Evaluations
This page provides some evaluations of existing public engagement projects. Download the evaluations and click on the links to find out more about the projects.
Engaging young people
The British Science Association's range of STEM enrichment activities aim to inspire and engage 5-19 year olds.
The CREST (CREativity in Science and Technology) awards scheme encourages young people aged 11 to 19 to explore science and technology by creating their own mini projects. An independent evaluation of CREST (pdf 312KB) was carried out in 2006.
The Young People's Programme at the British Science Festival provides a range of activities for young people. An evaluation of the programme for 8- to 13-year-olds (pdf 466KB) in 2006 and the key stage 4 and 5 programme (pdf 112KB) in 2007 are also available.
The UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair is an annual event for young people to exhibit outstanding research projects, often CREST projects, and compete for prizes. An evaluation of the Fair will become available in April 2008.
Engaging people of all ages
The annual British Science Festival, one of the largest and longest-established science festivals in Europe, visits cities around the country, bringing hundreds of events for a range of audiences. The 2006 Festival evaluation (pdf 796KB) has been carried out by staff at the British Science Association.
National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) is an opportunity for people of all ages, across the country, to take part in a broad range of science, engineering and technology activities. The 2007 NSEW evaluation (pdf 170KB) is available.
The British Science Association's perspectives scheme is a poster competition for early-career researchers. They are encouraged to explore the social and ethical aspects of their research through their poster, which they then use to engage visitors to the British Science Festival. The evaluation of perspectives in 2007 (pdf 149KB) is available online.
The British Science Association's regional office in Wales ran two screenings of the film 'an Inconvenient Truth' in 2007. Two different styles of analysis were used for the June (pdf 109KB) and August (pdf 104KB) evaluations.
Engaging adult audiences
The community x-change aims to provide opportunities for people to discuss issues (scientific and non-scientific) that they feel strongly about. Video reports about the project in East Anglia are available, and a full evaluation of the 3 year-long scheme will be online in 2009.
The British Science Association's Media Fellowships provide placements in media organisations for practising scientists, social scientists, clinicians and engineers. An evaluation (pdf 63KB) of the first 17 years of the project was carried out in 2004.
The evaluations here are the most up-to-date available. New evaluations will be added when they become available.
If you wish to request other evaluations, please email or call the Science in Society team on 020 7019 4939.
Engaging young people
The British Science Association's range of STEM enrichment activities aim to inspire and engage 5-19 year olds.
The CREST (CREativity in Science and Technology) awards scheme encourages young people aged 11 to 19 to explore science and technology by creating their own mini projects. An independent evaluation of CREST (pdf 312KB) was carried out in 2006.
The Young People's Programme at the British Science Festival provides a range of activities for young people. An evaluation of the programme for 8- to 13-year-olds (pdf 466KB) in 2006 and the key stage 4 and 5 programme (pdf 112KB) in 2007 are also available.
The UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair is an annual event for young people to exhibit outstanding research projects, often CREST projects, and compete for prizes. An evaluation of the Fair will become available in April 2008.
Engaging people of all ages
The annual British Science Festival, one of the largest and longest-established science festivals in Europe, visits cities around the country, bringing hundreds of events for a range of audiences. The 2006 Festival evaluation (pdf 796KB) has been carried out by staff at the British Science Association.
National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) is an opportunity for people of all ages, across the country, to take part in a broad range of science, engineering and technology activities. The 2007 NSEW evaluation (pdf 170KB) is available.
The British Science Association's perspectives scheme is a poster competition for early-career researchers. They are encouraged to explore the social and ethical aspects of their research through their poster, which they then use to engage visitors to the British Science Festival. The evaluation of perspectives in 2007 (pdf 149KB) is available online.
The British Science Association's regional office in Wales ran two screenings of the film 'an Inconvenient Truth' in 2007. Two different styles of analysis were used for the June (pdf 109KB) and August (pdf 104KB) evaluations.
Engaging adult audiences
The community x-change aims to provide opportunities for people to discuss issues (scientific and non-scientific) that they feel strongly about. Video reports about the project in East Anglia are available, and a full evaluation of the 3 year-long scheme will be online in 2009.
The British Science Association's Media Fellowships provide placements in media organisations for practising scientists, social scientists, clinicians and engineers. An evaluation (pdf 63KB) of the first 17 years of the project was carried out in 2004.
The evaluations here are the most up-to-date available. New evaluations will be added when they become available.
If you wish to request other evaluations, please email or call the Science in Society team on 020 7019 4939.
