FameLab is an international talent competition to find the best new talent in science communication. The competitors are given only 3 minutes to inspire and excite public imagination by giving an original talk to a panel of expert judges. The talk should be engaging, scientifically accurate, but also interesting to a non-scientific audience.
FameLab® is a registered trade mark of Cheltenham Festivals, one of the UK’s premier cultural organisations delivering four of the country’s leading Festivals: Jazz, Literature, Music and Science.
FameLab in Croatia
FameLab in Croatia is run by the British Council and the Festival of Science, in co-operation with a number of Croatian institutions, and supported by the Croatian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.
FameLab came to Croatia in 2007 through the British Council. From its beginnings the competition has been organised under the auspices of the Croatian Ministry of Education, Science and Sports and with the support of local sponsors. So far six national competitions have been organised, with regional heats in Osijek, Split and Zagreb, involving in total:
72 people who have made it to the finals and have been trained by both Croatian and UK experts in communication and presentation skills and relationships with the media.
160 people who have participated in the competition
1,200 people who have seen the FameLab Final live in Zagreb
hundreds of thousands of people who have had an opportunity to view, hear or read about the FameLab through media.
To see presentations of the previous finalists, visit our YouTube Channel.
