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FameLab Malaysia & FameLab International 2021
st Virtual Heats (5 June 2021) 2nd Virtual Heats (19 June 2021) FameLab National Final -Virtual (11 September 2021) FameLab International - Virtual (25 November 2021) | Online
2021 marks the 7th year of the FameLab Malaysia competition. Daniel Nesan was crowned the FameLab Malaysia National Final 2021 Champion with his winning talk on “Are we running out of dirt?” Daniel is a plant scientist at BoomGrow, an indoor farming company that is reimagining a better future for farming. He is passionate about food security and sustainability, as well as the development of environmentally friendly agriculture practices. He came up tops against 11 other science communicators from across the country. This year’s competition in Malaysia attracted 67 applicants, with a total of 11 finalists selected from the Virtual Heats held in June 2021. The finalists were equipped with science communication skills through a two-day masterclass organised by the British Council, delivered by Dallas Campbell, a science television presenter and writer who has worked for the BBC and currently presents a series for NatGeo called Science of Stupid . Daniel also represented Malaysia at the FameLab International. Both the National and International championship was streamed live on YouTube due to COVID-19 restrictions. With over 40,000 participants, more than 200 partner organisations giving support to FameLab in more than 35 countries, and a global reach in the millions, FameLab International has been a hugely successful programme. FameLab was started by Cheltenham Science Festival in 2005 and has grown into a global phenomenon in partnership with the British Council since 2007. It is a competition aimed at finding, developing and mentoring young science and engineering communicators.
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