BRINGING TOGETHER SWEDISH AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT NETWORKS

Science Engagement is understood and practiced very differently in each context. The Falling Walls Engage Hub Sweden connects Nordic Science Engagement and international practitioners with the aim of fostering knowledge-exchange and facilitating new collaborations. The network is coordinated by Vetenskap & Allmänhet (VA), a Swedish non-profit organisation aiming at promoting dialogue and openness between researchers and the public located in Stockholm.

JOIN THE COMMUNITY!

The Falling Walls Engage Hub Sweden brings together participants not only from Sweden but also across the Nordic and Baltic countries. Do you want to join the Falling Walls Engage Hub Sweden community? Please get in touch with Maria Hagardt, International Relations and Communications Manager at Vetenskap & Allmänhet.

LATEST UPDATES

16 FEBRUARY 2023, TETE-A-TETE SWEDEN

Maria Hagardt joined the Falling Walls Engage Hub Canada’s virtual series on Science Engagement around the world to discuss the work of VA.

You can watch the replay here.

14-15 NOVEMBER 2022, FALLING WALLS ENGAGE HUB SWEDEN MEETING AT THE NATIONAL FORUM FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION (FFF 2022)

With a focus on “New perspectives, future possibilities – Nordic Baltic SciComm trends and initiatives”, the latest meeting of the Hub Sweden reunited 30 members from Nordic Baltic Science Engagement community in Stockholm on 14-15 November 2022. Representatives from science institutions in 9 countries were present (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Canada) – including national research councils, academies of sciences and universities.

This two-day exciting event gave a broad overview of how the Nordic Baltic Science Engagement and Communication landscape has developed, from national policy initiatives to the creation of new arenas and activities. The meeting also presented an opportunity to exchange and elaborate ideas on future collaborations, and joint policy actions within the Hub Sweden community and across the globe.

PAST EVENTS

16 JUNE 2022, ONLINE SEMINAR: “RECONNECTING PEOPLE – INSPIRING NORDIC BALTIC SCICOMM TRENDS”

The Nordic Baltic Science Communication and Engagement community reunited for an exciting online event to explore new trends, projects and best practices that have emerged during two years of pandemic.

This online seminar was the opportunity to exchange ideas on how to strengthen the Nordic-Baltic Science Engagement community and further enhance collaboration across the Nordics, Europe and beyond. Find out more about the event here.

15 April 2021, International ‘Eftersnack’

On the occasion of the annual Forum for Science Communication (FFF) 2021 in Gothenburg, the Falling Walls Engage Hub Sweden and hosted an online international ‘Eftersnack’ gathering Swedish and international Science Engagers on 15 April 2021.

This online networking event was the opportunity to discuss new tools, tricks and lessons learned during the pandemic and share visions and hopes for the future. The results and ideas will be fed into the forthcoming Falling Walls Engage Hub Sweden activities.

A newly set up project – Utopian Stories – was presented by Marianne Loor, Communications Manager at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. This transdisciplinary Citizen Science project links together the behavioural changes during the pandemic with climate change adaptation and visions for the future, connecting school classes with researchers. A glimpse of the activities within the RETHINK EU project was also given by Cissi Askwall, Secretary General of VA.

You can watch the session’s replay here.

LAUNCH OF THE FALLING WALLS engage hub sweden, MAY 2020

This Hub launch took place on Monday 27 April and Monday 4 May 2020 over two online sessions and gathered 25 international Science Engagers from 16 countries. With the theme ‘How to engage the public when you can’t meet in person’, participants discussed ideas and creative methods to engage audiences in virtual spaces. The online sessions were facilitated by the Work Transformation Collective.

Get a glimpse of the Falling Walls Engage Hub Sweden in the highlight video below.

Maria Hagardt

VETENSKAP & ALLMÄNHET (VA)

Maria Hagardt is the Hub Manager for the Falling Walls Engage Hub Sweden, and the International Relations & Communications Manager at Vetenskap & Allmänhet (VA Public & Science). She works mainly with developing VA’s international collaborations, advocacy on national and European level and managing EU R&I projects. As a former National Contact Point for the European R&I framework programmes and Communication Officer at the European Commission, Maria also has a vast knowledge about EU policy.