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.

Watch our Beautiful Science video on YouTube.

Beautiful Science events:

			FameLab Competition 2013 Are you 18 or over? Can you make a three-minute presentation on a scientific topic in front of a live audience and a panel of judges? If so, you could be one of the winners of our FameLab Competition for science communicators! Registration deadline: 19 April 2013 Qualifying Round Athens: 24 April 2013 Qualifying Round Thessaloniki: 25 April 2013 Grand Final (Athens): 22 May 2013
			FameLab Competition 2012 Grand Final Join us at the Grand Final of this year's FameLab Competition, cast your vote for the winner of the Audience Award and find out who will be chosen to represent Greece at FameLab International taking place at the Cheltenham Science Festival this summer! Athens: 23 May 2012
			FameLab Competition 2012 Are you 18 or over? Can you make a three-minute presentation on a scientific topic in front of a live audience and a panel of judges? If so, you could be one of the winners of our FameLab Competition for science communicators! Registration deadline: 30 March 2012 Qualifying Round Thessaloniki: 31 March 2012 Qualifying Round Athens: 4 April 2012 Grand Final (Athens): 23 May 2012
			FameLab Competition 2011 Grand Final Join us at the Grand Final of this year's FameLab Competition, cast your vote for the winner of the Audience Award and find out who will be chosen to represent Greece at FameLab International taking place at the Cheltenham Science Festival this summer! Athens: 21 March 2011
			FameLab Competition 2011 Last year Greece won the first prize at the FameLab 2010 International Competition with our very own national competition winner Vasilis Grigoriadis. Take part in this year's FameLab Competition and you could be chosen to represent Greece at FameLab International 2011! Registration deadline: 28 February 2011 Qualifying Round Thessaloniki: 1 March 2011 Qualifying Round Athens: 2 March 2011 Grand Final (Athens): 21 March 2011
			FameLab Competition 2010 Grand Final Don’t miss our FameLab Competition 2010 Grand Final – our talent show for scientists! Come and watch our science communication 'stars' shine on stage and find out who will be chosen to represent Greece at FameLab International 2010 in the UK in June. Athens: 17 May 2010
			FameLab Competition 2010 Don’t miss the fourth consecutive year of our FameLab Competition in Greece. This year’s we're organising the competition in collaboration with the National Hellenic Research Foundation. Registration deadline: 28 April 2010 Qualifying Round Athens: 29 April 2010 Qualifying Round Thessaloniki: 3 May 2010 Grand Final (Athens): 17 May 2010
			FameLab Competition 2009 Grand Final Join us at our FameLab Competition 2009 Grand Final – our talent show for scientists – and help decide the winner of the Audience Award by voting for your favourite 'FameLabber'! Athens: 14 May 2009
			FameLab Competition 2009 Are you 18 or over? Can you make a three-minute presentation on a scientific topic in front of a live audience and a panel of judges? If so, you could be one of the winners of our FameLab Competition for science communicators! Registration deadline: 3 April 2009 Qualifying Round Thessaloniki: 7 April 2009 Qualifying Round Athens: 9 April 2009
			FameLab Competition 2008 Grand Final Winners The final round of this year's FameLab Competition took place on 5 May 2008, when the seven finalists each gave a five-minute presentation on a contemporary science topic of their choice. And the winners are ...
			FameLab Competition 2008 Grand Final Reserve your seat at the FameLab 2008 Grand Final, a unique science communication competition. The finalists will have just five minutes each to present a science topic in an innovative and engaging way and impress the judges with their knowledge of science, clarity and charisma. Athens: 5 May 2008
			FameLab Competition 2008 Are you 18 or over? Can you make a three-minute presentation on a scientific topic in front of a live audience and a panel of judges? If so, why not enter our FameLab Competition 2008? You could win a trip to the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK! March–May 2008
			Science Debates – Genetically Modified Food: Benefit or Threat? Join us in a public debate on the relative merits of mass-producing food using pesticides, genetically modified food and organic farming. Athens: 27 February 2008
			Visualise – The Beauty of Science Visualise is an innovative touring science and theatre show that allows audiences to experience the visual beauty of some of the world's most emotive science demonstrations. Interactive workshops will follow. Athens: 13 & 14 October 2007
			FameLab Competition 2007 The final round took place on Monday 2 April 2007, when the ten finalists were asked to give a five-minute presentation on a science topic of their choice.The winner was selected by both the jury and the audience. Find out more ... February–April 2007

Find out more about our Beautiful Science Project (PDF, 303 KB)

Further Information
For further information, please contact Katy Yakoumaki:

			E-mail		Katy.Yakoumaki@britishcouncil.gr
			Telephone		210 369 2342