Events and Training

ASDC events and training provide opportunities for colleagues from across the science discovery centre and museum network to come together for monthly members' forums to share inspiring practice, bespoke CPD workshops and project-focused training academies.

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5 Apr 2023

ASDC April Members’ Forum: Outdoor Spaces

Do you have outdoor space at your centre that is currently under-used or in need of a re-vamp? How can you improve that space to connect your audience with nature and science? If you don’t have outdoor space, have you considered working with local community areas? These are the questions we'll be addressing at the April Members' Forum.

8 Mar 2023

ASDC Members’ Forum: Focus on funding (and new project announcement!)

How does ASDC support with funding for members? How do you write a good funding bid? What's the next BIG ASDC project? Join us to find out!

1-2 Mar 2023

Community Engagement Skills Training Academy

This in-depth, two-day training academy for 30 practitioners from across the UK, providing inspiration, information, skills and networking opportunities for staff who are expanding their community engagement professional practice. Open to all ASDC members.

27 Feb 2023

Destination Space 3 content calls: Our Solar System

The latest updates on the newest science and discoveries around the solar system and its planets and moons.

1 Feb 2023

ASDC Members’ Forum: Marketing in 2023, what are your priorities?

This session is for marketing employees to come together for connection and collaboration, to discuss common themes for 2023, sharing challenges and to make time for last minute issues switching from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4 (GA4).

25 Jan 2023

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Join this regular session to keep up to date on how to help your centre set and reach net zero targets.

11 Jan 2023

January Members' Forum: New and emerging science & discovery centres

This session is for our new science and discovery centres in concept or development stages to join together to discuss the foundations and fundamentals that go in to creating an accessible and sustainable space for STEM. Prospective ASDC members who have been in touch and are keen to know more about the ASDC community are also invited to join this session.

9-20 Dec 2022

Destination Space 3 content calls

The UK Space Agency is funding a short extension to Destination Space 3 working with centres who have previously delivered both Destination Space and Operation Earth. As part of this project ASDC will be hosting 3 content calls relating to the Destination Space 3 topics, which are also open to the rest of the ASDC network to attend.

28 Sep 2022

ASDC AGM 2022

ASDC Members and prospective members are invited to join the ASDC Chairman, CEO, Board and team for the 2022 ASDC AGM

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28-29 Sep 2022

ASDC National Conference 2022

The year of 'Inspiring a New Culture of Science' with speakers and sessions addressing the theme to better understand how we can fulfil the vision of science as an inclusive, inspirational and fundamental part of culture, and the important role science and discovery centres and museums play within this new cultural landscape.

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24-25 Nov 2021

ASDC National Conference 2021

The 2021 ASDC National Conference is going to be a virtual event this year, on 24th and 25th November.

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