FameLab equips young researchers (e.g. PhD students and early career researchers) with the skills to effectively communicate their work to non-expert audiences while connecting them to a dynamic network of science communicators.
Information here: FameLab UK | Cheltenham Festivals
Aims of FameLab
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Encourage and enable science-related researchers to communicate their work with the public in an engaging and exciting way
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Create an active, international community of science-related researchers who are confident and skilled in communicating their research with the public
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Facilitate an international network of trainers and institutions sharing resources, best practice and opportunities to support science communication
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Find and support the next generation of Cheltenham Science Festival speakers
The Competition
Researchers from across the globe gather online or live to vie for the title of world’s best science communicator.
The rules of FameLab are few, but crucial and are the same no matter the stage of the competition.
Participants have 3-minutes to ‘wow’ the judges and the audience and leave them wanting more