The ASDC Conference 2024 programme is now live!
With over 45 speakers this national conference promises to be an inspiring event for delegates from across the science engagement network.
The sessions will cover:
- The future of science and technology, and the interplay with engagement and education
- Improving the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility of STEM
- Nature, humanity and future environmental sustainability
- The fusion of sciences, arts and culture
- Opportunities for future collaborations and/or funding
- Supporting a flourishing workforce in the ISL sector and beyond
- Recent data and evidence for ISL intelligence and insight
Screenshot showing the ASDC Conference programme in the Sched app
Continuing with our commitment to a paperless conference, the programme will be available via the Sched app where you can find all the conference details in one place and create your own mini schedule.
With ticket sales already at a record high, the team are working hard to ensure as many people as possible can attend. Thanks to our sponsors UKRI and UKRI Science Technology Funding Council (STFC), we have a number of bursaries available, find out more here.
Our four keynote speakers will be considering the future of science, technology, research and innovation in the UK and the value and power of our network:
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, Chair of the Science and Technology Committee and advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEM.
Professor Tom Crick MBE, Chief Scientific Adviser, DCMS and Professor of Digital Policy and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Swansea University
Caroline Hickman, Psychotherapist, Lecturer at the University of Bath and International Authority on Climate Psychology