Learning Spaces for public engagement
Online panel discussions for the physical sciences launched to build on Interact 2024.
Published: 3 March 2025
Following the success of the Interact Symposium, hosted last year at Northumbria University, a new Learning Spaces initiative has been launched for the physical sciences. These Learning Spaces will comprise a series of online panel discussions which will build on the themes from past symposia, providing opportunities to share and reflect on practice, network and continue the conversations around public engagement in the physical sciences.
Public Engagement Consultant, Dr Dom Galliano is working with The Ogden Trust to convene the sessions, and he will be hosting the six panels taking place this year.
“All of the Interact project partners have been incredibly supportive of this new initiative, and I am delighted with the programme we can now offer,” says Dom. “We have been able to bring together a fantastic range of public engagement professionals, academics and community partners who will share their insight and expertise to continue conversations and reflection within our online Learning Spaces.”
Although the panel presentations will follow up on the symposium programme, attendance at the event is not a pre-requisite for participation in the Learning Spaces. Anyone with an interest in public engagement activities is invited to join.
The first panel is being held on 1 April and will consider engagement medium and practices – you can find full details for each session on the Interact website. Register to attend and you will receive your zoom invite link to join.
Interact is developed and delivered in partnership between The Ogden Trust, Science and Technology Facilities Council, nustem, the Institute of Physics, the South East Physics Network, the Royal Astronomical Society, and Northumbria University.
Pictured: The Moon Palace – co-produced by East Leeds Project and LEEDS 2023 and commissioned by Foxglove and LEEDS 2023 for Smeaton300. Developed in partnership with the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds.