Inclusive cultures

Science centres, museums, universities and informal science learning spaces have the opportunity to challenge deeply ingrained stereotypes of science, and create safe, welcome and accessible environments where diverse knowledge, experiences and culture are highly valued and included.

Partnerships beyond individuals

Relationships are between individuals, not between organisations. During the first phase of Explore Your Universe, where partnerships were working well a ‘key amazing individual’ from the science centre came up…

Professional development of staff

Participatory practice and community engagement offer an increased opportunity for training and reflective practice. This is to enable facilitators to gain new skills, understanding and openly discuss concerns about communicating…

CEO and strategy level support

The Association for Science and Discovery Centres required that applications to take part in Explore Your Universe included a clear statement of support and commitment from the CEO or senior…

What makes change stick

The shared high-activity of a funded project is a great way to develop a partnership through exploring working practices together, but long-term outcomes can go way beyond this.

The Inclusion Wheel

A simple and enjoyable tool to use, the inclusion wheel is for organisation reflection.

"Working in partnership we can all work towards transforming the field in ways that support science centres and science museums to become meaningfully inclusive, welcoming and relevant to everyone."
Emily Dawson, Associate Professor, Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS), UCL