 14-17 March 2007 - Stem cells
Junior Science Café at Preston Manor London together with Het Marnix Gymnasium Rotterdam.
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24 February 2006- Bird Flu,- Media hype or the end of the world
Junior Science Café at Preston Manor High School, London
25 January 2006 - Xenotransplantation vs Stem-cell technology
Junior Science Café at CSG Calvijn Rotterdam
25 November 2005 - Uranium, energy and the future of nuclear power
Junior Science Café at Trinity Catholic High School London
18 November 2005 - What is the role of scientists in the climate change debate?
Junior Science Café at Het Marnix Gymnasium Rotterdam
Junior Science Cafés take place in cafeterias, common rooms or libraries, at lunchtime or after school, so that audience and speaker meet informally. The format is simple. The scientist speaks for about 10-15 minutes; time enough to introduce the topic and provoke interest in it. After a short break the cafe is open for questions and debate. Read more about Junior Science Cafés worldwide.
The first Junior Science Café in the Netherlands took place during the ‘Next Generation Science’ school meeting in Rotterdam on 7 October 2005. Even after a packed programme during the day, the students and teachers were able to pose searching questions on the subject of science and ethics, such as: ‘would clones have a soul?’, ‘why do cloned animals age faster?’, ‘should the treatment of an unborn child be dictated by the doctors or the parents?’, and ‘who determines ethical boundaries?’.
Topic: Ethics and genetics
Speaker: Professor Frank Grosveld, Erasmus MC
Facilitator: Quentin Cooper, leading UK science communicator
To translate the ‘adult’ Science Café into a ‘junior’ version, we have chosen to initiate a series of school-based Junior Science Cafes. In November we assisted Het Marnix Gymnasium Rotterdam and Trinity Catholic High School London to organise a Junior Science Café on their premises. Following on from the Next Generation Science meeting in Rotterdam, the topics were related to the climate change debate. Teachers and students from other NGS schools were invited as well, so that they can take the concept forward in the future.
Inspired to host a Junior Science Café in your own school or other youth community? Please let us know if you want to be present at any of the currently planned events. In the future we will keep offering support by advising on format and contributors.
If you would like more information about Next Generation Science activities, please contact Joanna de Jong-Keogh.
The Junior Science Cafés in November 2005 are organised as part of RISE; a British Council programme of events funded by the European Commission’s Researchers in Europe 2005 initiative. RISE aims to promote scientific research in Europe.
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