Have you ever wanted to share your research with the public but did not know how to get started? In this dynamic two day workshop we will address how to go from an initial idea or opportunity, through the development phase to the day of the outreach event itself and beyond. We will also give our best practice on how to get funding, how to engage audiences, how to make short videos and use parts of our own workshops to illustrate and offer a hands-on learning experience. A key part of the workshop will be working in small teams to develop new pedagogic material with guidance from our mentors. You will also be given the opportunity to present your own research and outreach ideas.
This event will be hosted by the Physics and Sustainability Scienteens Lab and the E4L outreach teams of the University of Luxembourg on the 10th and 11th of February 2025. This event is funded by the ReNew-PV COST network, and you must be a member to participate for free.This hands-on course is preferable to be taken in person, however we will also offer it on-line, for those that cannot travel.
The registration deadline is the Friday 10th of January 2025. After the registration period has ended you will get invitation through the e-COST system, and acceptance in e-COST gives the right of participation. For registration please fill out the form on the link below:
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Details |
| 10th Feb | Â | Â |
| 8.30 | Registration+coffee | Entrance Hall |
| 9.00 | Welcome address | Â |
| 9.10 | Solar cell or energy workshop | Participate in one of our workshops |
| 11.00 | Coffee Break | Â |
| 11.20 | Analysis of the solar cell or energy workshop | Examine the pedagogic content and flow of the workshop that you just undertook |
| 12.10 | Lunch | Â |
| 13.10 | How to engage audiences? | We explain the key factors behind engagement |
| 14.00 | Participants explain their research and outreach concept | Get to know one another, see who has similar concepts or ideas |
| 15.30 | Break | Â |
16.00 | How to develop a workshop? | (1) We start with best practice discussing (a) the target audience (b) the end message (c) the story (d) the activities. (2) We split you into teams, and you will develop a workshop together with the help of a mentor. |
17.15 | Create your own workshop | Hands on – group work – see resources |
18:45 | City walk | Â |
19.30 | Restaurant | Â |
| 11th Feb | Â | Â |
| 9.00 | Create your own workshop | Hands on – group work |
| 10.00 | Coffee break | Â |
| 10.20 | Create your own workshop | Hands on – group work |
| 9.00 | I’ve got an idea – now what? | You have a great idea, but you are not sure where to do it and if you can fund it? We will lead you through the various formats and show you what festival organisers and funding bodies are looking for in an application. |
| 12.00 | Lunch | Â |
| 13.00 | Video creation | From the very first planning stages through to publishing the video we give you our tips and tricks |
| 14.00 | Running your own workshop | Here you get to run the workshop you created in front of a live audience and receive feedback. |
16.00 | Break | Â |
16.20 | Feedback, Recycling workshops | Creating outreach material takes a lot of time and effort. How do you know you are doing a good job? How to make sure that the material you create does not get lost? |
| 17.00 | Feedback | Your feedback on this workshop is vital |
Workshop trainers
Phillip Dale: I have been communicating science and designing pedagogic experiences for eight years, in the setting of workshops, festivals, school visits, podcasts, video shorts and cartoons. I am passionate about engaging the public to make them understand about the future of energy and how the world really works.
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Elisabeth John: I am passionate about exciting teenagers for natural sciences and show them career opportunities. Together with my team we welcome 4000 teenagers per year at the Scienteens Lab of the University of Luxembourg.
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Louis Krieger: I have been doing Science Communication for 5 years, participating in science festivals, workshops, science shows, and visiting schools. I am a curious person that likes to share my passion of things I find while wandering through different sciences.
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Sebastien Elixander: As a new member of the Scienteens Lab, I bring experience from my time at the University of Luxembourg, where I actively participated in various workshops and festivals. I am passionate about outreach, as it allows me to engage the public with research. I love interacting with people and finding creative methods to entertain and educate on a wide range of topics.
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Jana Krier Kabastova: I have been through 3 major career changes: teaching, aviation and back on the academic soil, supporting the Scienteens Lab with administrative tasks since over a year.
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Michele Melchiorre: As a researcher, but first and foremost a normal human, I feel the duty and need to step out of the lab and academic halls to promote science at all levels, making it accessible to everyone. For this reason, I have dedicated part of my time in recent years to science communication and the design of new workshops and tools to promote our initiatives.
Location
The Outreach training for Photovoltaic Scientists event will take place in the Batiment de Science building, on Campus Limpertsberg. The address of the campus is 162a, avenue de la Faïencerie, L-1511 Luxembourg.
For a map of the campus
https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/Plan_Campus-Limpertsberg1.pdf
For travelling to the campus
https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/limpertsberg-campus/#how-to-get-to-limpertsberg-campus
and for a more general website about planning your travel around Luxembourg.
A word of warning…don’t take a taxi, they are extremely expensive.
Accomodation
Hotel Victor Hugo is frequently used by visitors of the university and is 15 minutes on foot from the workshop site. Address: 2 Av. Victor Hugo, L-1750 Limpertsberg, Luxembourg.
