Call for submissions: Public Engagement and Performance Conference - 17 - 18 March 2017, The Conference Centre, YHA York See: www.engageyork2016.org.uk About: This year our aim is to once again bring together researchers from across the arts, humanities and social...
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Science in Public 2017
Science, Technology & Humanity - 11th Annual Science in Public Conference - 10-12 July 2017, University of Sheffield Call for Open Panels - Submit your proposal by January 31 2017 at bit.ly/sip17panels Science and technology are essential ingredients of our...
Making a Difference Awards 2017 are open!
Have you thought about submitting an entry for your public engagement work or possibly nominating someone? The annual Making a Difference Awards for social responsibility are now open to receive entries, with a closing date of 1 February 2017. Coordinated by the...
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...
Bright Club Manchester – returns Friday 9 Dec 2016
We’ll be back at the Kings Arms for our climactic end-of-year show. Join the thinking person's variety club for an evening of laughs as our researchers look towards the end of the year with anticipation and perhaps dread! Your compere Chris Kehoe will introduce a...
SUPI: Engaging with Schools Training for Researchers
Would you like the opportunity to develop an outreach activity and engage with a local secondary school? Are you passionate about your subject area? Are you interested in taking your research into the classroom? Want to develop your outreach skills? Then this free...
Spectacular Science: Manchester Museum Takeover!
Free event on Saturday, 29 October 2016 (10am-4pm) at the Manchester Museum As part of the Manchester Science Festival, The University of Manchester will be running its Spectacular Science event on Saturday 29 October, offering a fun-filled family day of science...
Symposium 4 Nov 2016 – Stroke: Stories of Self Through Art and Science
We invite you to join us at a symposium for Stroke: Stories of Self Through Art and Science - Friday 4 November (12:30 – 4:30pm) at the Whitworth Art Galley The Stroke Association and University of Manchester ran creative workshops with a group of stroke survivors...
Engagement@Manchester – Using innovative technologies in your engagement work – 19 October 2016
Are you interested in public engagement? Do you want to meet other like-minded people at the University? Would you like to hear some inspiring ideas? Then come along to this series of free lunchtime meetings exploring different aspects of public engagement. There is a...
Pint of Science 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Pint Of Science 2017 needs YOU! Pint of Science is a 3-day festival, running across 6 pubs in the Manchester area with six different themes. Pint of Science is already fully established across both the UK and worldwide, including USA, Australia and France and over 20...
Science Uncovered – Friday 30 September 2016
Science Uncovered at Manchester Museum Friday 30 September is European Researcher’s night and for the second time Manchester Museum, part of The University of Manchester, will be hosting Science Uncovered Manchester - a spectacular night showcasing Manchester’s finest...
Become a University of Manchester Science Busker
University of Manchester Postgraduates and Undergraduates - if you love science and engaging with the public then we want to hear from you! The University of Manchester is recruiting Science Buskers to support events taking place during this year’s Manchester Science...
Number Crush – Dr Hannah Fry to present annual Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture
The School of Mathematics is pleased announce that Dr. Hannah Fry will be presenting at the 2016 Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture. The annual lecture, open to students, staff and the public, takes place on Thursday 13 October 2016, 6.30-7.30pm (with coffee and...
In Conversation with Professor Andre Geim
29 September 2016, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Revolution Manchester, Great Western Warehouse, Free (booking required). A rare chance to hear the Nobel Prize-winning physicist talk about his life and work. Hosted by author, journalist and museum executive Roger Highfield,...
We’re after people with STEM background to become online judges for the #BigBangCompetition
Can you help our young scientists and engineers build their skills and confidence in project work? We are currently looking for individuals with a STEM background (academic or working) to become Online Judges for The Big Bang Competition. Previous judging experience...
President and Vice-Chancellor calls for universities to support public engagement
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, incoming President of the British Science Association and President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, has today called for UK universities to “encourage, support and reward public engagement”. Speaking ahead of her...
Engineer? We Need You! – Science Showoff is coming to the North West
The team behind Science Showoff is about to travel across the UK, helping to make engineers funny and give them a chance to share their work with new audiences in a humourous way. Engineering Showoff is here! Are you an engineer? In the private or public sector? Or a...
Music workshop at the MOSI Makefest – call for volunteers
The Manchester Branch of the British Science Association are running a workshop at MakeFest at the Museum of Science & Industry this weekend (20th and 21st August, 10am-5pm). We're looking for a few more volunteers to help out! The workshop is music themed -...
Come and meet the nuclear scientists
Our Next Generation Nuclear scientists are preparing for an outreach activity taking place at MOSI over the summer. But first, they are running an in-house demo of their nuclear-themed interactive table top science activities here on campus. You’ll get the chance to...
Plethora of Manchester researchers to appear at Bluedot Festival
The University's Jodrell Bank Observatory aiming to embed science as a normal part of our culture. The festival invites you to camp out under the stars and to explore a stellar programme of music, science, arts, technology, culture, food and film. Bluedot’s mission is...
Soapbox Science is back in Manchester!
Manchester scientists get on their soapboxes - Saturday 23 July, 2016, Piccadilly Gardens,City Centre, Manchester, 1pm – 4pm Manchester celebrates its designation as European City of Science with the EuroScience Open Forum (23-27 July). Alongside these celebrations,...
Royal Society of Biology – Photography Competition 2016
Biology: from Big to Small is the theme of this years’ Royal Society of Biology amateur photography competition. The competition invites photographers to explore interactions between the macro and the micro in biology – from tiny fish creating huge shoals, to algal...
Pint of Science & ScienceGrrl – Women in Healthcare Tech edition
If you haven't yet been to a Pint of Science event yet, then here is your chance to do so. As part of the ESOF, Pint of Science are hosting a Women in Healthcare Tech edition! When and where? Tuesday 26 July 2016, Doors 7pm, Event 7:30pm to 10pm, The Hive, Lever...
After Hours at the Museum – Documentary Screening of The Lived Experience of Climate Change
The Lived Experience of Climate Change: A Story of One Piece of Land in Dhaka’ on 24 August 6:00pm to 9:00pm Dhaka, Bangladesh is on the front line of climate change, but what does that mean to the people living in its slums? As part of the Manchester Museum's Climate...
Science Uncovered – 30 September 2016 – Call for Researchers to Sign-up
Science Uncovered Manchester - European Researchers Night at Manchester Museum - Friday 30 September 2016, 5pm-10pm What is it? Friday 30 September is European Researcher’s night and for the second time Manchester Museum will be hosting Science Uncovered Manchester -...