Engaging the public; lessons from 200 years of the Royal Institution

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Engaging the public; lessons from 200 years of the Royal Institution

Katherine Mathieson, Director at the Royal Institution

A major motivation for many researchers is to improve people’s life chances through improved sustainability and technology. The opportunity to ‘make a difference’ through public service is often key to researchers’ career choices and fulfilment. But who are ‘the public’ that we serve? What do they think about science and scientists? How can we involve them more fully in the research endeavour? Find out how the Royal Institution works with and for the public, on everything from schools shows and modernising our Grade 1 listed building to the infamous Christmas Lectures.

Katherine Mathieson is Director at the Royal Institution (Ri), an independent charity that provides opportunities for people and scientists to come together to share their interest and passion for science. Katherine previously led the British Science Association, a charity which works to make science more relevant, representative and connected to society, and prior to that held roles at a range of other science organisations, including Nesta, the Forensic Science Service, Science Line and the pharmaceutical company Merck. Katherine has a BA Hons (Cantab), an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London, a PGDip in Information Science from City University London and a PGDip in Voluntary Sector Management from Bayes Business School. She is an Honorary Fellow of Selwyn College Cambridge, a volunteer for GirlGuidingUK, and a Trustee for Pilotlight and the ENTHUSE Charitable Trust. Katherine Mathieson | LinkedIn

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