Over the last 2 days the Podnosh team hosted 24 science communicators from across Europe. They were in Birmingham as part of the Open Places project which is looking at bringing together 69 science communication institutions and other stakeholders in European cities to partner with local policy makers to tackle socio-economic issues such as employment; education; climate change …
#tamperine is a great fundraising idea from a Birmingham charity
The video above shows how some people respond to adversity. Sound it Out lost core funding from the Arts Council last year and since then has been stretching it’s network and imagination to keep going. Tamperine is a stroke of genius.
Science engagement and communication with social media
How do scientists let us know what they’re up to? More importantly, perhaps how do they help us understand what they’re doing? The communication of science is crucial… and next week Podnosh will be working with science communicators from all over Europe to explore how social media can play a role in their work. It’s …
#Opendata, cities, civic tools and Make it Local 10 things to make opendata work in local government – some links from #tal12 in Birmingham
I have a collection of half baked thoughts following the truly excellent Talk About Local unconference in Birmingham on Saturday. Whilst they stew into something edible I just wanted to quickly share some very useful links plus a list of ideas generated as part of Make it Local – the work done by Nesta on …