Science Outreach and Social Media Teams

The Science Outreach team strives to ignite enthusiasm for science within the broader public and disseminate our research. To do so, we participate in various activities organized by VUB and VIB, including Dag van de Wetenschap, Biotechdag, I Love Science festival, Theater aan Zee, and more. They present engaging activities centered around DNA and proteins, designed for audiences of all ages.

Over the years they created immersive experiences such as the SBB Escape Room, a Virtual Reality DNA shooter, a chemical garden, all aimed at unraveling the intricacies of how and why we conduct scientific research. In collaboration with Kinderuniversiteit VUB, Wetenschap op Stap from VIB, and TADA Brussels, they have conducted workshops for schools. We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic individuals to join their efforts, even just for a single event—your contribution is more than welcome!

Next to this, the Social Media team tries to keep the social media channels of SBB up to date. We are active on Twitter and Instagram. On Twitter we post about scientific publications, press releases, important achievements, … and we aim to reach a scientific audience. On our Instagram page, we would like to reach the general public. We aim to give the broader audience some insights in what we do and more general what ‘scientific research’ is really about. Here we try to keep it accessible, light and fun. Since we would like to represent the full department and keep the posts coming at a regular basis, we need your help. Did you publish anything recently, would you like to talk about your research to a broader audience or do you organize an event? Please reach out to us, so we can post about it on our socials! Of course, you are also welcome to join the team!