FameLab - Beautiful Science - British Council Austria

Famelab Competition

Based on the highly successful UK FameLab model, FameLab is a national talent competition to find the best new talent in science communication. FameLab contestants have just a few minutes to present a scientific idea to a panel of expert judges in an engaging way.

FameLab 2009

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 ...

FameLab 2008 Archive

Which of the finalists was successful in our 2008 FameLab competition? Find out and gain more impressions of the competition through images and films. Read on

Famelab 2007 Archive

Who made it into the final? Which finalist won the title "The new face of science 2007"? Video files and our photo gallery present impressions from auditions, masterclass and final. Read more

FameLab is an initiative of the Cheltenham Science Festival. The aim of FameLab is to encourage young scientists (21 to 35 years old) to inspire and excite public imagination with a vision of science in the 21st century.

The competition is all about finding new faces in Science, young people who will be able to develop their ideas and presentation skills for a TV audience. The model is familiar from TV programmes like Pop Idol and Mega Star – you have just 3 minutes to prove yourself to a panel of expert judges, with only the best going forward to the next round, and the talk should be entertaining and original, scientifically accurate but also engaging to a non-scientific audience.

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