Our Beautiful Science project takes a unique approach to the challenge of improving science communication.

We are joining teams from eight other countries in South East Europe (SEE) and the UK to bring you an innovative science communication project between 2006 and 2008. Beautiful Science has been developed through the combined efforts of colleagues in Azerbaijan, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, and our Science, Engineering and Technology team in the UK.

Beautiful Science will focus on two closely-related areas of activity – helping young scientists to develop the skills needed to communicate their work to a wide, non-professional audience, and demonstrating good practice in embedding science in popular culture through public events.

Beautiful Science events include

			FameLab Are you over 21? Can you make a three-minute presentation on a scientific topic in front of a live audience? If so, you could win a trip to the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK! Find out more about the competition ... April 2008
			Science debates A series of debates between teams of researchers expressing opposing views on a range of scientific topics, organised in the UK and South East Europe by Dr Jim Al-Khalili, theoretical nuclear physicist and professor of physics at the University of Surrey. In Vienna we will put on a discussion on Our Future Energy: Nuclear Energy or Renewables. Find out more about science debates ... 24 January 2008
			Visualise Developed by the UK science communication company Science Made Simple, Visualise is a touring science and theatre show that will allow audiences to experience some of the world's most beautiful and emotive science demonstrations. Interactive workshops will follow. Find out more about Visualise ... 20 November 2007

For further information on the Beautiful Science project in Austria contact Vera Hartl, Network Manager, at beautifulscience@britishcouncil.at.

Watch this space for details!