Dr Jane shares her message of hope at two Science Museum London events

On the 14th May, Dr Jane attended a screening of her film, Reasons for Hope, at the Science Museum, and took part in a Q&A with the museum’s Deputy Director, Dr Julia Knights, answering questions in front of 300 local school children.  

During the Q&A, filled with interesting questions and inspiring answers, Dr Jane told the young people: ‘When you start taking action, rolling up your sleeves, you feel like “gosh, I can make a difference”. If millions of people make the world just a little bit better, then think what we can achieve.’

That same evening, Dr Jane was back at the Museum for the Group Annual Diner.

Each year, the Science Museum Group awards Fellowships to individuals who have made a major contribution to science, philanthropy or the history of science. Previous recipients include numerous Nobel prize winners, astronauts and Sir David Attenborough.  

At the Annual Dinner, Dr Jane Goodall and Dame Mary Archer were each presented with Fellowships by Sir Tim Laurence, Chair of Trustees of the Science Museum Group. Dr Goodall was awarded a Fellowship in recognition of her work as a conservationist and primatologist, most notably her long-running studies of chimpanzees in the forests of Gombe, Tanzania, as well as her contribution to the protection of biodiversity.

‘My main reason for hope today,’ Dr Goodall said, ‘is young people’, as she emphasised the importance of engaging and empowering the next generation through activities such as the Roots & Shoots programme she founded and spaces such as the Science Museum adding that ‘to receive this Fellowship from the Science Museum is a very great honour.’  

To read more about the exciting day, please click here.

*Photo credit Science Museum Group