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Black History Month: the events taking place across Edinburgh

Post author By Rafaela Alford & Jeevan Sanghera
Post date October 18, 2018
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For over 30 years, October has become a month of celebrating black history in the UK. There are numerous exciting and interesting opportunities across Edinburgh, exploring and discussing the challenges and experiences faced by the black British and global community. We’ve picked out our highlights of the rest of this month and with events ranging […]

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Local events break the science-public barrier

Post author By Alice Wiersma and Karolina Zieba
Post date October 11, 2017
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When you hear the word ‘scientist’, whom do you imagine? Think about it. Is it a white older man doing magic with chemicals, mumbling things to himself only a genius could understand? By visualising scientists as antisocial creatures with uncanny intelligence, we create a barrier between science and ourselves. How can we be scientists if […]

Tags Explorathon, Local Events, Public Engagement, Science Communication, Science-Public Barrier