Astrophysics engagement with low science capital communities: a case study in Blackpool, Lancashire

Walsh, Robert William orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-1025-9863 and Canovan, Cherry orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-9751-5646 (2018) Astrophysics engagement with low science capital communities: a case study in Blackpool, Lancashire. In: CAP2018: CAP Conference: Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2018, 24- 28 March 2018, Fukuoka, Japan. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Funded by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, Blackpool PIER (Physics: Inspire, Engage, Research) is an intensive, three-year longitudinal programme working with a targeted group of young people in an area of high deprivation in the North West of England. The project aims to increase the participants' science capital via a series of interventions including school visits and trips based on astronomy and astrophysics. The work includes a meticulous evaluation strategy to provide a sound evidence base of the efficacy of such interventions, which is benchmarked against results from the UK national ASPIRES survey.


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