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"Excellent experience. Please let us have much more of this kind of thing!"
NESTA FameLab is an exciting national competition to find talented scientists and engineers who can share their enthusiasm and knowledge with the public in an interesting and entertaining way.
Since 2005 we’ve uncovered three fabulous winners and encouraged many more brilliant communicators to engage the general public in science, technology and engineering.
Together with our partners and sponsors, we are now taking some time to develop NESTA FameLab into an even more significant event among both the scientific community and the wider public. We will also be looking to work with other projects and initiatives that are taking place, such as the Beacons for Public Engagement.
We are planning to launch the next NESTA FameLab competition in the autumn of 2008 with the heats taking place nationally towards the end of 2008 and into 2009. As soon as our plans are confirmed we will update the website with all the information.
To ensure that the competition experience is enjoyable and valuable for everyone who takes part, we will also be consulting previous participants and finalists. If you have any ideas or comments about the development of NESTA FameLab please do contact us.
The aim of the competition is to encourage scientists and engineers to inspire and excite the public imagination with a vision of science in the 21st century. We are searching for the new voices of UK science and engineering who will be able to develop their ideas and presentation skills for an adult audience.
"I've now got the confidence to talk about my science to new audiences"
If you are interested in NESTA FameLab then register for updates to make sure you don't miss the latest news; or the auditions! Good luck!
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