FameLab is an international talent competition organised by the British Council to find the best new talent in science communication.
FameLab is a registered trade mark of Cheltenham Festivals, one of the UK’s premier cultural organisations delivering four of the country’s leading Festivals: Jazz, Literature, Music and Science.
FameLab was set up in 2005 by Cheltenham Science Festival in partnership with NESTA with sponsorship and in-kind support from Pfizer, Silicon 19, Channel 4 and The Daily Telegraph. A partnership with the British Council since 2007 has seen FameLab go global and over the years the competition has been held, to huge acclaim, in over 20 countries worldwide.
The idea behind the FameLab is to take science out of the classroom and make it fun, and to encourage young people with a passion for science and technology to share their enthusiasm with the general public.
It aims to encourage young scientists to inspire and excite public imagination with a vision of science in the 21st century. We are searching for the new faces of science in Greece, people who are able to develop their ideas and presentation skills for a non-specialist audience.
The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over resident in Greece who has a university degree – or who is studying for one – in a science subject.
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Eligibility Criteria (MS Word, 398 KB) |
Complete and return the registration form, and then turn up at one of the qualifying rounds in Athens or Thessaloniki and present any scientific topic to our panel of expert judges. Impress them with your knowledge of science, clarity and charisma and you could be selected to compete in the final!
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Terms and Conditions (MS Word, 247 KB) |
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Registration Form (MS Word, 585 KB) |
Deadline for submission of registration forms:
19 April 2013.
You will be given in which to impress the judges. The panel will be looking for exciting and engaging talks that can be understood by a general public adult audience. Your talk may be in English or Greek. Props are allowed but you must be able to carry them on and off stage with you – there is no set-up time or assistance and no table to put them on. PowerPoint presentations are permitted.
Inspire and excite public imagination by giving an entertaining and original talk in either English or Greek that is scientifically accurate in front of a live non-scientific audience. The judges are looking for three qualities: content, clarity and charisma. So make sure your subject matter is well chosen and clearly put across, that your facts are correct, and that you let your passion for your subject shine through!
The finalists will be asked to give on a contemporary science topic that is different from that presented at the qualifying round. The judges will ask the finalists questions on the topic and give them feedback.
Leading figures from the world of science and media.
The participants chosen to go through to the final will be invited to a free Masterclass weekend in science communication led by experts from the UK and Greece.
The winner chosen at the final will win an all-expenses paid trip to the UK for the Cheltenham Science Festival on , where he/she will compete in together with the winners of the other competitions taking place around the world.
Other prizes:
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1st Prize: laptop; 2nd Prize: video camera; 3rd Prize: MP4 player. |
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Audience Award: at the final, the audience will vote for their own favourite finalist. |
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All the finalists will have a number of networking opportunities with other science communicators in Europe and take part in British Council events. |
