Parallel sessions

Engaging the wider public with astronomical research and modern discoveries is increasingly important to the future of astronomy. Not only does public engagement demonstrate the value of government-funded research, it also contributes to the ongoing education of the public after secondary school and encourages lifelong learning. This session discusses the best practise for how to engage a variety of audiences and communities with astronomy and astrophysics research. The session invites talks on the planning and delivery of different types of public engagement, including live streams, articles and blogs, lectures, workshops, adult courses, citizen science, telescope observing sessions, and more.

Schedule:
Schedule:

Session 1
09:10 Edward Gomez “Global Sky Partners: syndicating astronomy education”
09:23 Eva-Maria Ahrer “Redefining astronomy summer camps in the age of the pandemic: a break from the IAYC’s 50-year history”
09:36 Sara Motaghian “Roving with Rosalind: A Novel project model to engage underserved students with ExoMars”
09:49 William Dunn “ORBYTS Research-with-Schools Projects”
10:02 Christopher Berry “Gravity Spy: Discovering features in gravitational-wave data with citizen science”
10:15 Dirk Froebrich “The Hunting Outbursting Young Stars (HOYS) Citizen Science Project”

Session 2
13:10 Joanna Ramasawmy “Astrobites: lessons learnt from a decade of blogging about astrophysics”
13:23 Martin Archer “Hearing the invisible: The versatility of sound in engaging”
13:36 Dimitri Veras “Presenting Theoretical Research to Astronomy Societies”
13:49 Stephen Wilkins “So you want to set-up a network of science festivals?”
14:02 Amy Oliver “Engendering Inclusivity for Multi-Language Programming in Observatories by Putting it First”
14:15 Choong-Ling Liew-Cain “Teaching skills to jobseekers through astronomy”