Friday 10 July, 1:00 - 4pm (registration from 12:30), University of Manchester A free event open to all of our patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) representatives contributing to our research and teaching. Celebrate the positive impact that involving...
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Science @ the Sally
As part of the British Science Association’s Science Communication Conference 2015, MMU is proud to host ‘Science @ the Sally’. Come and join us on Wednesday 17 June for an afternoon of science-themed fun, frolics and festivities. There’ll be laughs, there’ll be beer...
Event – The City as Canvas: Designing Creative Places – 28 Oct
The City as Canvas: Designing Creative Places- cities@manchester - Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 6.30pm Contemporary cities serve as sites for a wide range of interventions by designers, ranging from informal graffiti and temporary installations to community murals and...
Keynote Speaker for BIG 2014 Event Announced
Looking for a reason to join us at the BIG Event in Oxford this year? Apart from the chance to spend three days with 150+ good STEM engagement folks? Apart from the 45+ sessions you can see in the latest draft of the programme at www.big.uk.com/bigevent14 ? Apart from...
Workshop: Engaged Research in the Arts
Tuesday 1 July 2-5pm, Contact Theatre (Space 3) Researchers in the arts at the University of Manchester work with a range of arts and cultural organizations across the city and wider region. These collaborations can set research agendas, facilitate research, maximise...
Stroke Film Preview and Outreach Workshop
Stroke Association with The University of Manchester and production company Somewhere invites you to participate in a preview film screening of The Closer We Get and an outreach-building workshop on Tuesday May 27 as part of Stroke, Science, Art 2014. We are inviting...
From Bugs to Drugs Open Day Extravaganza
Have you ever wondered how medicines are made? What the ingredients are, how medicines work, how they reach the right part of the body and how their performance is tested? To find out the answer to these questions, and much, much more, come along to University Place...
NCCPE Workshop: After the REF: Taking Stock
After the REF: Taking Stock, 6 May 2014, Bristol With the REF now a fading memory, it is a good moment to take stock of the process. HEFCE invited the sector to submit examples of public engagement with research. Did you? How did you manage to navigate the guidance...
Museums Showoff Manchester 2 – Thursday 29 May 2014
Hello North-west England, long time no see! How have you been? We hope you’re up for some more museum-related showing off! We’re going to be back in Manchester at the People’s History Museum on Thursday 29 May for more top NW museum action. We’re looking for curators,...
Manchester Museum hosts the Body Experience & Manchester Minute Microlectures
Free public event for families - 15 March 2014, Manchester Museum Come and explore the human body with scientists from Life Sciences and Human & Medical Sciences at The University of Manchester. Collect your ‘passport’ and travel around the human body from top to...
The BIG Little Event and Bursaries Available
BIG (British Interactive Group) is thrilled to announce that the Little Event returns to Thinktank in Birmingham on Wednesday 8 January 2014. It’s for people who are relatively new to STEM communication, whether they work in a science centre or museum, volunteer for a...
Public Engagement for Research Staff: what is it, why it matters and how to organise your own events
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...
Bees and Butterflies Big Saturday
Saturday 10 August, 11am-4pm at Manchester Museum At our summer extravaganza you can meet bees and butterflies and find out about their important work in pollinating plants. Rain or shine join us at the Museum in our allotment, Nature’s Library gallery and Living...
History of science, technology and medicine events – 22 to 26 July 2013
Next week, Manchester will be hosting a series of public events exploring and celebrating the histories of science, technology and medicine - areas where Manchester has made crucial contributions to world knowledge, and which have in turn shaped the city's own...
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...
Manchester Networking for Sci Commers
In order to promote more drinking of drinks and eating of burritos between professional science communicators based in Manchester, we've organised a get-together for networking, chats and getting to know people working in the local area. We'll be meeting at 6.30pm on...