science museums and science centres to renew, replace, refresh or redevelop high quality science, education and technology exhibitions to keep up with advances in science and technology and remain at the cutting edge.
Round 2, deadline for applications: 1 June 2003
Round 3, deadline for applications: 1 March 2004
For further information, visit
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/rediscover
Resources: psci-comlit(erature)
The Wellcome Library has launched psci-comlit psci-com.org.uk/pscicomlit [archive - link removed], a new bibliographic database, available free-of-charge. The database has been developed to provide a searchable source of journal, newspaper and book references on science communication, public engagement with science and the wider issues of science in society.
A broad range of journals, newspapers and new book acquisitions are scanned to create the descriptive records that populate the database. In addition, the records are used to produce a monthly current awareness bibliography, also accessible from the psci-comlit page.
Other topics covered include public attitudes towards science, science writing, science centres, science and the media and science education.
web site, a gateway to high quality web sites on similar topics. Further features of the web site include an electronic calendar of conferences, workshops and events and access to an electronic discussion forum, also called psci-com.psci-comlit was created and is being continually expanded by the Wellcome Library in collaboration with the BIOME team at the University of Nottingham. There are currently over 1200 records which date back to 1999.
If you have any comments or suggestions about the new database, please contact Louise Simon at l.simon@wellcome.ac.uk
Diary Dates: 1-3 July, Summer Science Exhibition; 10-12 July, BIG event
Summer Science Exhibition: 1-3 July 2003, Royal Society, London
This annual exhibition offers a fantastic opportunity to discover the best of
the UK's science and technology research. And what makes this event unique is
the chance visitors get to meet and talk to the researchers themselves who are
behind the work on show. Admission is free and open to all, without tickets. Opening
times are:
Tuesday 1 July, 11am - 4.30pm
Wednesday 2 July, 10am - 4.30pm
Thursday 3 July, 10am - 4.30pm
British Interactive Group annual meeting: 10-12 July 2003, the Observatory science centre, Herstmonceux, East Sussex
For exhibit developers and front of house staff through to executive directors of museums, galleries, science and discovery centres, plus performers and freelancers of every description.
On Thursday the key note speaker will be the Rt Hon Charles Clarke, Minister for Education, and on Friday Ken Campbell will be running a session as guest of Honour.
The programme and booking information are available at www.big.uk.com
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