ASDC 2026: Who cares about science?

ASDC 2026: Who cares about science?

4:00pm BST

From funding gap to trust gap: Framing science centres as civic insitutions TechniquestSarah Dowd • Clarissa Levi If they don’t care about science, is it their fault or ours? TechniquestVictoria Denoon Who cares about science shows? TechniquestWendy Sadler • Elin Roberts • David Price • Dr Sarah Bearchell

10:25am BST

Engaging with dementia: A voyage inside the brain PlanetariumBen Brown Panel debate: Collaboration is bad. We should all go it alone. TechniquestBen Ward • Hollie Church Queering science engagement TechniquestSarah Cosgriff • Eve Armstrong Who cares about science when no one understands it? Reimagining engagement through animation and XR TechniquestDr Oluwadamilola Okeyoyin

3:00pm BST

Engaging with dementia: A voyage inside the brain PlanetariumBen Brown Let’s talk about pie (and other kinds of data visualisation) TechniquestRachel Hanson • Bethan Ross Parents care but don’t feel confident: unlocking an audience TechniquestBecca Gooch Who gets to see themselves as a "science person"? Reimagining belonging in science engagement TechniquestDevika