TREC activities and resources:
TREC public engagement activities were delivered in local languages, in community spaces, with the help of local supporters and partners. Each activity listed below features a free downloadable resource.
Public Engagement & Outreach | Special projects
Traversing European Coastlines
An expedition to study coastal ecosystems and their response to the environment, from molecules to communities.
Sharing the science behind the expedition was an underpinning principle of TREC. A widespread outreach and schools engagement offer was developed and delivered together with local institutional partners in 17 countries en-route. This large-scale initiative continues to leave a powerful legacy, leading to long-term collaborations with partners, advancing EMBL’s engagement approaches and methodologies, and generating a range of free resources for use in a variety of settings.
“I am thrilled to see how many members of the local communities we have managed to engage, and proud to have contributed to sparking interest in life sciences.”
TREC public engagement activities were delivered in local languages, in community spaces, with the help of local supporters and partners. Each activity listed below features a free downloadable resource.
The story of how EMBL worked with many partners to bring life sciences to shopping malls, busy streets, cafes, libraries, museums and pubs across Europe can’t be told through metrics alone – but the numbers do speak for themselves…
(And the smiles in the pictures say even more)
EMBL scientists are busy analysing thousands of samples of soil, water and sediment, collected from 115 sites across Europe. These data will help develop a new understanding of the ways in which coastal ecosystems are responding to changing environments. Next step – a follow-up expedition, this time investigating inland waterways.