Crucible
What could you achieve if you put your heads together?
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Ever wondered what a space scientist and a biologist might have in common or how an artist could help a particle physicist? Crucible is your chance to stop wondering and discover what great minds, inspiring speakers and creative thinkers can do when they spend three weekends together.
Day to day you're faced with demanding challenges in your own field. But what about the wider world? What about more complex challenges that can't be solved by one discipline alone. By bringing bright thinkers together, Crucible is designed to help you see the bigger picture.
Crucible aims to help you discover:
- how other early to mid-career researchers are tackling the same issues as you;
- how evidence-based policy is made;
- how to communicate with the media and public;
- skills and attitudes likely to make your research more innovative;
- how thinking creatively can really make a difference to your work and career.
The challenges facing society today require people from different disciplines to collaborate and think outside the box. Crucible is just the start.
Crucible 2009
Applications for Crucible 2009 have now closed.
Contact details
Any queries regarding Crucible 2009 should be directed to Sally Cryer by email sally.cryer@nesta.org.uk or telephone 01234 761755.
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- You can view a 15 minute introduction to Crucible, featuring the Crucible 2008 intake
Crucible portfolio:
- For a list of our current and past Crucible participants, please visit the Crucible Alumni page.