THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If you think you have a science idea and confident of communicating it to the non-science audience, then FameLab India 2017 is the ideal competition for you.
British Council is inviting applications from scientists, engineers, mathematicians and researchers for FameLab India 2017 - world’s largest science communication platform that it launched in India earlier this year.
Open to applicants aged over 20-40 years as on 1 June 2016, the competition requires students to fill in an application form and submit a three-minute video of their ‘Science Talk’ in a unique format. The winner of the national FameLab competition will get an opportunity to represent India and compete with contestants from over 27 countries at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK in June 2017. The last date for applying to FameLab India is 30 October 2016.
“We firmly believe FameLab will connect with young audiences in India, provide an innovative communication platform to make science accessible to all and encourage the next generation of researchers.” said director, British Council South India, Mei-kwei Barker.
British Council has partnered with the University of Kerala and the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for the regional finals in South India.
“By encouraging communication of scientific outcomes to the society through FameLab, we are adding a great value to higher education” said P K Radhakrishnan, Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala.
The South India regional finals will be held on 30 November 2016 at Tagore Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram.
The regional finals will be preceded by a two-day residential science communication workshop to be led by eminent science communicator Prof Iain Stewart from Plymouth University, UK. The national finals of FameLab India will be held at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune in January 2017.