Diary for 30th July to 5th August 2009

Thursday 30th July- A fantastic anthropology library!

Today I am heading to the British Museum to go to one of the most extensive anthropological libraries in London. The Centre for Anthropology is located at the back entrance of the British Museum. It holds more than 120,000 books and 4,000 journals and very large picture collection. Every aspect of anthropology is covered: biological anthropology, material culture, forensics, anthropology of tourism, to name but a few. The collection also spans the whole world but has particularly strong coverage of the Commonwealth and the Americas. The library is open to the public for reference and research purposes. For more information and opening hours take a look here.


Friday 31st July - An anthropological approach to dealing with street crime

David Kennedy is a Professor in the anthropology department of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. Through his fieldwork and ethnographic research Kennedy has come up with an innovative programme called Ceasefire to decrease street crime. His programme has been taken up in Scotland with positive results. According to this article in the Guardian, Ceasefire is unique in that it calls for cross-disciplinary collaboration between social workers, educators, police, professionals and academics, as well as evoking a policy in which an entire gang has to face consequences of a single member's actions. To find out more about Kennedy's work take a look at this article he wrote for the Washington Post.




Saturday 1st August- Glazed America

Doughnuts- everyone loves them... Homer Simpson, police, my family. Doughnuts have entered American culture in a variety of ways: as food, as comedic elements to characters in visual media, as symbols of unhealthy lifestyles, or brands for corporate marketing campaigns. Anthropologist Paul Mullins has taken analysis of these deep fried goodies to an unprecedented level. In his recent book Glazed America, Mullins looks at the social, economic and cultural history of the doughnut in America, and reflects on the ways in which the dougnut industry and consumption patterns are connected to nationalism, migration in cities and food pathways. Take a look at Mullins video to find out what inspired him to write his book.

Sunday 2nd August- A glimpse at ethnographic fieldwork

What exactly is fieldwork? what do anthropologists do when they are out in the field and how do they go about doing it? While browsing anthropology films on YouTube I came across an excellent film produced for MIT's Anthropology Programme. The film is called Doing Anthropology and it follows the journeys of three anthropologists as they explore various research topics: Haitian social services in the US, artisan cheesemaking and Marine Biology, and take part in fieldwork. The film gives a very good indication of what participant observation is about, problems of representation and what fieldwork allows anthropologists to discover in order to add depth to their research.

Monday 3rd August- RAI's New Facebook Group

The RAI's Education Outreach Programme has just launched a new Facebook group called Discover Anthropology. Anyone can join the group (as long as they are already on Facebook, if not you will have to join Facebook in order to become a member). The aims of the group are to update people on upcoming RAI activities, competitions, and publications and more importantly, to encourage people to share their own anthropological ideas, projects and events and keep the RAI informed of their activities in order to increase collaboration. If you are on Facebook already, come and join us and be part of this growing anthropology outreach network! We would appreciate your help in spreading the news of this Facebook group and forwarding this message to any of your friends, colleagues or students who might be interested in joining.

Tuesday 4th August- Teaching through photography

Today I am heading to the Pitt Rivers Museum to see a photographic exhibition of Central Asia. The photographs have been taken by award winning photographer Carolyn Drake. The exhibition takes a particular look at Carolyn's documentary work in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Carolyn has done work which has been supported and recognised by international organisations such as UNICEF and National Geographic. She has a wonderful photographic essay which you can see here, which takes a look at life in the Ukraine. Her ability to capture unique moments of what it means to be human, makes her work particularly interesting to anthropologists.

Wednesday 5th August- Chimps: endangered in the wild

According to Anthropologist Micheal Wilson, there are many factors that may be influencing the decline of chimpanzees in the wild: hunting, loss of habitat, or disease. A recent study has found a striking similarity between a virus that is currently suspected to be killing chimpanzees at an alarming rate, and the virus that first infected humans with HIV. 'The discovery of the disease may help doctors come up with better treatments or a workable vaccine for humans'. To find out more about the study and Wilson's work take a look at this article.

Diary for 23rd July to 29th July 2009

THURSDAY 23rd July- A photo montage...

