Universe World
Multisensory Astronomy for Everyone

Universe World is a quarterly column on EduINAF, the online magazine of INAF dedicated to public outreach and education. It features interviews with scientists, researchers, science communicators and educators from different countries around the world. 

Each instance explores a different topic, along with local and global challenges, best practices and lessons learned related to the work of Astronomy and Science Communication, Public Outreach and Education, mapping differences and similarities in this very broad and rapidly evolving field. It is a project of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education Center Italy and it is published in Italian and in English.

Read the most recent interviews on EduINAF:

Preparing for Iceland’s solar eclipse (with Sævar Helgi Bragason from Iceland)

Emotions and stargazing: it’s all about feelings (with Joana Marques from Portugal)

Astronomy for equity and the power of inspiration (with Mike Simmons from the US)

Creativity at the planetarium: recipe for success (with Michelle Mora from Colombia/Venezuela)

Astronomy for development: it is about people, not the stars (with Ramasamy Venugopal from South Africa/India)

Engaging, accessible and fun: astronomy on social media (with Kirsten Banks from Australia)

Astronomy for All: in Japan and worldwide (with Hidehiko Agata from Japan)

In between two countries, and two worlds (with Dunja Fabjan from Slovenia/Italy)

Creating engaging science content, from social media to illustrated books (with Petr Broz from Czechia)

Catch them young: astronomy and STEM education in Nigeria (with Olayinka Fagbemiro from Nigeria)

It’s not just about stars: the importance of astronomy (with Jean-Pierre Saghbini from Lebanon)

Science communication: a profession we should all take more seriously (with Marieke Baan from the Netherlands)

The rise of generative AI: opportunities and concerns (with Mike Schäfer from Switzerland/Germany)

A dream come true: communicating the James Webb Space Telescope (with Nathalie Ouellette from Canada)

Stop reinventing the wheel: Astronomy outreach in India (with Samir Dhurde from India)

Adding an A to STEM: the role of the Arts in STEAM education (with Niamh Shaw from Ireland)

Youtube, tv, podcast and more: under the Chilean sky (with Ricardo García Soto from Chile)

Astronomy and space on a small Caribbean island (with Cheyenne Polius from Saint Lucia/UK)

Live streaming eclipses around the world (with Graham Jones from Spain/UK)

Women and science, 100 years after the birth of Margherita Hack (with Ilaria Picardi from Italy)

Astronomy for science training and development (with Tom Mutabazi from Uganda)

Science capital and young people’s aspirations (with Louise Archer from the UK)

Science for everyone: from festivals to citizen science (with Sandor Kruk from Romania/Netherlands)

Get out of the bubble: how to bring science and astronomy to a broader audience (with Anahí Caldu Primo from Mexico/Austria)

Decolonising astronomy (with Thilina Heenatigala from Sri Lanka/Japan)

Relativity, education and creativity (with Magdalena Kersting from Germany/Denmark)

Among the stars, thinking about people (with Alan Alves Brito from Brazil)