Advisory Board

For quality assessment, MULTIPLIERS will be continuously assisted by the project’s Advisory Board (AB). The AB will be responsible for supporting the quality review process from an independent and external perspective.

The following international experts on science education are part of MULTIPLIERS’ Advisory Board:

Prof. Shirley Simon

Shirley Simon is Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the Institute of Education of the University College London. She began her research career in the 1980s and her areas of expertise include science inquiry, teacher education, progression in learning, socio-scientific issues and argumentation pedagogy. She has published research articles and books internationally since 1990.

Role: Scientist/Researcher
Country: United Kingdom
Area of Expertise: Argumentation in science education

    Prof. Christian Bertsch

    Christian Bertsch, professor of science education at the University College of Teacher Education in Vienna. His research focuses on the outcomes of continuous professional development for science teachers and students’ conceptions of the nature of science. He is chairman of the Austrian Association of Didactical Research and coordinates different key actions on improving STEM education in Austria (www.mintschule.at, www.science2school.at).

    Role: Scientist/Researcher
    Country: Austria
    Area of Expertise: Primary science education and science communication

      Dr. Robin Bosdeveix

      Robin Bosdeveix is the Director of the National Institute for Teacher Training (Inspé) at the University of Paris Est-Créteil (UPEC). As an Advisory Board member, he ensures the projects’ quality in science education.

      Role: Inspector
      Country: France
      Area of Expertise: Quality of science education

        Boguslawa Luka

        Boguslawa Luka is a strategist and co-founder of the Polish NGO Children’s University. Her work focuses on the coordination of projects related to teachers’ training, school headmaster training, increasing pupils’ interest, and key competencies in science by inviting them to educational projects. At Children’s University, she established a sustainable educational community.

        Role: Strategic partnerships
        Country: Poland
        Area of Expertise: Educational consultancy

          Paola Semeghini

          Paola Semeghini graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Modena University and worked for several years in the pharmaceutical industry. Since 2011 she is a Chemistry and Scientific Laboratory teacher at IIS Pascal, an Applied Science upper secondary school in Reggio Emilia, Italy. focused on competence-based education and experiential learning,

          Role: High school teacher
          Country: Italy
          Area of Expertise: Science education

            Madelen Bodin

            Madelen Bodin is director of Curiosum, a new science center for learning and communicating science and technology. She has a PhD in science education. Her research interest concern for example computational problem solving in physics, and development of creative interactive environments for doing physics.

            Role: Science center director (Curiosum)
            Country: Sweden
            Area of Expertise: Informal learning

              Maria Navarro

              Maria Navarro Palà graduated in Pharmacy (Universitat de Barcelona) and Psychology (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – UAB) and has a Master’s Degree in Secondary School Science Teaching, Her background includes experiences in the fields of community pharmacy, educational support and the use of ICTs as part of the STEM education framework. Currently, she coordinates the Revir project at UAB’s Center for Scientific and Mathematical Education (CRECIM), enabling upper secondary school students to participate in model-based science workshops. On a personal level, she has two daughters who attend public kindergarten and primary school, acting as the president of the school’s family association. There, her activities include coordinating the collaboration between families and school teachers.

              Role: President of Family Association​
              Country: Spain
              Area of Expertise: Family Associations

                Florence Gignac

                Role: Early Career researcher​ at Stickydot
                Country: Spain
                Area of Expertise: Science education

                  Sonja Merljak Zdovc

                  Role: Media outlet CEO (Casoris)
                  Country: Slovenia
                  Area of Expertise: Media and communications

                    Mats Hansson

                    Role: Swedish National Agency for Education, Director for Education
                    Country: Sweden
                    Area of Expertise: School improvement in science education and education for sustainable development

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