This year's London Anthropology Day was a great success! Over 300 participants attended the day, making it the largest LAD to date. Lecturers from sixteen British universities conducted interactive workshops ranging from visual anthropology, forensics, music and dance, human evolution, and material culture. The RAI has recently posted pictures of the day. Take a look at this website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/raieducation to see the picture gallery. For those of you who were not able to book a place this year, bookings open in April for next year's event so make sure you register well in advance!


FRIDAY 24th July - Broadcast Your Being

Have you ever wanted to shout something at the top of your lungs, dress like a cow to support charity, or create a living history of a shared space ? If you have been walking by Trafalgar Square recently you may have noticed the living 'statues' that are on the fourth plinth of the square. Antony Gormley who decided to pursue art after studying anthropology is perhaps one of the most cutting edge artists in Britain. His new project is called One and Other. The concept is simple: people from all walks of life are able to sign up and are given an hour slot in which they can stand on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square and do anything they want (as long as it's legal). What is mind blowing is that this is happening 24hrs a day for 100 days. There are only 2400 places available and yet 28,377 people have signed up and are now waiting to see if they will be amongst the lucky ones. Take a look at this fantastic website. You can get profiles of the participants who have taken part, the background of the project and the inspiration behind Gormley's idea. Why not have a go yourself?




SATURDAY 25th July - Starting out in anthropology

If you have no previous background in anthropology and would like to start learning about the subject but aren't willing or able to do an undergraduate degree, perhaps an access course would best suit your needs. City Lit which specialises in adult education in London, provides various access courses in anthropology. One of the courses starting this September is called Ways into anthropology. The course aims to give a general overview of what anthropology is about as well as get students to critically approach understanding other societies. To find out more details about the course take a look here.



SUNDAY 26th July- Anthropological humour

Humour is one of the best ways to promote appreciation and engagement in a subject. For those of you who like a challenge, want to be creative and find humour in everyday life, the Royal Anthropological Institute is hosting an International Anthropology Cartoon Competition. The aim is to get anyone who is passionate about anthropology to think outside the box, and have fun exploring anthropological ideas and topics in new and interesting ways. Topics that you could look at could include: human evolution, cultural traditions, ceremonies, material culture, museums, and 2nd life. For more information and submission details visit: www.therai.org/education





MONDAY 27th July- Religious theme parks

The other day I rented a documentary called Religulous directed by Larry Charles (who also directed Bruno and Borat). In the film, comedian and religious sceptic Bill Maher travels to Jerusalem, Egypt, London, Amsterdam and the United States, in order to explore why people believe in Christianity, Islam or Judaism and what purpose religion serves in their lives. He talks to self professed messiahs, atheists, extremists, politicians, and academics. One of the aspects which Bill highlights in the film are commercial industries which are associated with or exist n the name of religion. Perhaps one of the most bizarre examples is a religious theme park in Orlando, Florida called Holy Land. The theme park includes singers, dancers, religious scholars, artifacts and robots which reenact life in ancient Jerusalem and specific passages of the bible for tourists. For those interested in the anthropology of religion I think the theme park would be an excellent ethnographic fieldwork site. Although Bill is not an anthropologist the film provides excellent food for thought for those of you who are curious to know why people believe in certain faiths.

TUESDAY 28th July- Paintings fit for royalty

Today I am heading over to the British Museum to see an exhibition of royal paintings from Jodphur which are displayed for the first time in Europe. The paintings give a glimpse of what life was like in the royal courts of Jodhpur during the 17th and 19th centuries. The paintings demonstrate a unique art tradition that flourished under the patronage of the Maharaja and his court. The artwork includes scenes of the palaces, wives and families of the Jodhpur rules, as well as images expressing metaphysical concepts and yoga narratives. The exhibition is part of the British Museum's special Indian Summer series of events and activities focused on India. For more information as well as ticket prices take a look here.

WEDNESDAY 29th July- The truth is out there..

For those of you with a passion for visual anthropology and film you may want to register now for the upcoming documentary film festival taking place in Sheffield between the 4th-8th November. The festival has been running for 15 consecutive years. It aims to provide an international arena in which people within the documentary industry come together to share ideas, develop new programmes, products and services, and learn form each others' wealth of talent and expertise. Take a look at the festival's website for numerous activities, workshops and ways to get involved both before and during the event.

