Education and public outreach on gravitational-wave astronomy

Abstract

In this paper we summarise the presentations given during the “Education and Public Outreach on Gravitational-Wave Astronomy” parallel session at the GR-20/Amaldi conference, held in Warsaw, July 2013. The talks presented demonstrate the wide range of education and public outreach activities being undertaken in the field of gravitational-wave astronomy—across science festivals, science education centers, junior schools and high schools, colleges and universities, via both face-to-face delivery and (increasingly) the internet and social media.