We are pleased to announce the next Research Staff Association session, which will be about public engagement. The session will present three speakers, from across the university, who will share their PE experience and expertise, and answer your questions. All...
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Girls Night Out at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
Back by popular demand! The Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre is looking for all budding Astronettes, Star-lettes and Cosmic Girls to come and join their Girls Night Out (Under the Stars) event on Saturday, 19 October at 7pm The evening will be an opportunity for women...
The Jodrell Bank Christmas Lectures
This Christmas Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre will be hosting three consecutive evening lectures which form part of their very popular Lovell Lecture series. Jodrell Bank are delighted to announce three fantastic speakers for their Christmas Lectures: 10 December -...
The 2013 IOP Early Career Physics Communicator Award
The 2013 IOP Early Career Physics Communicator Award Applications now open! Deadline: 7 October 2013. The 2013 Early Career Physics Communicator Award was officially launched at our summer meeting in June and once again we invite applications from people at the start...
Public Engagement Funding round up – September 2013
Royal College of Pathologists Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme (closes 18 September 2013) The Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme has been introduced to give financial support for the delivery of a wider range of pathology-related events throughout the...
University of Bristol Engage conference: 18 September
Join colleagues and partners at Engage - the University of Bristol’s annual conference about public engagement. Hear about and join in discussions on aspects of public engagement that are a priority for staff, students and the University - including schools...
STFC Public Engagement Symposium, University of Birmingham, 25 Nov 2013
STFC invites all those interested in public engagement (PE) with STFC science and technology to this free one day Public Engagement Symposium, being held on the University of Birmingham campus on 25 November 2013. Online registration is now open here. The main aims of...
Dalton Nuclear Institute shares know-how at Cheltenham Science Festival
Staff and students from the University's Dalton Nuclear Institute discussed key nuclear energy themes with visitors to The Times Cheltenham Science Festival in June. David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, gave an opening address before...
High Voltage Laboratory Open Day celebrates a decade of research
The University and the National Grid invite you to a showcase of past and future research on 12 September 2013. In 2003, National Grid and the University entered into a partnership that has delivered a wide range of research and development projects over the last ten...
Nuclear Scientists take radioactivity and nuclear energy to MOSI
Scientists from the Nuclear FiRST Doctoral Training Centre will take part in some hands-on activities to engage people in Nuclear Science at the Museum of Science and Industry. For example did you know that we are constantly being bombarded by nuclear radiation from...
Scientists! Your chance to communicate with MPs – The Royal Society Pairing Scheme
The Royal Society Pairing Scheme aims to help MPs and civil servants establish longstanding links with practising research scientists and to help research scientists understand political decision making and its associated pressures. The scheme offers scientists the...
I’m a Scientist – Save the dates and get your applications in
Having just wrapped up the I'm a Scientist Get Me Out of Here June 2013 event, we’re already thinking ahead. To make it even easier for you to plan to take part, here are the I’m a Scientist and I’m an Engineer event dates for the coming year: 11 – 22 November 2013 —...
Images of Research Competition: The Big Picture – Now Open for Entry Submissions
The Challenge: Can you creatively communicate your research to the general public with just one photographic image, a snappy title and an accompanying short description? Can you capture their interest, raise their curiosity, or get them thinking about research in a...
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2014 – Your Call!
We have just released our open call offering you the chance to be a part of the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival, which will run from 5 - 20 April 2014. This year we’re placing particular emphasis on ‘Science: at the heart of things’, exploring the...
The Dance Your PhD Contest 2013
The dreaded question. “So, what’s your PhD research about?” You take a deep breath and launch into the explanation. People’s eyes begin to glaze over… At times like these, don’t you wish you could just turn to the nearest computer and show people an online video of...
Bright Club at iCHSTM
24 July 2013, 8:30 – 11:00pm, Jabez Clegg Beer Hall, 2 Portsmouth St, Manchester M13 9GB Bright Club are taking part in a special gig on the Fringe of the 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine in Manchester. Come to Jabez Clegg for...
NCCPE Engaged Futures: Visioning Workshop
Tuesday 10 September 2013, 10:30 - 13:00 Come and help us to develop visions for the future of the engaged university in 2025. This interactive, creative session will provide an opportunity to explore how universities might engage in the future. Part of the Engaged...
Community Open Day this Saturday
The University of Manchester is opening its doors to the public to reveal some of their amazing research on life sciences and medicine. Come and take a look around our laboratories, have a go at our experiments, and use our million pound microscopes. Kids and adults...
Winners announced for I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! June 2013
The June 2013 edition of ‘I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here!’ competition has now closed and three University of Manchester researchers have been crowned winners of their zones. Congratulations go to: David Briggs (research area: investigating how and why we get...
A round up of some forthcoming engagement award & funding opportunities
Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards (closes 19 July 2013) The Broadcast Development Awards support the development of broadcast proposals in any genre that engage the audience with issues around biomedical science in an innovative, entertaining and accessible...
Which publics? When?
Exploring the policy potential of involving different publics in dialogue around science and technology. How should we understand ‘the public’ in public dialogue given the dominant assumption within policy-making that the people brought together in these events must...
Designing and embedding impact into our research processes – 25 September 2013
Designing and embedding impact into our research processes - A preliminary ‘kick‐off’ workshop to brainstorm, define and plan key focus areas for training and support around the impact agenda post‐REF. When: 25 September 2013, 11.45‐2.00pm (including light lunch)...
Final reports from the Beacons
As you may be aware, Manchester was part of the Beacons for Public Engagement project which ran from 2008-2012. The final reports from all six Beacons (including Manchester) are now available on the NCCPE website at...
Cultural Connections – Engage, Embrace, Enhance
Do you want to: Engage with new audiences? Embrace new ideas? Enhance your research? Come and learn the skills you’ll need from experts at Cultural Connections. Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange are increasingly part of academic life. This dynamic,...
The next #scicommburrito meet up is set for 2 July 2013
Sci-comm burrito is a monthly-ish gathering of people who work in science communication, outreach or public engagement in Manchester. We meet at Barburrito on Piccadilly Gardens at around 6.30pm, have a burrito then go out for a drink. To be emailed a reminder of when...