Science & Society Research Group

We are delighted to announce the second person on our Judging panel who will be helping us with the difficult task of choosing a submission to work with in the coming months of the new year: Ceinwen Fergus #LEVERS #Leversforclimate

The SciCo+ partners were treated to snowy scenes for our fifth transnational meeting hosted by University Politehnica of Bucharest. Discussions focused on optimising our e-learning platform, and we also made sure to explore the wonderful campus. scicoplus.org

New publication alert! Check out the findings of a new global study looking at trust in scientists and their role in society, which involved members of our very own research group!

📢We're hosting 3 events in Westport next Sat 9th Nov for #ScienceWeek2024 1-3pm: Specially curated menu by gastronomic artist @rudileemccarthy, joined by scientist Tommy Boland to discuss how culinary heritage can inspire sustainable food futures Book: tinyurl.com/z4u2aztx

📢We're hosting 3 events in Westport next Sat, 9th Nov for #ScienceWeek2024 4-6.30pm: Family-friendly drop-in event. Traditional music & interactive science activities on sustainable food & fibres, biodiversity & bioeconomy! More info: tinyurl.com/5tbtfmbr Free, no booking

📢We're hosting 3 events in Westport next Saturday, 9th Nov for #ScienceWeek2024 10am-12pm: Learn the art & science of baking soda bread, hear about Future Food Forests for sustainable community climate action. Leave with your own scones! Book here: tinyurl.com/34kny8cj

Yesterday we kicked off the #DesignYourFutureCity programme with @nearfuture_ie & #CriticalChangeLab project as part of Biodiversity & Climate Action Week @tcddublin. Students will explore local issues related to climate & prototype solutions for their city #Education4Democracy

✨ How can we inspire youth to rethink the future of society & inclusion? At the first #CriticalChangeLab at @tcddublin, we used creative tools like zine-making to help young minds tackle democracy, tech & discrimination #HorizonEU 👉Read more: bit.ly/3zm4vQ9

💡 Join our #CriticalChangeLab online workshop on 03.10., 13:00-14:30 CET! We’ll share #HorizonEU best practices on #Education4Democracy and explore how to support educators promoting #youthparticipation & #citizenshipeducation. Register by 30.09 👉 shorturl.at/4os7q

On the 7th issue of our digital magazine 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 the focus is on #training, which is a key element in #citizenscience. Read the reflections done at the @Ecsite conference: eu-citizen.science/blog/2024/06/1…… Subscribe: eu-citizen.science/subscribe/

What should a Citizen Science Network in Ireland look like? Join the discussion on 4th July at Unit 18 @tcddublin! 👉For more event info and to sign up: eventbrite.ie/e/establishing… Keep an eye out this week for more posts on this event! @EUCitSciProject @CreativeSparkie @TeacupFarm

The COALESCE events at @ESOF_eu continue and it's time for our press conference: in less than 20 minutes, we'll be presenting our policy brief on excellent science communication for urgent societal challenges ⏰ 3.00 pm 📍 Media Room > zenodo.org/records/110820… #ESOF2024 #SciComm

📣 The time has come for the new edition of @ESOF_eu! From 12 to 14 June, #COALESCE will participate in the EuroScience Open Forum with a series of events. Join us to discuss the future of science communication in Europe and don’t miss our activities. #ESOF2024 #ESOF #SciComm

We’ve published our first policy brief! 🥳 It is on the subject of excellent science communication through informal activities, and you can read it on @ZENODO_ORG: zenodo.org/records/108493… This thread 🧵 has some of the highlights. ⤵ #SciComm #PublicEngagement

If you enjoyed that, don’t forget to listen to the second episode of #SciCommConversations 🎙, with @jedmond36, which was all about creative ways of engaging the public on the subject of #AI. Listen here 🎧: coalesceproject.eu/2024/04/30/sci… #podcast #SciComm

10 young people from 10 European countries form the #CriticalChangeLab Youth Assembly. They support the project with invaluable insights and perspectives on everyday life and democracy. Read more about their first meeting 👉 bit.ly/3UnNCMD #Education4Democracy

💡Recently, the @insync_ie Junior Board and Area Coordinators visited Trinity as part of the Critical ChangeLab project to discuss youth-led approaches to democracy. 🔎Learn more here: tcd.ie/trinitylongroo… #CriticalChangeLab #Democracy

This interview with our colleague @CaitWhite19 explores one of the projects in the #ScienceSociety research group - the #CriticalChangeLab project. Read about the work being done @SchoolofEdTCD in #democracy & #education #democracy4education ars.electronica.art/criticalchange…

ONE DAY LEFT to apply and become one of the ECS CITIZEN SCIENCE AMBASSADORS. Friends from #Austria, #Estonia #Germany, #Slovakia and #Sweden, we still miss you. Info here: eu-citizen.science/call_ambassado… @EU_Commission @REA_research @EUScienceInnov

Our #CriticalChangeLab project seeks organisations working on Critical Literacy for youth in Europe to partner with us, a project that develops a model for democratic pedagogy @Info_Activism. Apply by Jan 15, 2024 bit.ly/4ahuLZF