Welcome to the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement Newsletter - October 2012 Engage 2012 at a glance - Programme now available online We have launched our programme for Engage 2012 – so check it out! Our 3rd National Conference: Engage 2012 will...
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Science Spectacular & Chemistry Flash Bang Show – 27 October 2012
If you happen to be at a loose end in Manchester this weekend, then we have just the thing - pop along to the Science Spectacular! Saturday 27 October 2012, 11am 3pm, The University of Manchester, Whitworth Hall & Manchester Museum, on Oxford Road. Free, drop in...
Science buskers take to the streets for Science Spectacular
Science buskers from The University of Manchester will be lining Oxford Road on Saturday with all sorts of sensational science tricks and treats to amuse adults and children of all ages. Some of the daring displays will include balancing a cork and two forks on their...
BBC prehistoic autopsy tour at the Manchester Museum
Prehistoric Autopsy is a three part BB2 programme starting tonight, Monday 22 October at 9pm. It’s a journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family. The Manchester Museum is pleased to hosting a BBC learning exhibition linked...
What a dog can tell us? Talk by Jo Longhurst at the Manchester Museum
Artist Jo Longhurst is speaking at the Museum on Tuesday 23 October at 6pm on ‘What a dog might tell us: on photography, perfectibility, and the aesthetics of breed.’ For several years Jo worked with eminent British Whippet breeders, photographing their dogs by...
Images of research – cast your vote now!
A 305 million-year-old spider, the inside of a tadpole’s head and lightning striking the blade of a windmill all feature in this year’s Images of Research competition at The University of Manchester. 15 stunning photographs have been shortlisted and are going on...
Macclesfield SciBar – Graphene: Unexpected Science in a Pencil Trace
Stop Monday night feeling like an inescapable black hole! Come along to the Macclesfield SciBAR and get the low down on life, the universe and everything. Who & What: Dr Aravind Vijayaraghavan, The University of Manchester will talk about the Nobel prize winning,...
Countdown to Science Spectacular begins…
Saturday 27 October 2012, 11am – 3pm, The University of Manchester, Whitworth Hall & Manchester Museum, on Oxford Road. Free, drop in event. If you haven't heard – the Manchester Science Festival is coming! And The University of Manchester is playing host to a...
Didsbury SciBAR – Bugs ‘n’ Drugs
Stop Monday night feeling like an inescapable black hole! Come along to Didsbury SciBAR and get the low down on life, the universe and everything. Who: Dr David G. Allison, The University of Manchester, presents Bugs 'n' Drugs. When: Monday 15 October 2012, 6.30 pm,...
Opportunities for working with The Manchester Museum and other cultural assets
Come to the next Engagement@Manchester event on 17 October. All University students and staff are invited to attend our monthly lunchtime meetings exploring aspects of public engagement. There is a wealth of expertise across the University in this field and we are...
Confucius Institute Events in October
Your Chinese calendar of events for October 17 October – How Do China’s Leading Thinkers View the Rest of the World? Stimulating public lecture and debate with Dr Astrid Nordin (University of Manchester), 1pm – 2pm; Free; The Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum, Oxford...
Battle of Ideas 2012 – an annual festival of ideas, debate & discussion
20 & 21 October, London. Two days of high-level, thought-provoking, public debate organised by the Institute of Ideas at the Barbican. Organised by the Institute of Ideas, which is a must for the intellectually curious and open minded. The event, now in its eighth...
NCCPE Newsletter October 2012
Welcome to the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement Newsletter Conference: Engage 2012, 5 & 6 December 2012, Bristol We are delighted to announce that booking has now opened for our 3rd National Conference: Engage 2012. This two day conference will...
Bollington SciBAR – The Arsonist, the Martian, the Cat and the Coke … oh and Dwain
8 October 2012, 6:30pm, The Vale Inn, Adlington Road, Bollington Tony Bristow of AstraZeneca in Macclesfield will describe the use of the analytical science technique, mass spectrometry, in forensics, food analysis, space exploration, drugs in sport, environmental...
Conference – Engage 2012 – registrations open
We are delighted to announce that booking has now opened for our third National Conference: Engage 2012, 5 - 6 December 2012, Bristol. This two day conference will explore how public engagement enables universities to face the challenges posed by the need to more...
Manchester Museum – Breed: The British and their Dogs
The Manchester Museum is hosting Breed: The British and their Dogs, an exhibition that tells the history of the British Isles through the eyes of dogs and their owners. Breed reveals the enduring and affectionate relationship between the British people and their dogs...
UK Science Blog Prize 2012 (Nominations close 15 October 2012)
Good Thinking are delighted to announce the inaugural UK Science Blog Prize. First prize is £1,000. There will be at least three runners up prizes of £100 each. Although there are already several prizes established in the UK for science books, general science writing...
The 2012 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture
A lecture to honour the 100th birthday of one of Manchester’s most well-known mathematicians and politicians will be held next month. The 2012 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture recognises her significant contribution to education and politics. The lecture, entitled...
Sensored Science – part of the Manchester Science Festival 2012
As part of Manchester Science Festival 2012 the British Science Association Manchester Branch is hosting a rude science evening, Sensored Science - 30 October, 5pm, The Lass O'Gowrie, 36 Charles street, Manchester, M1 7DB People are guaranteed a fun filled evening....
Manchester Salon Presents: Battle over the Internet
Norman Lewis, Mindy Gofton and Keith Teare will introduce a discussion about our aspirations for using the Internet, chaired by Martyn Perks. When and Where Thursday 1 November 2012, 6:30pm – 8:15pm, John Dalton C0.14 Lecture Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan...
Saturday Science at MOSI – call for scientists
Saturday Science scientists wanted! Saturday Science at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is a monthly contemporary science informal learning event which takes place on a Saturday from 10.30am until 3.30pm. Many of you are already involved in the programme (or...
New Public Engagement Report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Some of you may be aware that a major new report on public engagement was published last week by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: How can universities support disadvantaged communities? The research aims to stimulate wide-ranging debate and discussion about what...
Become a Science Busker: Call for Applications of Interest
The University of Manchester is recruiting Science Buskers to support events taking place during this year’s Manchester Science Festival (MSF). We are seeking enthusiastic postdoctoral associates, postgraduates and undergraduates from across the University who are...
FameLab UK 2013 – Registrations Now Open
The search is on for the new voices of science communication. FameLab has become the world’s leading science communication competition, and is designed to help people communicate science and engineering to a wider audience, whether in schools, at public events or...
Cafe Scientifique Manchester – What’s on Sept – Nov 2012
Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic...