ASDC 2026: Who cares about science?

Day 1: Registration & refreshments 10:00am - 10:45am

Welcome

Movement break

Deep dives: Community + Co-creation 11:10am - 1:10pm

Deep dives: Climate + Sustainability 11:10am - 1:10pm

Deep dives: Articulating impact 11:10am - 1:10pm

Deep dives: Careers + Skills 11:10am - 1:10pm

Lunch 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Afternoon plenary: Who cares abo... 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Keynote: UK Government Chief Sci... 2:30pm - 3:00pm

The Marsh ASDC Volunteer Award a... 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Refreshment break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Who cares about science shows? 4:00pm - 4:50pm

From funding gap to trust gap: Framing science centre... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

If they don’t care about science, is it their fault o... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Day 1: Close

Evening drinks reception and dinner at Techniquest 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Dinner keynote speaker TBA 8:30pm - 9:00pm

Engaging with dementia: A voyage inside the brain 10:25am - 11:15am

Engaging with dementia: A voyage inside the brain 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Day 2: Registration & refreshmen... 9:00am - 9:30am

Welcome to day two

Keynote: Who cares about space?... 9:45am - 10:15am

Movement break

Panel debate: Collaboration is bad. We should all go... 10:25am - 11:15am

Queering science engagement 10:25am - 11:15am

Who cares about science when no one understands it? R... 10:25am - 11:15am

Exploration hour 11:15am - 12:15pm

Lunch 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Lightning talks 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Refreshment break

Who gets to see themselves as a "science person"? Rei... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Parents care but don’t feel confident: unlocking an a... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Let’s talk about pie (and other kinds of data visuali... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Movement break

Future opportunities and closing... 4:00pm - 4:30pm