Buyer Name: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
Buyer Address: London, UK, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Sabine.Mcginley2@dsit.gov.uk
Buyer Name: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
Buyer Address: London, UK, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Sabine.Mcginley2@dsit.gov.uk
Research exploring children’s views on the future, delivered through British Science Week. It includes designing engagement materials, analysing ~4,000 submissions and providing selected artwork. Insights will inform the Future of Childhood project and contribute to a Foresight report.
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Lot Description: The Future of Childhood and Adolescence is a Foresight project examining the key factors influencing childhood, how these interact and how these could evolve in future. Engaging children and young people in the project in a meaningful way is an important part of the project. Go-Science to access insights that are submitted to the British Science Association, and more detailed analysis on a subset. It also uses an unusual and innovative research technique – analysis of children’s artwork – which is particularly appropriate for blending child-focused participatory and futures approaches.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
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