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ASDC Conference 2024: Shaping the future of science together
18-19th November, The Royal Society, London

Welcome to the ASDC Conference 2024, a vibrant inclusive event for everyone in the science engagement community and wider STEM sector to come together for collaboration, inspiration, and growth. The conference programme of talks, workshops, networking sessions and discussions will explore how we shape the future of science in our rapidly changing world.

Take a virtual tour around the Royal Society to see what it’s like inside before the conference starts.

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Monday, November 18
 

12:30pm GMT

Registration
Monday November 18, 2024 12:30pm - 1:00pm GMT
Reception
Monday November 18, 2024 12:30pm - 1:00pm GMT
Reception
  Registration

1:00pm GMT

Welcome
Monday November 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Speakers
avatar for Stephen Breslin

Stephen Breslin

Chief Executive Officer, Glasgow Science Centre
Stephen has been the Chief Executive Officer of Glasgow Science Centre since 2012 and is committed to building confidence and raising aspiration in young people and helping them to discover the pleasure and relevance of science, engineering and technology. Stephen trained and worked... Read More →
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Lesley Miles

Chief - Programmes, Partnerships and Engagement, The Royal Society
Lesley Miles is the Chief Officer – Programmes, Partnerships and Engagement – at the Royal Society, having joined in 2013 as the Chief Strategy Officer. As part of her role, she is responsible for some of the Society’s major strands of work including grants, public, schools... Read More →
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Shaaron Leverment

Chief Executive, The Association for Science and Discovery Centres
Shaaron is the CEO of ASDC and has over 20 years' experience working in science engagement and education. She stands for the value of science centres and museums for social good, as community assets that are accessible and relevant for a more diverse public.Shaaron joined ASDC in... Read More →
Monday November 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Keynote

1:45pm GMT

Keynote: Transforming tomorrow together
Monday November 18, 2024 1:45pm - 2:15pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Speakers
avatar for Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser

Chief Executive, UKRI
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser is the Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge.UKRI brings together the UK’s Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England, operating with a combined budget of... Read More →
Monday November 18, 2024 1:45pm - 2:15pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Keynote

2:30pm GMT

Citizens of the future: Exploring mindsets, missions and opportunities
Monday November 18, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Wolfson Rm 1
Speakers
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Rosalie White

Creative Director, We The Curious
Rosalie is Creative Director at We The Curious, where she shapes the creative vision and contributes to strategic direction, most recently through a new co-created strategic plan, Plan 2030. Previously, she worked as a Producer in the culture sector with artists, organisations, and... Read More →
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Hannah Matterson

Operations and Marketing Director and Deputy CEO, Kielder Observatory
Hannah joined the Kielder Observatory team in January 2022 as Operations and Marketing Director and Deputy CEO. She has worked predominantly in the creative industries for the last 10 years, with detours into digital industries and innovation projects, but with every role having development... Read More →
Monday November 18, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Wolfson Rm 1
  Panel presentation

2:30pm GMT

Engagement showcase: Intriguing, involving and inspiring people with UK Space
Monday November 18, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Join us for the space engagement showcase, bringing together partners from the UK Space Agency funded Space to Learn programme to share inspiring space engagement materials with delegates in a fun engaging speed dating format. 
 
The Space to Learn programme launched in 2023 channelling funding from UK Space Agency into four major educational projects. These include the National Space Academy’s series of 1,000 specialised masterclasses, engaging more than 40,000 students with science career opportunities; the Jon Egging Trust’s Blue Skies initiative delivering 28,000 hours of space-related education resources to students, and the Association for Science and Discovery Centre’s Our World From Space programme, which is being delivered across 25 science centres and museums to help schoolchildren and families discover the relevance of UK space science for the future health and sustainability of our home planet. 

Come and learn about new ways to engage your audiences on the topic of UK Space science, Space careers and Space for the sustainable future of planet Earth. 

