Abstract
Science Cafés are held in many towns and cities across the world for the promotion of scientific culture and the understanding of our daily lives, which we live in. They provide a platform for interaction and dialogue between scientists, researchers, businesses and the community on trends towards current scientific issues the extent of their impact on culture and society. The Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Center (OAPGRC) Science Cafe is a forum for the discussion of important and interesting scientific topics and issues. Since May 2013 to December 2015, OAPGRC has held a series of science café sessions on topics related to biodiversity, food security, climate change, pollution and sustainable use. The OAPGRC science café is the first in Oman to be put on the international map of scientific cafes around the world. Reviewing the data on the outcomes and performance of these sessions indicates that the session attendance and active participation was 51% by men and 49% women. This is an exceptional case where the interest is almost equal between the genders. As for the age group, the highest percentage 49% was of a class of young people aged between 18-25 years. Followed by the age group (26-35 years) which was 30%. The lowest percentage was 21% for the age group of above 35 years. The experience of the science café in Oman has been proved as a major success for both the scientific and social aspects. Therefore there are different plans to maintained and develop it in the near future.
Highlights
The science café format has spread across the global; adapting to different cultures and audiences
In France, science cafes were established by scientists who thought they ought to inform the public on the current scientific topics of concern
The Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Center (OAPGRC) Science Cafe is a forum for the discussion of important and interesting scientific issues
Summary
The science café format has spread across the global; adapting to different cultures and audiences. In France, science cafes were established by scientists who thought they ought to inform the public on the current scientific topics of concern. In the UK it was started by members of the public who wanted to know more about science In both countries, they began within an academic structure and spread to more popular locations, and thereby attracted audiences. They began within an academic structure and spread to more popular locations, and thereby attracted audiences It started at a time in the UK where COPUS, the Committee on the Public Understanding of Science (organized by the Royal Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science), considered that a better understanding of science was needed by the public. The issues discussed at Science Cafés are important topics that require awareness. A science café chain organized at schools called Junior Café Scientifique. (3) Today, Science Cafes are organized in towns and cities across the world – including Oman. (Diagram 1)
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