The photo credits go to Elisa Von Brockdorff.
Science in the City encourages the community to engage with science through creativity, to help improve our world. Without the crucial effort of interns, the festival will cease to be what it is today.
Science in the City encourages the community to engage with science through creativity, to help improve our world. Without the crucial effort of interns, the festival will cease to be what it is today.
Karen Fiorini, Festival Manager, stated that, ‘’The festival and many other science communication projects run by the team would not be possible without the input of a number of interns who join us every year. We rely on their fresh outlook, creativity, great ideas and the hard work they put into making it all work out. Watching them grow, bond with the team and develop new skills is extremely rewarding.’’
Dr Edward Duca, Festival Coordinator, maintained that, ‘’We have created a structure which helps train and support interns. We provide workshops in a number of areas and regular one-to-one meetings with each one of them to ensure they are coping and not feeling under or overwhelmed. Each year the team is a diverse one, with people from all over the world working together towards one goal, engaging citizens with science and research. We also organise team building activities to give the interns the chance to get to know each other outside the office environment ’’
Science in the City is part of the EU-wide celebration, European Researchers’ Night. It is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme, under grant agreement No 101061120, the Arts Council Malta (ACM), Esplora STEM Engagement fund and a number of corporate sponsors. It is recognised by Europe for Festivals and Festivals for Europe (EFFE).
Past intern Clara Millet, said that the internship was, ''A beautiful rich experience at every level, with a super team!'' Former intern Ana Rajic said, ''As an intern for Science in the City, Malta’s national science and arts festival, I had the opportunity to work on project management tasks such as organisation and coordination, I was part of regular meetings with researchers, artists, and the team, I was also involved in international collaborations, public engagement projects, and awareness campaigns. To be honest, I was never bored, my mentor and task managers gave me a lot of space and freedom to perform, and I have learnt a lot in the field of science communication."
Deadline for application submission is by midnight on the 6 January 2023.
The application form can be found on the Science in the City or .
Science in the City is part of the EU-wide celebration, European Researchers’ Night. It is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme, under grant agreement No 101061120, the Arts Council Malta (ACM), Esplora STEM Engagement fund and a number of corporate sponsors. It is recognised by Europe for Festivals and Festivals for Europe (EFFE).
The Science in the City consortium is led by the University of Malta and the Malta Chamber of Scientists, in partnership with the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, Trust Stamp Ltd, Malta Enterprise, MCAST, Qualia Analytics, Esplora, , BPC International, SEM, PBS, Spazju Kreattiv, Aquabiotech, Valletta Design Cluster, Valletta Cultural Agency, Transport Malta, The Environment Resource Agency, WasteServ, Heritage Malta and More or Less Theatre.
