Friday 28 September is European Researcher’s night and for the fourth time Manchester Museum will be hosting Science Uncovered Manchester - a special late opening showcasing Manchester’s finest researchers and their work for an adult audience. There’ll be research on...
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Does your research relate to health? Do you want to creatively engage people with your work?
We are looking for 5 researchers from across the University of Manchester from: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty of Humanities These researchers will take part in an exciting engagement experiment called Mixlab. You’ll...
Call out for Bee Late at the Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry is very excited to be one of the locations for the Bee in the City sculpture trail this summer and to mark the occasion we are having a bee-themed Late on Wednesday 25 July from 7pm - 10pm. See Bee in City:...
10 scientists for 10 minutes on the Great Science Share for Schools
The Great Science Share for Schools campaign is growing with pace…we are so pleased that 20 satellite events and 130 schools will be taking place on 19th June 2018. This will mean we surpass last year by far with 22,500 children already targeted to be engaged across...
Images of Public Engagement 2018
Are you involved with public engagement in higher education? Do you have an inspiring image you want to share? The NCCPE is delighted to launch a new national competition, Images of Public Engagement 2018. We want to invite you to join in with the NCCPE’s 10th...
Pint of Science Creative Reactions – Manchester 14 – 16th May 2018
You might have seen that Pint of Science is coming back to Manchester 14 – 16th May 2018. A few tickets are still available. Details here: https://pintofscience.co.uk/events/manchester BUT did you know you can also attend Creative Reactions - a collaboration between...
Science Showdown II – return of the beakers – call for speakers
Are you passionate about science? Can’t wait to tell everyone about what the next inspiring scientific advances will be? And most importantly - do you believe that your area of research is the most exciting? Well, we want you to prove it! We invite you to take part in...
Engage 2018 conference – call for contributions now open
The call for contributions for this year’s NCCPE Engage Conference (taking place place Edinburgh, 29th-30th November) is now open: https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/nccpe-projects-and-services/engage-conference/engage-2018 The call is open between the 12th April and...
Science in Public 2018: Call for Papers
Science in Public 2018: Call for Papers “Intersecting Science” - 12th Annual SiP Conference, 17-19 December 2018, Cardiff University, UK Deadline for papers: Friday 18th May 2018, 5PM For full details see http://www.sip2018cardiff.com/ Science in Public 2018 is a...
TaPRA Interim Event for Performance and Science Working Group: 20 April, Jodrell Bank
You are warmly invited to the following Theatre and Performance Research Association (TAPRA) Interim Event on Performing Science: TAPRA Performance and Science Working Group Interim Event, Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Friday 20 April 2018,...
ScienceX is back on 14-15 April 2018
ScienceX returns to intu Trafford Centre on 14-15 April for the third year running! This free weekend-long science and engineering festival, organised by the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University, is packed with amazing interactive activities to inspire...
Promote your research in the Conversation – Call for writers
Promote your research in the Conversation – Call for writers The University of Manchester is now a member of The Conversation – an independent website providing news analysis, comment and opinion on current affairs and subjects of interest - written entirely by...
Writing for the public: a masterclass with The Conversation
Want to foster public engagement with your research, hone your communication skills and connect with other academics? Don't miss this masterclass with Paul Keaveny, Commissioning Editor at The Conversation. An independent, not-for-profit blog written entirely by...
Call for participation – Being Human fest 2018
The call for applications for Being Human 2018 is now live! Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, Being Human Is the UK’s only national festival of the...
Nominations now open: The Josh Award 2018 – for an early-career STEM professionals
The Josh Award is the UK’s national award in science communication, established to recognise and support up-and-coming talent in science communication. The award provides the opportunity to become the science communicator in residence at the Manchester Science...
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2018 – Enter NOW to win £500
Could you can reduce your 80,000 word thesis to 180 seconds and win £500? Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland. The exercise challenges YOU to present a compelling oration on your thesis topic and...
NCCPE What works event: Social media and public engagement
The NCCPE are delighted to announce the first in a series of ‘what works’ events. The first topic focusses on the use of social media in engaging the public with research. Last year the NCCPE commissioned a short piece of desk research to explore the use of social...
University of Manchester Wellcome ISSF Public Engagement Funding Schemes – round 2 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...
I’m a Scientist – moderator jobs for I’m a Scientist/Engineer/Medic
We're running I’m a Scientist, I’m an Engineer and I'm a Medic and we're looking for three moderators to work with us on our online events this March. The job includes moderating live chats, approving students’ questions and comments, checking content and generally...
Engagement Matters: Adventures in I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!
In this Engagement Matters post, Natasha Myhill, a PhD scientist researching cancer immunotherapy (or ‘how to use a patient's own cells to kill their cancer’) shares her experiences of taking part in the online schools engagement competition 'I’m a Scientist Get Me...
Call for interactive activities – Space Late at the Museum of Science and Industry – 14 March 2018
Tim Peake's Soyuz space capsule is landing at the Museum of Science and Industry and to mark the occasion we are having a Space: Late on Wednesday 14 March from 7pm – 10pm. See https://www.msimanchester.org.uk/whats-on/soyuz-spacecraft Our Lates are informal,...
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...
2018 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition starts on 15 January
Do you know anyone in secondary school who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2018 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition (Year 11 and below in England and Wales, S4 in Scotland and...
Operation Earth – get involved in a national project engaging families with environmental science
An opportunity for NERC researchers at Manchester… Are you involved in environmental science research? Are you interested in inspiring families in your science? Would you like to be involved with a brilliant project which will engage 100,000 children and adults across...
Engagement Matters: You are never too old to learn new tricks
In this Engagement Matters post, Sheena Cruickshank shares her experience of presenting her research using curious objects and storytelling techniques. As part of European Researcher’s Night, I recently participated in the Science Uncovered event at Manchester Museum....