Outreach
As part of intensive training within ITN-BIOPOL our fellows participate in outreach activities in their host institutions.
Fellows mainly participated in science fairs and school days designed and/or organised by themselves. All fellows were actively involved in managing BIOPOL Twitter account @ITN_BIOPOL.
Through outreach activities BIOPOL fellows
- raise awareness of research funded by the European Union
- contribute to increase the public understanding of science
- improve their communication skills to non-specialist staff, school pupils and general public at a very basic level.
Outreach activity 1
| Fellow | Activity | Date and place |
|---|---|---|
| Larisa Venkova (ESR1) | Long Night of Science | June '16, Dresden |
| Lokesh Pimpale (ESR2) | Long Night of Science | June' 16, Dresden |
| Henry De Belly (ESR3) | Workshop with high school students | April '16, Paris |
| Sara Tan (ESR4) | Bioscience workshop for students | November '16, Sheffield |
| Nicola Pellicciotta (ESR5) | The Hands-On Research School | July '16, Trieste |
| Claire Murzeau (ESR6) | Researcher’s Night | September '16, Sheffield |
| Arnaud Nicolas (ESR7) | Leiden Analytical Bioscience group inauguration day Museum Night at Leiden University End-of-the-Year wishes event µTAS Outreach activity |
March '15, Leiden May '15, Leiden December '15, Leiden Obtober '16, Dublin |
| Carlos Ureña Martín (ESR8) | Science Week at Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris | April '16, Paris |
| Joanna Zell (ESR9) | Science show at the homeless shelter | December '15, London |
| Hannes Maib (ESR10) | Researcher’s Night | September '16, Sheffield |
| Shada Abuhattum (ESR11) | Long Night of Science | June '16, Dresden |
| Víctor Jiménez (ESR12) | Madrid Science Week | November '16, Madrid |
| Joan Carles Escolano Caselles (ESR14) | The Twitter account @BIOPOL_ITN | through the BIOPOL grant life |
| Antonio Quílez-Álvarez (ESR15) | Meet the Fellows Science show for children at Colegio Estudiantes Science show for children at CEIP Camilo José Cela Researcher’s Night |
April '16, Madrid May '16, Madrid June '16, Madrid September '16, Madrid |
| Ilaria Di Meglio (ESR16) | Chimiscope | April '16, Geneva |
Outreach activity 2
| Fellow | Activity | Date and place |
|---|---|---|
| Larisa Venkova (ESR1) | Interdisciplinary workshop about microfluidics and life science Workshop for high school students - OSS |
June/July ’17, Paris February ’17, Paris |
| Henry De Belly (ESR3) | In2science | July ’17, London |
| Sara Tan (ESR4) | Discovery Night | March ’17, Sheffield |
| Nicola Pellicciotta (ESR5) | Physics at work | August ’17, Cambridge |
| Claire Murzeau (ESR6) | Biosciences STEM Workshop 2016 | November ’16, Sheffield |
| Arnaud Nicolas (ESR7) | National conference on animal free innovations | June ’17, Utrecht |
| Carlos Ureña Martín (ESR8) | Workshop for high school students - OSS | February ’17, Paris |
| Joanna Zell (ESR9) | Pint of Science | May ’17, Paris |
| Hannes Maib (ESR10) | Biosciences STEM Workshop 2016 | November ’16, Sheffield |
| Shada Abuhattum (ESR11) | Long Night of Science | June ’17, Dresden |
| Víctor Jiménez (ESR12) | CNIC open day for kids VIII Scientific Weekend, Alcobendas |
November ’16, Madrid May ’17, Madrid |
| Qiuyu Zhuang (ESR13) | FameLab | March ’17, Padua |
| Joan Carles Escolano Caselles (ESR14) | Long Night of Science | June ’17, Dresden |
| Antonio Quílez-Álvarez (ESR15) | CNIC Technical Units Tour | May ’17, Madrid |
| Ilaria Di Meglio (ESR16) | Culinary: from the sea to science | June ’17, Geneva |
Outreach activity 3
| Fellow | Activity | Date and place |
|---|---|---|
| Larisa Venkova (ESR1) | Supervision of professionally oriented internship for kids | December ’17, Paris |
| Lokesh Pimpale (ESR2) | Long Night of Science | June ‘18, Dresden |
| Henry De Belly (ESR3) | LMCB School visit | February ’18, London |
| Sara Tan (ESR4) | Discovery Night 2018 | March ’18, Sheffield |
| Nicola Pellicciotta (ESR5) | Physics at work | September ’18, Cambridge |
| Claire Murzeau (ESR6) | Biosciences STEM Workshop 2017 | November ’17, Sheffield |
| Joanna Zell (ESR9) | PERFORM project | March-May ’18, Paris |
| Hannes Maib (ESR10) | Biosciences STEM Workshop 2017 | November ’17, Sheffield |
| Shada Abuhattum (ESR11) | Long Night of Science | June ‘18, Dresden |
| Víctor Jiménez (ESR12) | A family day at CNIC | November ’17, Madrid |
| Qiuyu Zhuang (ESR13) | DMM Scientific Meeting 2017 | November ’17, Padua |
| Joan Carles Escolano Caselles (ESR14) | Long Night of Science | June ‘18, Dresden |
| Antonio Quílez-Álvarez (ESR15) | Madrid Science Week: Family Day at CNIC European Researchers Night 2018 by Madri+d Foundation |
November ‘17, Madrid September ’18, Madrid |
| Ilaria Di Meglio (ESR16) | Geneva chemistry and biochemistry days | January ’18, Geneva |
Outreach activity 4
As part of the training, BIOPOL fellows were encouraged to run an event promoting BIOPOL network and research to the public - Outreach activity 4. Fellows decided to host a fun, informal evening of talks and quizzes in a local pub.
They were supported by an organisation which commonly hosts such events – Pint of Science, which is a British-based international organisation whose main objective is to catalyse the exchange of knowledge and culture between the non-scientific public and scientific researchers.
PoS’s main activity is a science festival held in bars over three evenings in May. These events have soared in popularity every year since its debut in 2013.
The outreach activity 4 was organised as a one-off special Pint of Science (PoS) event entitled “What happens when we push cells to their limit?” on 6 September in the North Bar in Harrogate, UK, along with the ITN-BIOPOL Final Meeting and PhysCell2018 conference.
BIOPOL fellows confidently solicited the support of PoS in selling tickets on their website and publicising through their e-mailing list, BIOPOL and North Bar Twitter accounts.
The event was also advertised locally through posters and flyers in the bar and in the closest neighbourhood. 33 members of the local public attended the event. Most attendants, as well as the pub managers who hosted the event, had previously heard of or attended PoS events, however, these attendants had no connection with BIOPOL or biophysics research previously.