Practitioners

INVENTUM

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Inventum, the first board game created by a Spanish university to foster interest in knowledge transfer, aims to promote the culture of entrepreneurship in society at large and raise awareness of the importance of the process of valorisation and knowledge transfer. The project was funded by the then Ministry of Science and Innovation - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (MICINN-FECYT) in its call for grants for the promotion of scientific culture and innovation.

The Researchers’ Night in Piedmont

Submitted by debortoli on

The Researchers’ Night is an event promoted and financed by the European Commission under its Seventh Framework Programme and by local Foundations.
It takes place every year (since 2006) on the last Friday of September simultaneously in hundreds of European cities (in Piedmont, from 3 in 2006 to 8 in 2011).
2012 will be the 7th edition of the Researchers’ Night in Torino and Piedmont. This year will cover also another region: the Aosta Valley.

Experience and project of University Lille 1 : culture, science, knowledge, arts and education. A university in the City.

Submitted by Florence Ienna on

Since 1992, the University Lille 1 develops a cultural policy, dealing with the links between art, science and culture, and mobilizes the academic community along with educative, institutional and associative partners.

This policy results in :

  • The setting up of a place of reflection, exchange and debate : “l’Espace Culture”
  • Promotion of scientific culture
  • Preservation and promotion of the scientific academic heritage
  • Using traditional media as well as new technologies to reach a large audience
  • Dealing with all aspects of a subject in a consistent programming during a year
  • Sensitization to the most contemporary forms of arts
  • Supporting the amateur practice of arts, independent or supervised by professionals
  • Promoting the realization of associations’ projects

The “Espace Culture” is a 1500 square meters specific cultural complex , composed of 15 people, engaged in the cultural policy of the university. It is based in the core of the campus and opened freely to everyone.

The Migration Observatory

Submitted by Rob McNeil on

The Migration Observatory:

Overview:

Polling over the last decade has consistently shown immigration to be one of the five most important policy issues for the public in Britain, yet the quality of public debate on the subject has often been characterised by assertion rather than evidence, and simplistic readings of what evidence has been put forward.

Science event "day of technology"

Submitted by tria-F on

1. Introduction
The department of production engineering at the University of Bremen is responsible for the degree courses production engineering, industrial engineering and management and systems engineering. With approximated 1.800 scholars this particular department covers 11% of all enrolled people studying at the university.
According to a current analysis by the association of german engineers (VDI) the expectations on finding a job after graduating are outstanding, up to the present day the economic system of Germany misses more than 80.200 engineers.

Campus Gutenberg

Submitted by Vsemir on

Purpose

Why: Scientific communication, understood as the process of public transmission and diffusion of scientific knowledge, holds a key place in the development of society. Campus Gutenberg is created under the convincement that succeeding in a knowledge society goes beyond just communicating scientific results. The communication system is experiencing a transformation in formats and channels which parallels the one in research, creating important challenges to producers and consumers of scientific information.

Ketso - Multiplying the benefits of creative engagement through a social spin-off

Submitted by peghead79 on

Dr. Joanne Tippett launched Ketso as a social enterprise emanating from her research into community planning and ecological design at the University of Manchester. Ketso is a colourful, hands-on toolkit for creative engagement. This re-useable toolkit enables people with differing levels of confidence and ability to engage with each other and share ideas.

Purpose
Dr. Tippett’s development of Ketso was driven by one clear aim: to enable all voices to be heard in a stimulating and creative dialogue.

Health and Culture

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Health and Culture
Introduction
At the University of Manchester, The Manchester Museum and Whitworth Art Gallery has pioneered new methods of engaging with the public through their Health and Culture programme . The development of a partnership with Manchester Schools Hospital and Home Teaching Service, CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) and Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust enabled the delivery of a series of collaborative activities and programmes that led to practical benefits for all involved.
Objectives and Goals

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