{"id":37,"date":"2025-02-05T07:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:18:21","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meaningful public engagement is dependent on strong partnerships and collaboration, both with external partners and staff. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our engagement\u00a0connects the wider public with EMBL\u2019s scientific programme and is supported by colleagues across the organisation. We collaborate with science centres, educational organisations, research institutes and community groups to develop and deliver events and activities\u00a0that connect with a wide range of audiences.<br><br>We welcome new partnerships and are happy to share ideas &#8211; please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sepe@embl.org\">get in touch<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"\nvf-blockquote-small vf-u-margin__top--1200 vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vf-profile__image\nvf-profile--medium vf-u-margin__right--600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kulturfenster.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n  <div class=\"vf-blockquote-has-image\">\n    <div>\u201cWe truly appreciated the opportunity to be part of EMBL&#8217;s Unfold Your World project and are very happy about the collaboration.\u201d<\/div>\n\n    <footer class=\"vf-u-margin__top--600\">\n          <div>Stefan Wilczynski \n<\/div>\n       \n      <div class=\"vf-blockquote_author__details\">Kulturfenster<\/div>\n    <\/footer>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-1\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-4 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--white \">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n        Take a look at some of our recent collaborations&#8230;    <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--striped vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pisa-TREC-Galileo-statue-credit-Michele-Fontana_1000x563px.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pisa-TREC-Galileo-statue-credit-Michele-Fontana_1000x563px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pisa-TREC-Galileo-statue-credit-Michele-Fontana_1000x563px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pisa-TREC-Galileo-statue-credit-Michele-Fontana_1000x563px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n      Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy, 2024    <\/h3>\n                <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the public engagement for EMBL\u2019s Traversing European Coastlines\u00a0 expedition (TREC), we partnered with <\/span><a class=\"vf-card_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.szn.it\/index.php\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SZN <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to offer workshops using our Run Scientist Run game, which focuses on the highs and lows of real-life research in the field. EMBL trained local volunteers from SZN to deliver these workshops in Italian. <\/span><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--striped vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KulturFensterworkshopcopyrightSallHall-EMBL_1000x563px.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KulturFensterworkshopcopyrightSallHall-EMBL_1000x563px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KulturFensterworkshopcopyrightSallHall-EMBL_1000x563px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/KulturFensterworkshopcopyrightSallHall-EMBL_1000x563px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n      Kulturfenster, Heidelberg, Germany, 2024    <\/h3>\n                <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMBL worked with youth organisation<\/span><a class=\"vf-card_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kulturfenster.de\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kulturfenster <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to offer protein art workshops as part of the Unfold Your World project in 2024. Several participants created an artwork for the project, which aimed to ignite teenagers\u2019 curiosity about proteins. Working in partnership with Kulturfenster enabled us to reach this audience more effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--striped vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Suffolk_1000x563px_TR.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Suffolk_1000x563px_TR.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Suffolk_1000x563px_TR-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Suffolk_1000x563px_TR-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n      Suffolk Family Carers programme, Hinxton, UK, 2024    <\/h3>\n                <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMBL-EBI has a long-standing partnership with the <\/span><a class=\"vf-card_link\" href=\"https:\/\/suffolkfamilycarers.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suffolk Family Carers programme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a charity that supports young carers. Storytelling and creativity are key to this collaboration. Themes and activities are agreed in partnership &#8211; such as the Science Spooktacular, a Halloween-themed event with hands-on activities including glow-in-the-dark experiments and slime-making, which was especially popular.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--striped vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cosmo-Cite-Nexus-Island_1000x563px.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cosmo-Cite-Nexus-Island_1000x563px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cosmo-Cite-Nexus-Island_1000x563px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cosmo-Cite-Nexus-Island_1000x563px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n      Cosmocit\u00e9, Grenoble, France,  2024    <\/h3>\n                <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the Parvis des Science programme, EMBL Grenoble worked with <\/span><a class=\"vf-card_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmocite.fr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmocit\u00e9 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">science centre to offer workshops using our Nexus Island resource, which focuses on coastline ecology. EMBL trained local volunteers from Cosmocit\u00e9 to deliver the workshops in French. The resource now remains with the institute, enabling ongoing outreach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<style>\n        .vf-card-container__inner {\n            --vf-card-container__grid--size: 30rem !important;\n        }\n\n#quote-text {\nfont-size: 24px;\nfont-weight: 300;\n}\n\n.quote-box{\npadding: 1rem;\nbackground-color: #fafafa;}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-title-left-aligned.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2337,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/2337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/public-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}