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Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public at Cambridge

Establish the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science and the Public at Cambridge to advance education in science and the understanding of ethical implications born from scientific discovery for the benefit of the public by delivering a vision of innovative public engagement methodologies across a broad spectrum of scientific domains

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2021-2027
Program
  • Ethics, Science, and the Public
Institution
  • University of Cambridge

Inclusive and Sustainable Model for Fostering Public Engagement with Basic Science

Rob Simcoe

Support for a full-time Engagement Officer at the MIT Kavli Institute (MKI) who will coordinate the outreach activities of individual investigators into a coherent MKI-wide public-facing program on Astrophysics and Space Exploration

Field
  • Science and Society
  • Astrophysics
Funding Period
  • 2021-2027
Program
  • Kavli Institute Engagement
Institution
  • Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public at UC Berkeley

Establish the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science and the Public at Berkeley to provide an inclusive, multidisciplinary framework for understanding the ethical implications of science and technology, guiding the development of policy concerning anticipated and actual scientific advances and helping to ensure that those advancements are answerable to fundamental human interests

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2021-2027
Program
  • Ethics, Science, and the Public
Institution
  • University of California, Berkeley

SciComm Trainer Network

Support for the SciComm Trainer network

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2021-2025
Institution
  • Institute for Learning Innovation

Next 75 Years of Science Convening

Convene a meeting on the anniversary of Vannevar Bush's "Science, the Endless Frontier" report, to examine the "Next 75 Years" of science

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2021-2024
Program
  • Science Policy
Institution
  • National Academy of Sciences

Next 75 Years of Science

Publish a series of articles written by diverse perspectives on opportunities in science policy in the theme of "The Next 75 Years of Science and Innovation Policy"

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2021-2022
Program
  • Science Policy
Institution
  • National Academy of Sciences

KIPAC Public Engagement

Risa Weschler

Support for a full-time staff person to develop, lead, and grow engagement activities at Kavli Institute for Particle Astrphysics and Cosmology (KIPAC)

Field
  • Science and Society
  • Astrophysics
Funding Period
  • 2021-2025
Program
  • Kavli Institute Engagement
Institution
  • Kavli Institute for Patricle Astrophysics and Cosmology (Stanford University)

Initiative for Pure Science

A creation of a global report synthesizing the state of pure science around the world, with associated events

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2021-2022
Program
  • Basic Science in Society
Institution
  • Aspen Institute Inc.

Civic Science Fellow: Science News

Nancy Schute

Host a Civic Science Fellow to explore how to better help varied audiences engage with science, including the impact of scientific advances on society and ethical issues surrounding those advances. Work focused on learning more about digital, student and educator audiences.

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2021-2023
Program
  • Science Journalism
Institution
  • Society for Science & the Public

Science Society Engagement Network

Support for the Society Civic Science Initiative (SCSI), a cross-organizational collective impact network supports scientists’ public and civic engagement efforts

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2020-2023
Institution
  • American Society for Cell Biology

CAP Meeting Sponsorship

Sponsorship for the 2021 Communicating Astronomy to the Public conference

Field
  • Science and Society
  • Astrophysics
Funding Period
  • 2020-2022
Institution
  • International Astronomical Union

IAU Communications Training

Support a communication training pilot to build and deliver a dedicated training module, allowing astronomers around the world to learn effective methodologies for public engagement and shift astronomers’ approaches towards effective engagement and helping scientists better articulate their objectives for delivering public engagement activities

Field
  • Science and Society
  • Astrophysics
Funding Period
  • 2020-2021
Institution
  • International Astronomical Union

Basic Science Communication Landscape Review

John Besley

Create a summary of the scope and scale of existing research about science communication and public engagement that could provide guidance to science communicators working ‘basic’ or ‘discovery’ scientific research

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2020-2021
Institution
  • Michigan State University

Basic Science Communication Landscape Review

Todd Newman

Lead a literature review and analysis about the how basic science is covered in literature about science communication and engagement

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2020-2021
Institution
  • University of Wisconsin

Day One Project: Policies to Support Public Engagement

Support to develop a national strategy for science engagement which provides opportunities for everyone to participate in, use, learn from, and guide science. Focus on investments in U.S. R&D that can be paired with commensurate federal support for science engagement that increases public access to and participation in the scientific enterprise.

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2020
Institution
  • Federation of American Scientists

Science, Ethics, and Engagement Landscape

Produce a landscape report from research and interviews to better understand if and how various scientific issues with ethical implications have engaged the public

Field
  • Science and Society
Funding Period
  • 2020
Institution
  • Danish Board of Technology Foundation

Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures

These ongoing evening lectures feature a moderated discussion with Kavli Prize Laureates regarding their science and career journey.

Funding Period
  • 2018-2028
Program
  • The Kavli Prize
Institution
  • Carnegie Institution for Science
Collaborators
  • The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
  • The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
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