Project SOP - Scientific Outreach Project
During the last two funding periods, the CRC 1261 has developed a structured outreach program, reaching audiences such as the general public, school students, and teachers. Early-career CRC researchers have actively participated through collaboration with the Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG). In the third funding period, the SOP will continue these efforts while addressing two pressing challenges in the outreach field: the need for more interactive communication in public outreach – personal as well as in digital spaces –and the need to attract young individuals to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)disciplines.
Digital visualizations for communication and training: In collaboration with the Kiel Science Communication Network (https://www.kielscn.de/), this work package focuses on interactive visualizations to effectively communicate CRC research progress, methodologies, and outcomes. By enabling the audience to interact with the visualizations, we aim to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of CRC research within the general public and in learning contexts. The SOP will tie the design and creation of interactive visualizations to activities of early-career researchers vial collaborations with the IRTG. This approach offers them opportunities to refine their own communication skills, collaborate with experts in visualization design, and contribute to the development of innovative communication tools.
Attracting the next generation: The second work package will continue to apply the medical contexts of the CRC to set a focus on the development of a study and career orientation program for school students that allows better insights and own activities about CRC topics and research groups´ developments. This program will be integrated into school structures, allowing continuous engagement throughout upper secondary education. It will explore factors that influence career aspirations, such as sense of belonging and identity development, through research conducted within the research context of the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education and supported by the CRC's IRTG.
Both will be grounded in close cooperation with the CRC project groups. The results of the SOP will be communicated through the website of the CRC, journals for teachers and researchers, and presented at conferences. The SOP will also continue to support public outreach events, such as science festivals or the Kiel Week´s Kieler Uni Live as well as social media communication in cooperation with Kiel University´s press office.
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M.Eng. Paul Benjamin Diemel IPN Chemistry Education |
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Dr. Carolin Enzingmüller IPN Chemistry Education |
Project lead |
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Prof. Dr. Ilka Parchmann IPN Chemistry Education |
Project lead |
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