Contributors include: 
  • ASDC  
  • Dynamic Earth 
  • National Space Academy 
  • STEM Learning 
  • John Egging Trust 
  • Scouts  
  • UK Space Agency 
  • OnData Research 
Speakers
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Laura Thomas

Director, Ondata Research
Laura Thomas is Director of Ondata Research, an evaluation and impact consultancy working across formal and informal education. Laura began her career as a practitioner in physics outreach and public engagement, with a particular interest in university partnerships and involving people... Read More →
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Conor Ellis

Science Learning and Engagement Director, Dynamic Earth
Conor is the Science Learning and Engagement Director at Dynamic Earth, the UK’s science centre dedicated to the story of our planet.  A Geographer by background and with an MSc in Science Communication and Public Engagement, Conor’s previous roles have included managing... Read More →
Monday November 18, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Workshop

3:30pm GMT

Break and refreshments
Monday November 18, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm GMT
City of London rooms
Time for networking, talking to exhibitors and refreshments.
Monday November 18, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm GMT
City of London rooms

4:00pm GMT

Lightning talks
Monday November 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:10pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Chaired by Jenni Chambers, our series of six vibrant lightning talks are:
  1. Hassun El Zafar, Director, Edinburgh Science: What does decolonisation look like in science engagement?
  2. Jack Monaghan, Science Engagement Manager, Wellcome Connecting Science: DNA Youth Ambassadors: using youth voices to share the future of genomic science
  3. Mollie Clay, Learning Development Officer, Field Studies Council: Overcoming barriers to online environmental learning for young and neurodiverse audiences
  4. Laura Joy Pieters, Curator of Mathematical Sciences, Science Museum: A quick deep dive into the material culture of AI
  5. Vanessa Sauls, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, The Francis Crick Institute: Reverse Mentoring: Bridging Generational Gaps for Inclusion in STEM
  6. Sophie Ward, Communications and Office Assistant, ASDC: Why your personality is the ultimate communication tool
Speakers
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Jenni Chambers

Head of Public Engagement and Skills, STFC
Jenni is Head of Public Engagement and Skills for the Programme’s Directorate of STFC, leading on grant funding and strategic engagement partnerships, associated evaluations and learning dissemination.
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Hassun El-Zafar

Director & CEO, Edinburgh Science
Emerging into the international art, heritage, and science engagement scene in the late 2010s, Hassun El-Zafar has become a dynamic force in multi-disciplinary art and public engagement. His work spans curating festivals, directing theatre, producing world-leading factual content... Read More →
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Vanessa Sauls

EDI Manager, The Francis Crick Institute
Vanessa Sauls is an interdisciplinary inclusion practitioner and published legal scholar with an interest in jurisprudence, philosophy, sociology, and behavioural science.   Working in the private, public and charity sectors, she developed a passion for cultural development and... Read More →
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Laura Joy Pieters

Curator of Mathematical Sciences, Science Museum
Laura Joy Pieters is a curator at the Science Museum, London, where she is passionate about engaging diverse audiences through outputs spanning major galleries and book contributions. She is responsible for the museum’s historic collection of objects relating to astronomy, mathematics... Read More →
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Mollie Clay

Learning Development Officer, Field Studies Council
Mollie Clay is a Learning Development Officer with Field Studies Council. Her primary experience surrounds widening participation in the environmental sector for young people, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds.  
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Jack Monaghan

Science Engagement Manager (Publics and Communities), Wellcome Connecting Science
Jack leads genomics-focused community engagement projects in the Wellcome Connecting Science team. Based in South Cambridgeshire on the Wellcome Genome Campus, Jack has focussed on building relationships with groups in East Anglia with low science engagement opportunity. He is... Read More →
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Sophie Ward

Communications and Office Assistant, The Association for Science and Discovery Centres
Sophie joined the ASDC in May this year as a Communications and Admin assistant, and is also a freelance science presenter and communicator. Her work has included presenting Seven Deadly Psychologies and A Recipe for Love for BBC Radio 4, fronting videos for the BBC Earth Kids YouTube... Read More →
Monday November 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:10pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Lightning talks

5:10pm GMT

Close
Monday November 18, 2024 5:10pm - 5:15pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Monday November 18, 2024 5:10pm - 5:15pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Close

7:00pm GMT

Evening drinks reception
Monday November 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Monday November 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Dinner

7:40pm GMT

Keynote: STEM for All: Science in Society
Monday November 18, 2024 7:40pm - 8:00pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Speakers
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Chi Onwurah

Chair for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Chi Onwurah is a Member of Parliament representing Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, and the former Shadow Minister Science, Research & Innovation. Born in Wallsend, Chi attended Kenton Comprehensive School in Newcastle, where she was elected the school’s ‘MP’ in mock... Read More →
Monday November 18, 2024 7:40pm - 8:00pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Keynote

8:00pm GMT

Dinner
Monday November 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:45pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Monday November 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:45pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Dinner

8:45pm GMT

Marsh Trust with ASDC for Volunteer and Youth Voice Awards
Monday November 18, 2024 8:45pm - 9:00pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
Monday November 18, 2024 8:45pm - 9:00pm GMT
Wellcome Trust Hall
  Dinner
 
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