Diary for 16th July to 22ndJuly 2009

Lucy Special: The Royal Anthropological Institute's International Anthropology Cartoon Contest

The RAI's Education Department has launched an international anthropology cartoon contest. The aims of the contest are to promote public engagement and exchange of ideas in anthropology as well as to add outstanding work to the published material for its upcoming website: Discover Anthropology (to be launched in August). The cartoon is part of a series of new initiatives to be launched by the Education Outreach Programme. We hope these activities will provide opportunities for people with a passion for anthropology to share their work and take an active involvement in the discipline.


What we are looking for:

The contest is looking for cartoons that explore anthropological topics and ideas in a comical, original and engaging way. The aim is to get participants to 'think outside the box' and be creative in how they explore the subject. Participants will be judged based on the originality of their work and the integration of anthropological concepts, rather than solely on artistic merit. Entries from outside of Britain are welcome, but the cartoons must be in English.

Anthropological topics that could be explored:

There are endless possibilities of subjects that you could be creative with and here are a few suggestions: human evolution, fossil discoveries, forensics, cultural traditions, ceremonies and rituals, beauty and fashion, fieldwork, tourism and facebook.



Who can participate?

The competition is open to high school and sixth form students undergraduate and postgraduate anthropology students, and anyone who is interested in and passionate about Anthropology.



What do contestants win?

All short-listed and winning contestants will ave their work published on the RAI's Discover Anthropology website (upcoming) and some RAI publications.

1st Prize: An iPod shuffle, one year's free membership of the RAI, and a published interview with the RAI's Education Officer

2nd Prize: One year's free membership of the RAI

3rd Prize: An anthropology book and a visual anthropology student film




Examples of existing anthropological cartoons:














































How can I submit my work?

All applicants must fill in a registration form which can be found on the following website: www.therai.org.uk/education and send it with their cartoon submission.

• Each participant can submit a maximum of two cartoon
• The cartoon can be single panel or 2-4 panels (as you would see in the back of a newspaper such as the The London Paper, or The Guardian)
  
• Cartoons may be in black and white or colour and may be drawn using any technique.
• Cartoons can range from A5 size (5"X8") sheet of paper to maximum of A4 size (8''x11") Cartoons larger than an A4 size sheet of paper will be excluded from the competition.
• Submissions can be sent by post or email. If you send your cartoons by post please make the package out to: Nafisa Fera, Education Officer, Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy St. London W1T-5BT
• If you choose to send your submission electronically, please provide a high resolution JPEG of your cartoon. The JPEG will have to be less than 10 MB in order for us to receive it. Please email all submissions to the RAI's Education Officer, Nafisa Fera at education@therai.org.uk
  
• Any submissions which are unethical or disrespectful of anyone or any group of people will not be eligible. Any cartoons which have been plagiarised will also not be eligible.
  

For full details of the competition and an application form visit: www.therai.org.uk/education

Thursday9th July to 15th July 2009

Lucy sincerely apologises to her readers but unfortunately she has not been able to do the blog this week, due to facing an avalanche of work for the London Anthropology Day on 9th July. For all of you coming to the event, see you there. If you aren't able to make it, not to worry there will be pictures and films to share soon! See you next week.

Thursday 2nd July to Wednesday 8th July 2009

Thursday 2nd July - Student talent in ethnographic film

Today is the second to last day of the RAI's International Festival of Ethnographic Film which is taking place at Leeds Met University. Today focuses on entries to two different film prizes: the RAI & Basil Wright Prize and the Wiley-Blackwell Student film Prize. Included in the day's programme is a workshop on participatory youth film, as well as a museum tour of the Anthropology Gallery at Leeds City Museum. Even if you have missed the first half of the festival, it is definitely worth coming along to this day if you can make it!


Friday 3rd July- Banksy vs Bristol Museum

Looking critically at social conventions, turning norms upside down, and making people face some of the most problematic aspects of globalisation.. makes me wonder if Banksy is a hidden anthropologist? Banksy has become one of the best known graffiti artists in Europe. As a thank you to his home town of Bristol, Banksy has set up the largest official public display of his work at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition is entitled Banksy vs Bristol Museum. The show is free and open to all, and includes some of Banksy's famous stencil street art along with sculptures and animatronics. This is an exhibition definitely not to be missed! To watch a trailer of the exhibition and sneak glimpses at the mystery man himself take a look here.




