The British Science Association has announced a call for researchers to join our community engagement scheme, the Community Buddy programme. For the last seven years, the BSA has been building a community engagement portfolio through a series of programmes, workshops,...
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Migrant Voices Musical Living Library in Longsight – 2 October 2021
The Migrant Voices ‘Living Library’ invites members of the public to meet celebrated musicians from the local community, hear their stories and musical performances, and share their own oral histories with historians from the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah (AIU) race centre. The...
Our annual Community Festival returns with a series of exciting digital events
We’ve teamed up with Manchester Museum, the Whitworth, John Rylands Research Institute and Library, and staff and students from across the University to create a series of fun and exciting digital events, aimed at families, schools and local communities....
Changing Contexts: Engaging the Community – ISSF Skills-Sharing Programme – 17 March
The next event of the ISSF Skills-Sharing Programme will take place on the 17 March 2-4 pm. At this session, we’ll hear from community leaders and organisations who have been continuing their work throughout the pandemic. For more information and to book your FREE...
New Fund to support community engagement
Tap into the power of IF: The Ideas Fund launches in Oldham A unique opportunity to work with communities to explore mental wellbeing in Oldham. The British Science Association (BSA) and the Wellcome Trust have launched The Ideas Fund - a new grants programme to...
Be part of the UoM Community Festival 2020
Get involved in the next University-wide Community Festival, Saturday 27 June 2020 As part of our commitment to enhancing our relationships with members of our local community, we will be holding our annual University-wide Community Festival on Saturday, 27 June 2020...
Air Today, Gone Tomorrow
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, taking place from 2-9 November, the Air Today, Gone Tomorrow project provided an opportunity for researchers from The University of Manchester and pupils from Medlock Primary School in Brunswick to work together on a...
NCCPE Report supporting UKRI’s places funding call
Posted on behalf of the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement Today we are pleased to publish a short report, ‘Achieving equity in place-based research, innovation and public engagement’. Commissioned by UKRI, the report shares the finding of a rapid...
UKRI Enhancing place-based partnerships in public engagement grants
UKRI have recently put out a new funding call for Enhancing place-based partnerships in public engagement to support capacity building in collaborative, place-based public engagement between research organisations, partner organisations and communities. Projects will...
Calling all scientists and engineers – looking to engage new audiences with your research?
Wonder Match Manchester – Tuesday 8 October, at Bridge 5 Mill. Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to engage with new audiences with your research? There is funding available to help this happen! Come to a Wonder Match event to find out more… Wonder Match...
Wonder Match North West – Manchester, Wednesday 5 June 2019
Are you a scientist or engineer who has a hunger to share the wonder of their research with others? Are you keen to learn more about how to engage with new audiences? Then Wonder Match could be perfect for you! The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement...
We hope you can join us at Science Spectacular 2018!
Saturday 20 October 2018, 11am – 4pm, The University of Manchester, Whitworth Hall & Manchester Museum, Oxford Road. Free, drop in, family fun science day! Hurrah the Manchester Science Festival is nearly here and The University of Manchester is playing host to...
University of Manchester Wellcome ISSF Public Engagement 2018-19 Funding Schemes – Round 1 now open
The University has been awarded Institutional Strategic Support Funding (ISSF) from Wellcome. In addition to supporting research, there are two funding schemes to support FBMH academic staff and postgraduate students to develop and deliver public engagement activity...
Fun Palaces at Manchester Libraries – call for applications of interest
Fun palaces coming to a library near you! Fun palaces are a way of bringing together Art, Science, local community and FUN!! They’re inspired by Article 27.1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which says: “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the...
Join us for our final Engagement@Manchester session for this academic year
Community Engagement: Empowering Young People, featuring special guest Ruth Ibegbuna - Wednesday 16 May, 13.00 - 14.30, Discovery Centre, Manchester Museum Ruth Ibegbuna, is the Founder of RECLAIM, building on her successful teaching career to develop innovative...
Social innovation skills share
Do you have expertise in social innovation or experience of community-university partnerships? Or are you keen to learn more about these approaches? LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT WORKSHOPS OR CASE STUDIES Join the NCCPE on Thursday 31 May to explore ‘what works’ in this...
Community University Partnership Initiative
The NCCPE are pleased to announce the launch of the Community University Partnership Initiative (CUPI). Funded by Power to Change and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, CUPI supports community organisations (including community businesses, charities, social...
Take part in the University’s Community Festival – 16 June 2018
If you haven’t already signed up then there’s still time to get involved in the 2018 Community Festival Following the huge success of the first University-wide Community Festival in 2017 we are looking for staff and students to offer an activity at our 2018 Community...
Critical Conversations: Co-producing Research with Community Researchers
Are you an academic working with or training community/peer researchers? Are you interested in opening an honest and critical space which can confront some of the assumptions, challenges and pitfalls that working with community researchers can entail? Are you keen to...
Call for University of Manchester Community Festival 2017
This year the University will be holding its first University-wide Community Festival on Saturday 17 June 2017. The event builds on the successful community open days run by the former FLS and MHS. The University’s new Inspiring Communities plan highlights our...
North West Region MUPI Match event: Manchester Museum
North West Region MUPI Match event: Manchester Museum - Friday, February 17, 2017 - 10:00am to 5:00pm, Kanaris Lecture Theatre, Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester Would you like to get involved in a museum and university partnership? Are you based in the North...
Chemistry Week (19-27 Nov 2016) funding call
The theme is ‘Changing Places’. RSC Grants of up to £750 will be available to support existing local and regional networks to develop and deliver events during Chemistry Week. Applicants are encouraged to interpret the theme in their own way. For example, networks may...
Art-science and community projects – celebration event
You are invited to come celebrate and get inspired by some brilliant art-science and community projects on 22 June 2016, 5.30pm, Roscoe Building, Manchester More details and registration: http://artssciencecollaborationcelebration.eventbrite.co.uk To stimulate...
We hope you can join us at Science Spectacular 2015!
Saturday 31 October 2015, 11am – 4pm, The University of Manchester, Whitworth Hall & Manchester Museum, on Oxford Road. Free | Drop in event Hurrah the Manchester Science Festival is coming and The University of Manchester is playing host to our annual family...
Would you like to become a Dementia Friend?
To find out more, book your place on one of the monthly information sessions between December 2014 and July 2015 Dementia Friends is a national initiative run by Alzheimer's Society and one of the University's social responsibility flagship programmes. Raising...