Calls are open for the following online school engagement opportunities: From the I’m History, Get me out of here team – Enrichment activity connecting with historians to learn about historical figures. In October, give school students the chance to get to know...
Public Engagement Blog posts
Engage Academy 2023: Applications Open – development programme for public engagement professionals
Are you working to foster a culture of engagement in your organisation? Do you support others to engage with the public and communities? Are you keen to develop your agency, capabilities and networks to enhance your approach? The National Co-ordinating Centre for...
Collaborative Futures Academy – deadline approaching – 19 September
A professional development opportunity for international early career researchers and engagement practitioners who want to deepen their engagement practice. Collaborative Futures Academy 2022: Ethics and Equity in Engagement Are you ready to push the boundaries of...
Lunch and Learn: Communicating animal research
A lunch and learn session for colleagues on ‘Communicating animal research’ will be held online via Teams on 7 September between 1 -2pm. Our University is one of the most open universities in Europe in terms of the way it communicates animal research. Hear about our...
Being Human Cafés call – Being Human festival 2022
We are currently inviting humanities researchers (including PhD candidates) to hold Being Human Cafés as part of this year’s Being Human festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities taking place 10-19 November 2022. Being Human Cafés are based on the idea...
Call for researchers to join community engagement scheme
The British Science Association has announced a call for researchers to join our community engagement scheme, the Community Buddy programme. For the last seven years, the BSA has been building a community engagement portfolio through a series of programmes, workshops,...
Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2023 – call for exhibitors
Apply now to be part of the Royal Society’s flagship Summer Science Exhibition in 2023. We are looking for researchers to take part in our festival celebrating the cutting-edge of UK science. “One of the most enjoyable and satisfying outreach opportunities that I have...
Come along to the University of Manchester Three Minute Thesis Final 2022
Join us for the University of Manchester Three Minute Thesis Final 2022 – Wednesday 8 June 2002, 13:00 – 15:00, University Place (Lecture Theatre A) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research...
Call for volunteers for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
The Royal Society is looking for reliable and highly motivated volunteers to be part of the 2022 Summer Science Exhibition, taking place on 6 – 10 July 2022 in London. The Summer Science Exhibition is the Society’s flagship event, attracting thousands of visitors over...
Funding available for capacity building in public engagement
Are you or your department looking to develop your public engagement skill? Then Apply to the ISSF Professional Development Fund. To support the University’s strategic goal for Social Responsibility, which includes objectives for Public Engagement (PE) and Civic...
Help shape and refresh our University Public Engagement Framework
Public engagement covers the many ways we connect, share and involve the public with our work locally, nationally and internationally. Our public engagement work is supported by our institutional strategic goal of social responsibility and is embedded in our research...
Women in Environmental Sciences workshop
On the 6 April WiES will host the first of two workshops that looks at equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in Higher Education. The workshop will use the University of Manchester as a case study to explore the diverse aspects of connectivity through...
Josh Award for Science Communication 2022 – applications close 24 April 2022
Are you passionate about communicating STEM (science, technology, engineering & maths) or exploring what a career in science engagement might look like for you? Got an idea for a project or event you’d like to develop with the support of the Science Museum Group?...
UoM Three Minute Thesis Competition 2022
Attention Postgraduate Researchers! Once again the University of Manchester will be taking part in the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Postgraduate Researchers from across the University are invited to present a compelling spoken presentation on their...
Being Human festival 2022: call for applications now live!
We wanted to let you know that the call for applications to be part of Being Human festival 2022 is now live! This year’s national festival of the humanities will take place 10–19 November, and our theme is ‘Breakthroughs’ — you can read more about it on our blog:...
University of Manchester Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) – Public Engagement Schemes
The University has been awarded Institutional Strategic Support Funding (ISSF) from Wellcome. As well as supporting research, this fund supports the University’s strategic goal for Social Responsibility, which includes objectives for Public Engagement (PE) and Civic...
Call for Expressions of Interest for the 2022 Community Festival
Get involved in showing our local friends and neighbours, the breadth of work that goes on at The University of Manchester. As part of our commitment to enhancing our relationship with members of our local communities, we are holding our annual University-wide...
Standing up for Science workshop – Friday 01 April 2022, Manchester
The next Voice of Young Scientists “Standing up for Science” workshop is being held at The University of Manchester, on Friday 1 April 2022. Join us to find out how to contribute research findings to public discussions and engage effectively with journalists and...
BioDiscovery for British Science Week 2022 – Schools Outreach & Public Engagement Opportunity
Volunteers are invited to provide short and engaging video resources (2-5 mins) to enthuse school pupils about the Biological and Biomedical Sciences. These resources will be made available online to schools and colleges during British Science Week (11-20th March...
Academic tutors needed for the Manchester Access Programme 2022
Academic staff members and PhD students can apply The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is now recruiting new academic tutors for 2022. If you are an academic member of staff or a PhD student and want to support the progression of talented local young people to...
Making a Difference Awards – 8 categories including public engagement
Making a Difference Awards 2022 – now open for entries. Do you know somebody who is working to improve the lives of others? Are you making a difference in your local community and beyond? Is there a cause that you think needs to be more widely understood? Enter or...
I’m a Scientist Pandemic Prevention Zone – call for participants
In January 2022, show school students how science can help us survive, and prevent, pandemics, in the I’m a Scientist Pandemic Prevention Zone. The I’m a Scientist team are looking for people whose work is related to pandemics - including virologists, epidemiologists,...
British Science Week 2022 – Call for activities for schools
British Science Week will be taking place 11-18 March 2022. As we did last year, the Widening Participation team will be compiling a webpage which brings together all the activities for schools which will be running across the university during British Science Week...
CALL TO ACTION: Opportunity for Early Career Researchers & Academics to get involved in primary school outreach in GM
An opportunity for Early Career Researchers & Academics to get involved in a local primary outreach This week saw the launch of the Great Science Share Clean Air Challenge - a new project developed by SEERIH and The Royal Society that will involve 25 Greater...
BIG’s Sci Comm Social, Thursday, 16 December 2021 7:30-9pm
BIG, the Skills Sharing Network for people in STEM Communication, would like to invite you to our next BIG Sci Comm Social on Thursday, 16 December 2021. See: http://www.BIG.uk.com/socials BIG's Sci Comm Socials are a (semi-) regular social gathering of people...