Saturday 4th July- Celebrating Aboriginal Art

A new exhibition celebrating aboriginal art has just opened this week at Rebecca Hossack's Art Gallery in Fitzrovia, London. The exhibition displays work from Aboriginal artists from the community of Utopia in Australia. Utopia is a small community 300 km east of Alice Springs and for generations has been a place where artists have flourished. The exhibition brings together the work of four Utopia artists: Nancy Petyarr , her daughter Elizabeth KunothKngwarreyeher son-in-law, Cowboy Loy Pwerle and his daughter, Genevieve Kemarr Loy. The artists all use tiny twigs or (satay sticks) to paint their canvases, which gives a unique feel to their work. For more information about the exhibition and gallery opening times, take a look at this website.

Sunday 5th July - Ghandi's children

At the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge, there is an excellent exhibition of video stills of the new major film by David Macdougall called Ghandi's Children. Here is a short description: A monolithic building on the outskirts of New Delhi provides food and shelter for 350 boys. Some are orphans, some have been abandoned, others have run away from home. About half are held under a court order, having been picked up from the streets for minor crimes. David MacDougall lived in the institution for several months in order to produce the film. The stills demonstrate how he explores the routines, varied experiences and the characters of the children that inhabit the building. The exhibition is free and runs until 26th September.



Monday 6th July- Who's landscape is it anyway?

Today I am heading to the British Museum to listen to a debate on the tensions that arise when different communities attempt to assert their dominance on the land they inhabit. The debate will primarily focus on India. Joining in on the discussion is Sarah Mukherje BBC environment correspondent, Nicholas Stern, author of Stern Review, Tahmina Anam, writer and jounrnalist, and Ramachandra Guha, writer and historian. Tickets cost £5 to attend, and pre-booking is advised. The entry ticked also includes a day pass to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For more information and to book a place visit this website.



Tuesday 7th July- Mongolian Crafts

On July 9th running till 19th September a new exhibition will open at Brunei Gallery at SOAS University which will focus on Kazakh Craftswomen Living in The Altain Mountains of Western Mongolia. The exhibition aims to demonstrate the ways in which the textiles reveal aspects of the women's everyday lives, their skills, knowledge and cultural heritage. In addition to the Kazakh textiles, there will also be photographs and video material from the area. The exhibition is free and open to all. For further information, as well as a list of associated talks, film screenings and concerts visit this website.



Wednesday 8th July - Focusing on Folk

Tonight I am heading to The Folklore Society for an evening dedicated to celebrating traditional English music. The evening will start off with a screening of a short film called The Crocodile, The Cobbler and Bob, featuring Bob Lewis, a traditional singer from Sussex. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Bob raising topics about folk song traditions and hopefully followed with some singing followed and refreshments . For additional information, booking and ticket prices take a look here.

Diary for 25th June to 2nd July 2009

Lucy Special: The 11th Royal Anthropological Institute's International Festival of Ethnographic Film







Hi Everyone,

BOOKINGS ARE FILLING UP FAST for the11th RAI's International festival of of Ethnographic Film which is taking place in a week from today. For those of you who haven't had a chance to book tickets yet, now is your chance to do so!

The RAI's Festival of ethnographic film is a biennial event hosted by different universities around the UK. It is the largest most extensive ethnographic film festival in Britain. For people who are interested in film, learning about visual anthropology and finding out what anthropologists do, this is a very worthwhile event to go to. For aspiring or current anthropology students the festival provides an excellent networking opportunity for you to meet award winning anthropologists from around the world, watch and discuss their work as well as listen to critical debates on some pressing issues facing the discipline.

A special objective of the 11th edition of the festival is to bring together not only academic anthropologists and professional film-makers from all over the world, but also tourism scholars and experts, and members of the public, particularly from Leeds, Bradford and the Northeast of England.


The festival takes place over four days from the 1st-4th of July 2009 at Leeds Met University. The event kicks off with a very strong selection of student films that are up for the Wiley-Blackwell Student Film Prize. The prize is awarded to the most outstanding ethnographic video made by a student enrolled in a bona fide institution.

