Interested in sustainability? Eager to do hands-on projects? Thrilled to explain science to a general audience? Then register for the Pitch-Your-Science course!
Dear students, we still habe free places in the master course Pitch-Your-Science in the winter term 2023/2024. This term, with the overall topic “Sustainability”, you will work on Science Communication Projects in interdisciplinary groups and in close cooperation with the RUB Makerspace.
Such projects are related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which you can find here: https://unric.org/de/17ziele/ and are dedicated to some scientific aspect you find important to explain to a general audience.
In this course, you will develop ideas for products that aim to communicate science related to sustainability and pitch your product idea to a jury and other participants. Based on the pitches, we will select 6-8 products that you will implement during the winter term in interdisciplinary groups.
In your group, you will implement your projects at the RUB Makerspace with the help of the Makerspace Team. Projects could be anything from Clothing Collection to VR application, but have to effectively explain science to the general public.
All products will be exhibited at the end of the winter term. For that, you will create a poster that explains the scientific background of your product.
Applications with a short motivation should be send to pitchyourscience@physik.rub.de. Deadline is 15.10.2023.
There is a limited number of 30 students. We will let you know if you received a place shortly after the application deadline.
The course is credited with 5CP in a master study program. Please get in touch with the examination office of your study program.
You can find the preliminary timetable below. Please keep in mind that there may be changes. If not stated otherwise, the seminars take place at RUB Makerspace, Opelcampus.
18.10.23, 4-7pm, Introductory Event: Makerspace Tour and get to know each other
20.10.23, 4-7pm, Ideas Workshop: Develop product ideas to communicate science
27.10.23, 4-7pm, Project Pitch: Pitch your product idea and convince other participants to join your project. In the end, 6-8 projects will be selected.
Until mid October: Individual, mandatory appointment for each group with Makerspace Team. You will get further input on the implementation of your product ideas and develop first prototypes.
Free project work: Every 2 weeks, we will meet for about 3h at RUB Makerspace. Probably on Tuesdays, details follow soon.
January 2024, Posterworkshop on communicating science to the general public
February 2024, Final rehearsal before the exhibition
First week of March 2024, Public exhibition
More infos you find on our website: https://indico-sfb1491.epp.physik.tu-dortmund.de/event/37/ |
