Wednesday 21 June 2023 | 1pm (BST) | Online and on-demand | Free to attend
New Scientist Live was launched in 2016 and has cemented its place in the science calendar as the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discoveries. It's featured talks from the biggest names in British science such as Tim Peake, Hannah Fry, Alice Roberts and Jim Al-Khalili. You will also find a wealth of exhibitors every year, showcasing everything from VR rollercoasters to the mysterious world of parasites. Every year the audience is full of passionate science fans, but in recent times New Scientist has offered free places to those from disadvantaged backgrounds, so we can truly live our mantra that science is for everyone.
Join New Scientist’s Head of Event Production Martin Davies, plus special guests, for a lunchtime chat where we will reveal the secrets of the UK’s biggest science show.
Topics covered:
What lessons have the team learned about engaging a massive public audience with science?
What tips do they have for giving a science talk, or hosting an exhibition stand?
How can you get the most out of appearing at the show, or hosting your own event?
How can you engage with underrepresented audiences?
Who should attend?
Sci-Comms Professionals
Public Engagement Officers
Researchers involved with public engagement
Science speakers and demonstrators
Anyone else interested in communicating STEM topics to a public audience
Benefits of attending
Learn about how New Scientist Live communicates complicated ideas to a general audience
Discover how to have the greatest impact when exhibiting
Find out what makes a great science talk
Learn how to amplify your message to a wider, underrepresented audience
Speakers
Hannah Bialic is the Public Engagement manager for the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology. Her years as a lab scientist greatly informs her public engagement, and she designs projects with the science at their centre. She has diverse experience developing and deploying public engagement events, lecturing and running public engagement workshops in the UK and abroad. In 2022, she led the development and running of a feature at New Scientist Live.
Martin Davies is head of event production at New Scientist. He previously worked at the British Science Association from 2006 to 2008 and managed the events programme at the Royal Institution from 2008 to 2021. Martin studied Natural Sciences at King’s College, Cambridge, and lives in Deptford with his wife and dog.