Here are some of the films up for the prize:


REBORN IN WESTPHALIA
13:30, Wednesday 1st July, Theatre B

Director: Melanie Liebheit (GER)
Year:2008

"In the middle of a German province the tireless priest Sri Paskaran built the biggest Tamil Hindu temple in Europe. In 2002, he inaugurated it amidst industrial plants in the Westphalian village Hamm-Uentrop. The film accompanies the priest in his busy daily routine and during his arrangements for the annual temple festival expecting 20,000 believers. In the neighborhood, the locals cultivate their own traditions. Irene sells fast-food sausages in the local snack-bar and farmer Externbrink meanwhile has got a holy cow in his barn. An encounter of two universes full of contrast".


ENET YAPAI-AN AMBONWARI GIRL
16:00, Thursday 2nd July, Theatre B

Director: Daniela Vavrova (SLO)
Year:2008

"Enet Yapai was six years old when I met her for the first time in 2005. Two years later I returned to Ambonwari village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Between November 2007 and April 2008 I followed Enet and her mother Alexia on their way to process sago, catch fish or collect grass for baskets and mats. Enet "entered" the camera in a way which we both found amusing and rewarding. The film is an experiment of a subtle and non-predictable interaction between Enet Yapai, the video camera and me".



On Saturday 4th July the festival has a special India Day where participants can join in for a special ticket of only £5 for the entire day!

Some of the highlights include:

MAYOMI
9 am Saturday 4th July-Theatre A
Director: Carol Slater (GB)
Year: 2005

"Mayomi is an intimate portrait of a young woman struggling to gain independence, whilst holding her troubled family together in post-tsunami Sri Lanka. Mayomi lost her husband to the Tamil Tigers, her mother and home to the Tsunami, and is not the only female member of her family, single-handedly caring for her disabled father, her alcoholic brother and his abandoned six-year old son. She is also still homeless and knows that in a country crippled by bureaucracy and corruption, this is unlikely to change. The film follows Mayomi as she struggles to overcome the obstacles in and outside her family. Her optimism and courage drives her forward and also provides the heart of this moving and intimate film".



Carol will be at the screening and there will be a Q & A session afterward.




You can watch a trailer of the film on-line at: www.rocksaltfilms.com



To pre-empt the India Day screenings on Friday the 3rd July internationally acclaimed film makers David MacDougall will be showing his film called Ghandi's children. Below is a description of the film.

"A monolithic building on the outskirts of Delhi provides food and shelter for 350 boys. Some are orphans, some have been abandoned, others have run away from home. About half are held under a court order having been picked up for petty crimes. Living at the institution for several months, MacDougall explores its routines, and the varied experiences of several boys. Despite the harshness of their lives, many show remarkable strength of character, knowledge and resilience. One day 181 child labourers arrive, placing additional strain on the building's deteriorating facilities. The institution does what it can, bus is it enough?".


In addition to the screenings there are several workshops and panel discussions such as the Participatory Youth film workshop, a round table discussing on broadcasting and distribution, and a meeting with the Visual Anthropology Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. For more information take a look at the festival's website.




The last day of the festival is marked by Asen Balikci being honored by the RAI film Committee for his lifetime achievement and contribution to Visual Anthropology. To honor his work, a film made by Rolf Husaman called The Progessional Foreigner: Asen Balikci and Visual Ethnography.

Here is a brief description:
" Asen Balikci has been a leading figure in making ethnographic films for many decades. In a series of talks between Balikci and filmmaker Rolf Husmann in different locations, the life and work of Asen Balikci are shown and discussed: the film takes us from Asen's youth in Instabul to his career in Canada where he became famous for making the Netsilik Eskimos Sries, to filming in Afghanistan and then turning to two other activities of his: as a networker for the Commission on Visual Anthropology and as a teacher of Summer Schools in Siberia and Bulgaria. His film work among the Bulgarian Pomack and his still ongoing work in Sikkim (India) conclude the film which is not only the portrait of a famous expert in Visual Ethnography, but also more generally touches upon vital issues of ethnographic filmmaking".


The festival is an opportunity not to be missed. Registration is £50 for students/concessions, and £30 for a day pass. Other registration fees can be found here.

Take a look at the website for details on accommodation and how to get to Leeds. The festival is sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, in partnership with the Northern Film School, Louis Le Prine Centre for Cinema, Photography and Television.



