Science Cafés: conversation about science and scientists
The “science café” is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or tea, people can learn about the latest news in science and technology. Meetings can take place in cafés, restaurants and even theaters, but always outside the traditional academic setting.
Science cafés bring together members of the general public and scientists and science writers in a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere, to talk about science in a completely informal way…
Problems of nuclear waste disposal
To broaden the interdisciplinary perspective of the physics students in Mainz, the Young Minds group cooperates with the JungChemikerForum, the organization for students of the German Chemistry Society (Gesellschaft deutscher Chemiker).
Their first joined seminar, held on 24 April 2012, that they organized in light of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe and the following change in German nuclear policy leading to one question which becomes more and more important…
Outreach at the Glasgow Science Festival
The Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow Young Minds Section of the Students Community of Optics and Photonics Engineering [SCOPE] organized and ran an outreach event with hands-on experiments for kids and adults alike at the Glasgow science festival.
This annual event runs through the month of June 2012 with a huge variety of activities, from open days to guided tours, and aims to engage the general public with science and the scientific research…
1st EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting
The 1st EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting took place at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland on 29-30 April.
The Young Minds Project was launched by the European Physical Society early in 2010, to promote the next generation of physicists in Europe by creating an environment where young physicists can assume an active role.
These young scientists – from undergraduates up to postdoctoral researchers – are encouraged to organize EPS Young Minds Sections that collaborate to develop scientific, networking and outreach activities…
