WHAT IS FAMELAB?

Based on the highly successful UK FameLab model, FameLab International is an international talent competition to find the best new talent in science communication. The idea behind the competition 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. Serbia has been in FameLab International from the very beginning - since 2007.

The aim of FameLab is to encourage young scientists to inspire and excite public imagination with a vision of science in the 21st century. With this project, we want to find the new faces of science in Serbia, people who are able to develop their ideas and presentation skills for a non-specialist audience.

The rules of FameLab competition are very simple: every candidate is given a maximum of 3 minutes in which to impress the judges that are looking for exciting and engaging talks that can be understood by a general public adult audience. If you would like to learn more about the competition and how it all looks like once you're part of it,  you can watch the YouTube videos of finalists from this and previous years.

FameLab is organised by British Council in association with Cheltenham Festivals, and our local partner in Serbia is Serbian Broadcasting Corporation RTS. Globally, FameLab has received support from a number of reputable scientific institutions, including CERN and NASA.

FAMELAB SERBIA

To enter FameLab Serbia you should be 18-35 years old and you should either study science or work in the field of science in Serbia. This includes private and public sector students, employees, technicians and anyone working in the fields of science, technology, engineering or maths. Also, you should be able to speak English.

FAMELAB INTERNATIONAL 2012

This year, FameLab is bigger than ever! Apart from Serbia, the competition takes place in 20 countries across four continents - from South Africa to Switzerland, from United States to Hong Kong, from Italy to Israel... Young scientists from these countries will compete for the title of the Best Science Communicator at the International Finals in the UK in June 2012.

Before that, they all need to go through the national competitions in their countries.

For more information about the competition, please contact us.