If you have any enquiries that you can't find answers to on the website, please feel free to contact Susanne Hammacher, the RAI's Film Officer at film@therai.org.uk or phone 020 7387 0455.

Hope to see you all in Leeds!

Diary for 18th June to 24th June 2009

Thursday 18th June- Knowing me, Knowing you...

Running until the 22nd July is a free art exhibition celebrating 150 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Japan. The exhibition is being held at the Japanese Embassy and forms part of a series of events that commemorates the political relationship between the two nations. The artwork has been submitted by members of the Japan Society, the leading body in the UK dedicated to enhancing cross cultural understanding and fostering relationships in business and education. Admission is free but photo ID is necessary to gain entry into the Embassy. For more information about the exhibit call 020 7465 6589.



Friday 19th June- Meaning and Dance in Indonesia

Today I am heading to the British Museum to watch some free ethnographic films about dancing in Indonesia. The event forms part of a series of activities the museum has run in connection to the current exhibition on the Gamelan (an ensemble of musical instruments) from Java. From 14:30pm- 16:20pm two films will be shown in the Stevenson Lecture Theatre: The Dancer and the Dance, and Tayuban: Dancing the Spirit in Java. Both films have been directed by anthropologist Felicia Hughes-Freeland. The first film explores the intricacies of Javanese palace dancing. The second film, explores a ritual that is held once a year in a Javanese village where male and female dynamics are expressed in a particular way that encourages community identity through dancing. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with Felicia. Admission is free but booking is advised. To book your free place visit this website. Both films are distributed by the Royal Anthropological Institute's Film Department. For more information email: film@therai.org.uk


Saturday 20th June- Youth Producing Change

Today I am heading to the Walter Reade Theatre to watch films amde by youth around the world, showing their perspectives on human rights and their visions of change. The event is presented by the Human Rights Watch in collaboration with Adobe Youth Voices, and forms part of the Human Rights Watch International film festival. The film screenings start at 2pm. For a detailed listing of the films as well as ticket prices, take a look here.




Sunday 21st June- Feasting on Street Food

Al Jazeera is an Arabic language news network, which has an English chapter whose headquarters are in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Recently Al Jazeera has produced some fantastic documentary short films on street food around the world. From street food in Mumbai to San Sebastian, or Brick Lane in London, the films demonstrate the connection between culture, food, community and identity. "Street food is more than a cheap source of nourishment. It tells stories of shifting populations, trade connections and evolving identities. Key ingredients proclaim a melting pot of cultures, while culinary customs and techniques give a place its individuality". All the films are available for you to watch on youtube. To find out more and watch a few clips, visit this website.


Monday 22nd June- Art from Ghana

A new exhibition will be opening on the 2nd of July at the October Gallery which will show the work of Ablade Glover, one of Ghana's foremost painters. Trained in Ghana, Britain and the United States, Glover has gained international reputation as both artist and educator. The exhibition will demonstrate his lifelong passion for life, activity and colour and his willingness to show the vast variety of livelihoods and existence in Africa. For more information about the exhibit and the artist himself, take a look here.





Tuesday 23rd June- Waiting for Harry

As part of the run up to the 11th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film, taking place on the 1st-4th of July in Leeds, a series of film screenings is being held at the Hyde Park Picture House. Most are award winning films from previous RAI film festivals, and have reached international appeal. Tonight's film is called Waiting For Harry. Produced by anthropologist Les Hiatt and fim-maker Kim McKenzie, the film explores one man's crucial role in a mortuary ritual of the Anbarra people of Northern Australia, and the interactions, dilemmas and consequences that happen when Harry is nowhere to be found. The screening starts at 6:30pm. For more information and to book visit this website.




Wednesday 24th June- International Essay Contest for Young People

Enter an essay and you could win a trip to Japan and $1000! The Goi Peace Foundation in collaboration with UNESCO, has organised an international essay competition for young people. The theme of the competition is ' The role of science in building a better world'. Young people (anyone up to 25 years old) are asked to submit innovative ideas of how they think that scientific and technological advances can be used to realise a more equitable and sustainable world. Essays must be 800 words or less, and can be in submitted in various languages: English, French, Spanish or German. The deadline for submissions is the 30th of June. For more information about the contest guidelines and specification visit this website. Good Luck and Gambare!