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Alien worlds: astrobiology and public outreach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2006

Mark Brake ,
Martin Griffiths ,
Neil Hook  and
Steve Harris
Mark Brake
Affiliation:
Centre for Astronomy and Science Education, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK e-mail: mbrake@glam.ac.uk
Martin Griffiths
Affiliation:
Centre for Astronomy and Science Education, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK e-mail: mbrake@glam.ac.uk
Neil Hook
Affiliation:
Centre for Astronomy and Science Education, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK e-mail: mbrake@glam.ac.uk
Steve Harris
Affiliation:
Centre for Astronomy and Science Education, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK e-mail: mbrake@glam.ac.uk
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Abstract

Over the last three years an outreach programme in astrobiology has been stimulating public interest in South Wales, UK. To date, 550 people have attended an accredited undergraduate course in astrobiology, Alien Worlds. Funded by a European Social Fund grant, this modular course has introduced students to the multidisciplinary nature of astrobiology, coupling academic content to a practical ability to recognise the constellations and objects of the night sky. This paper outlines the course's background, content, delivery and outcomes as an example of the outreach potential of the science and culture of astrobiology.

Keywords

communicationeducationculture
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Astrobiology , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 319 - 324
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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