Dr Penny Fidler

During Penny’s time at ASDC she has spear-headed efforts to raise over £35 million of funding for the UK Science and Discovery Centres and ASDC, including lobbying and working with Government to create the £30 million Inspiring Science Fund. She has spoken and advised in Parliament and Number 10 on the vital importance of informal science engagement and campaigned widely for the central role of Science Centres.

Penny’s outstanding contribution and exceptional work over the last 13 years has made a huge step-change to the development of the national network of Science and Discovery Centres and ASDC. Over the past 13 years she has created and led many national strategic STEM programmes that engaged millions and were devised to generate long-term strategic legacy across many UK Science and Discovery Centres.