Whether basic research or applied research, any research can bring a greater benefit when understood by its beneficiary. Through the Science Communication Workshop for Researchers, a researcher then will be able to understand the following questions:
- How to communicate your research to wider audience?
- How to make your research beneficial to wider audience?
- How to contribute to a research translation?
- Top Tips on Science Journalism
- Translating of Researchers’ work into suitable lessons for different audiences
- Rational of Public Engagement and Science Communication
The workshop is intended for: Researchers, Science Professionals
We are now calling for participation.
Registration
Interested candidate should send their CV and research abstract/articles to newtonfund.indonesia@britishcouncil.or.id
Registration closes Sunday, 25 September 2016 at 12.00 WIB
Speakers
Alan West MBE, MSc, BEd, MIoD (Exscitec UK)
Alan was made a MBE for services to STEM Education, spanning 25 years, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2011.
Having trained originally as a chemistry teacher and rising to Head of Science in a state secondary school, he was seconded to the University of Surrey in 1985 where he was involved in designing and implementing the national CREST Awards programme becoming its National Director over a 14-year period.
Realising the potential of this pedagogic approach he established Exscitec (EXcellence in SCIence and TEChnology) in 2000 to build STEM programmes for students and linked training for teachers.
Exscitec works extensively with Higher Education and private sector partners developing STEM programmes relevant to their research and industrial application interests and which introduce relevance and clear STEM career pathways for school students.
As a consultant to Imperial College London he designed and implemented a significant number of STEM outreach programmes that engage Researchers with Schools and Teachers. He also developed the operational capability of the Reach Out Lab at Imperial College as its consultant Director over a 6-year period.
Alan was Head of the Science Judging Panel at the annual Northern Ireland ‘Young Innovators Science Fair’ over a 12-year period the winners of which attend Intel ISEF or ISWEEEP in the USA as their prize.
His international work includes currently includes leading a STEM Pilot Programme in Vietnam as a British Council STEM Consultant under the auspices of the Newton Fund. The year long Pilot Programme involves 12 Pilot schools preparing to introduce STEM teaching approaches within their curriculum.
Gerard Hughes (Exscitec UK)
Gerard has worked as a Business and Education Consultant for the past 18 years. He has broad experience in providing support, guidance and expertise across a range of educational establishments in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Gerard is Director in a number of companies and serves as a committee and Council Member on a number of Professional Organisations.
Gerard has been closely involved in the setting up and organisation of National Competitions in Science and Technology in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. He has represented Ireland as a judge in the Intel ISEF Science and Engineering Fair in the USA for a number of years.
Previous to his current career he was employed as a teacher in a number of schools with a wide range of abilities and finally as a Head of Science and Deputy Headmaster in a Grammar School in Northern Ireland.
Before embarking on a career in education Gerard attained his BSc Hons at Ulster University and Masters at Queens University, Belfast.
For a short while he trained and qualified as a Work Study Engineer in the Electronics Industry.