We are pleased to announce that we have awarded Major Grant to five projects, totalling £360,548 listed below, as part of the awards for the Copus Grant Schemes 2003/4.

Major Grants

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The development and production of two character animations: one containing generic information about genetics and genetic conditions, and one specific to the Fragile X syndrome, and aimed at people with Fragile X.

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DISC aims to create an effective national framework to facilitate empowering networks and sustainable partnerships between ethnic minorities and the science communication community, by engaging both groups in consultation and dialogue.

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The Festival will celebrate cultural diversity in scientific achievement with all communities and aims to raise aspirations for science in disenfranchised groups and disaffected ethnic minorities.

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The project will develop the skills and confidence of art/historical museum staff to create enquiry-based learning activities engaging families with the science in museum collections.

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Kinetic sculptures in public sites draw the attention of passers-by to celestial objects and patterns. Real-time simulations, accessed by a touchscreen, help viewers make sense of their place in the Cosmos.

The Copus Grant Schemes are funded by the Office of Science and Technology and The Royal Society.

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