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=UK Association of Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC)= The UK Association of Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC), formerly Ecsite-UK, brings together over 60 major science engagement organisations in the United Kingdom. As a registered charity within the UK, the network's mission is to bring together the ASDC membership to play a strategic role in the nation's engagement with science.

Together they strive for a society where people of all ages and backgrounds have an opportunity to enjoy and explore science, and feel a sense of shared ownership over its direction. Each year ASDC members engage over 20 million people with the wonders of science.

Membership
ASDC warmly welcomes to its membership, all organisations who share a vision of a society where people are intrigued, inspired and involved with the sciences.

The ASDC membership includes:


 * UK science and discovery centres
 * National museums
 * Science festivals
 * Learned societies amd Resarch Councils
 * Environmental organisations
 * University departments
 * Specialist outreach organisations

Together these members make up the UK’s largest publicly accessible network dedicated to both informal science learning and family science engagement. Collectively they employ thousands of dedicated science engagement professionals.