the-BA : Year two residentials

Participants in the Midlands residential

During year two of the DISC project (April 2005 - March 2006) the BA and the ACNST ran three 2-day residential training courses, jointly for science communication and BME groups in the Northwest, Midlands and London regions. The training courses addressed the priorities requested by both groups during the DISC year one workshops.

Courses took place in September 2005 in Cheshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and Dorking. Each one followed a similar programme:

Welcome and summary of DISC year one workshops
Aims of residential courses
Data on the status of members of BME groups in science
Management of organisational change: Diversity and Inclusion
Atiha Chaudry
Case studies on partnership working between BME Groups and science communication organisations
Other DISC Year 2 activities: Representations of science and gathering market intelligence
Paula Edmonson
Funding opportunities for science communication activities (pdf 51KB)

Presentation and discussion of identified partnership links between BME groups and science communication organisations

Download the full report (pdf 54KB) about the DISC residentials

Web resources are now available that report on the representations of BME groups in science, as well as a guide to working with BME communities on science communication activities.

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