Seminar "Life Sciences Communication"

Summary Description: Organized by the LMU Life Sciences in Society Chair and BIOTOPIA-Naturkundemuseum Bayern, this seminar will provide participants with the opportunity to 1) learn theories behind public science engagement strategies and 2) put the theories into practice by developing workshops or other public offerings for the Biotopia Lab, an exhibition and educational space serving the public in the Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg. Such public offerings may include facilitated workshops for school groups, drop-in activities for families, public program series, small-scale interactive installations or others. Students will conduct independent background research and work in groups to develop their ideas into robust programs which have the potential to be included in the Biotopia Lab’s slate of future public offerings. This is a unique opportunity for students to not only learn from professionals in the field of science communication but to apply their own scientific skills and knowledge into relevant and compelling public programs.

Goals: 1) Participants explain and discuss aspects of effective life sciences communication in seminar presentations.
2) Participant groups apply this knowledge and develop workshop programs for one of the "Behaviour Exhibits" of their choice for a target group of their choice for implementation in BIOTOPIA LAB.

3 ECTS, this seminar will be taught in English