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PAST EVENTS
2/12/2009
SSW Student Research Service lunchtime seminar to promote the Student Research Service
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October 26-27 2009
Science Shops Wales recently took part in The National Trust’s ‘Wild Child’ campaign, which seeks to encourage children to get their hands dirty and get back in touch with nature. The theme for the Anglesey event was “Foods of the Sea”, and Science Shops Wales led workshops on smoothie-making and wind-socks. Some children made their own smoothie recipes up at the workshop – these are available here.
August 27-29 2009
Living Knowledge 09 Conference, at Queen's University, Belfast. Science Shops Wales staff helped organise, and participated in the Living Knowledge 2009 conference. More on SSW's input is to be found here.
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JUNE 29 2009 - JULY 17 2009
Global Gardens - UNA Exchange Visit
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Science Shops Wales organised a programme of events for exchange
students on the UNA's Global Gardens initiative
for the second time in 2009. Under the initiative, the visitors
take part in non-profit making outdoors work which
is of benefit to the local community.
Click here to view more pictures of the visitors at work at Bryncynon Strategy.
Click here to view our visitors pictoral evaluations!
JUNE 18 2009
Coping with Communicating The Earth System Crisis - a personal development day for Science Shops Wales staff and Associates
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SSW recently hosted a personal development day for staff and associates focusing on Coping with Communicating the Earth System Crisis. The day acknowledged that facing disturbing information about our world situation is emotionally challenging, the issues, and the feelings they bring up, can be difficult to talk about, they can leave us feeling overwhelmed, low, anxious and helpless. Yet, demonstrated that when we support each other in facing difficult things, we find we are not alone and we can draw strength from that there are insights, processes and strategies that strengthen our ability and inspiration to respond.
The day was facilitated by Sue Weaver and Chris Johnstone and was useful and productive for all who attended.
JUNE 14 2009
Discovery Day, Kenfig Nature Reserve
Science Shops Wales took part in Kenfig Nature Reserve's Discovery Day on Sunday June 14. The Nature Reserve organised it's Discovery Day as part of it's National Biodiversity Week activities.
The SSW team ran a Biodiversity Quiz (which awarded each entrant with a mini-magnifier) and mask-making activities featuring British Wildlife. Those taking part not only had fun with the activities but also took information away with them on the day.
MAY 6, 19, & 20th 2009
Science Shops Wales delivers vital Community Climate Change events in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government
Community Action for Climate Change Network events take place in Llangollen, Aberystwyth & Cardiff.
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The Welsh Assembly Government, in collaboration with Science Shops Wales and supported by key partners, recently facilitated a number of regional networks for anyone contributing to efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change in Wales.
Three free events took place across Wales during May - Llangollen (May 6th) Aberystwyth (May 19th) and Cardiff (May 20th) winning significant approval from those attending.
The events were both successful and constructive, featuring reputable and cutting edge speakers such as Rachel Nunn of Going Carbon Neutral Sterling, Ken Peattie of BRASS, Steve Harris of Science Shops Wales and Andy Middleton of The TYF Group. Delivering and honest portrayal of the urgency of the threat of climate change, the events also offered positive examples of community-based solutions to those threats.
As well as the motivating range of speakers, the events also featured a series of informal learning spaces, run by a range of formal partners in the delivery of climate change actions, such as Cynnal Cymru, Environment Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government. The spaces intended to make the resources of these formal organisations accessible, giving attendees the opportunity to get direct answers and ideas on overcoming the obstacles and barriers facing them in their vital work.
Speakers' Presentations and speeches are available here.
FEBRUARY 26th 2009
Funding Risk and Innovation: Wales's engagement with Science Policy
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An Institute of Welsh Affairs event in association with Science Shops Wales, the conference will benchmark progress in the debate that devolution has sparked on developing a Welsh science policy.
Click here for further information.
JANUARY 30th 2009
Community Climate Ex-change
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Science Shops Wales supported the Welsh Assembly Government’s Community Climate Ex-change event, which was organised by Sustainable Wales on January 30th. The event was successful in its aim to inspire and help community and voluntary
organisations outside the green and sustainable development sectors to help tackle climate change.
Science Shops Wales' Dr Steve Harris took part in a Question Time-style session at the close of the event which appealed to the community sector to take urgent action to
combat climate change, inspiring others in turn to also play their part in slowing the
effects of climate change. A display of our Climate Change Information Boards and literature was also available at the event.
JANUARY 28th 2009
Speaker presentations from our A Prosperous Way Down, Exploring Green Economic Futures for Wales event available online
The presentations from Science Shops Wales’ groundbreaking event A Prosperous Way Down, Exploring Green Economic Futures for Wales are now available to access online.
Organised in association with Cynnal Cymru, the one-day conference featured a prestigious line-up of speakers from Wales and beyond, including academics and
theorists who are at the fore of the emerging subject of green economic futures. The conference advanced discussion and thinking on the topic, and collectively defined the
most important actions toward developing a green and sustainable Welsh economy by 2015 (this work will be made available as soon as the response has been collated).
Speaker' Presentations available here.
JANUARY 24th 2009
Debate to Action Climate Change Event
Science Shops Wales supported the British Council’s Debate to Action programme by participating in Coed Hills Rural Artspace’s Climate Change event on January 24th 2009. Please contact Coed Hills for further information about the event.
18-25/8/07
Merthyr Arts and Science Festival
19-20/7/07
Coed Hills Sustainability Forum
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