Telling stories and engaging citizens at ESOF 2014, Copenhagen
The Minerva team delivered key support and training at Europe’s biggest science event – the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) – in Copenhagen from 21st to 26th June.
Storytelling
In partnership with the EU-funded project CommNet, which offers free communications support to European projects in the bioeconomy, Minerva raised its profile as exhibitors and delivered key drop-in sessions on the effective use of webinars and storytelling in communicating scientific research.
Minerva’s 3D-printed sausages cooking demo also attracted a crowd, which included William Productions, a Danish film-maker, who made this short video.
Citizen Engagement
Rhonda Smith, Director of Minerva, led two ESOF-sponsored Masterclasses in ‘Citizen Engagement’ at Copenhagen Business School; relaxed, interactive sessions packed full of ideas, advice and case studies to enable researchers to think about how, why and when we should involve citizens in science.
Watch the Masterclass slide set here:
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Is your project ready for citizen engagement? Download our self-assessment tool here:
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Symposium on genetics & cancer
Rhonda was also invited to moderate a session on Genetic Profiling & Cancer Prevention, on behalf of CommHERE (Communicating European Health Research).
The session included talks from researcher Per Hall of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and award-winning journalist Christina Berndt of Suddeutsche Zeitung, Germany. The speakers examined the power, limitations and future of genetic profiling and cancer prevention. Following the presentations, Rhonda chaired a lively discussion around the personal, social and health care consequences of genetic profiling.
ESOF was a fantastic opportunity for Minerva to build links with other EU projects and network with key stakeholders, researchers and journalists. The team thoroughly enjoyed its visit to Copenhagen … and a Carlsberg or two!
ESOF was a fantastic opportunity for Minerva to build links with other EU projects and network with key stakeholders, researchers and journalists. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Copenhagen … and a Carlsberg or two!