Jessica and Edwin represent Swinburne@ the Famelab heat in KL
Friday 26 February 2016
Edwin & Jessica with BBC presenter Dallas Campbell at the Malaysian Famelab masterclass
In summary
- At the famelab competition scientists present a scientific concept to a general audience.
- Both Edwin and Jessica will be competing at the finals.
Famelab is a international competition jointly organised by the British Council, Newton-Ungku Omar fund, Cheltenham festivals, MIGHT, and the Malaysian Science 2 Action call. The principle is that scientists or engineers present a scientific concept to a general audience in 3 minutes.
After winning the Sarawak and Central heats, Jessica Song and Edwin Sia will be competing in the national finals at Kuala Lumpur on the 23'rd April 2016.
This competition aims to boost science communication and the finalists are also coached in their presentation skills. Jessica & Edwin spent four days at Kuala Lumpur, coached by Dallas Campbell and Anne Goodman on their communication and presentation skills.
Assoc. Prof Wallace Wong, Director of the Research and Consultancy Office, says "at Swinburne Sarawak, we fully believe in developing students' soft skills as part of their education. We want our students to leave the university as confident communicative students with an extended international network. Competitions like Famelab and 3MT thesis are great opportunities for our students."
From the ten finalists competing at the national level, two will be from Swinburne Sarawak. We wish them all the best!