February 11th marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day to celebrate the incredible achievements of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and to promote gender equality in these fields. While women have made… Read More »Celebrating Women in Science: February 11th, International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Have you ever wondered why lakes feel colder as you dive deeper? Researcher Laura Coulson is attempting to bring this question to life in the classroom. As part of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme, Laura and with… Read More »Connecting Classrooms and Science with the EGU Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme
In this blog post, we would like to introduce REEF RESCUE project, an interactive educational game led by the University of Vienna and developed together with students. REEF RESCUE invites players to discover the fascinating world of coral reefs and… Read More »Introducing “REEF RESCUE – Save the coral reef” project:
As the holiday season approaches, it is the prefect time to reflect on all we have achieved this year at INSE. The year 2024 has been exciting, with highlights such as playtest of our SCIBORG game and active participation in… Read More »Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We are thrilled to announce that the science communication project titled “BrainFood”, led by ecologist Libor Závorka from our partner institute WCL, has been awarded funding by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). The BrainFood project aims to raise awareness of… Read More »Exploring the Connection Between Cognition and Nutrition: Meet the BrainFood Project
In October, members of the SCIBORG project met to play test the first version of the SCIBORG game in Kardista, Greece! This ERASMUS+ project, titled “The Science Literacy Board Game: a new tool for improving science literacy with informal youth… Read More »SCIBORG game: play test in Greece
On October 7th, we held our 4th project and steering board meeting at the PH NÖ campus in Melk. All partners came together to discuss the progress of our project and outline the next steps for the coming months. We… Read More »4th Project and Steering Board Meeting at PH NÖ in Melk
On September 20th, 2024, Dominik Eibl presented the first results of his research project, “Promoting an understanding of science (Nature of Science) in middle schools: Effectiveness of targeted interventions”, at the IMST conference in Linz. His poster was presented to… Read More »Presentation of initial results from the INSE project at the IMST conference 2024
On September 26 and 27, 2024, the symposium “One Day there will be: Creating knowledge – Narrating Futures” took place at the University College of Teacher Education Lower Austria. Partners of the Interdisciplinary Network for Science Education Lower Austria (INSE)… Read More »INSE at the Symposium “One Day there will be: Creating knowledge – Narrating Futures“
Don’t forget: It’s almost time! Our symposium “Creating Knowledge – Narrating Futures” at the University College of Teacher Education Lower Austria is just around the corner. This event, a collaboration between the Sparkling Science project “One day there will be…”… Read More »Reminder: Symposium “One Day there will be: Creating knowledge – Narrating Futures“