Are you passionate about involving publics in research? Join us for a day thinking about the future of the Research for All journal. How can we be more inclusive? How should we evaluate our achievements? We’d love to see you at the Research For All Journal Seminar -...
Public Engagement Blog posts
Join an Action Learning Set to #CoProduceGM
An invitation for those in the Greater Manchester area: Co-production is an increasingly important part of many people’s work, so how can you help shape your own practice… Trials and tribulations with co-production? Want company in the hunt for honest practice? Need...
Sci Comm South West Conference June 2019: Call for proposals
We are very excited to announce that the Science Communication Unit at UWE, Bristol will be hosting the first Sci Comm South West conference on 21 June 2019! The South West is a hub for science communication, with a wide range of organisations contributing to the...
Engagement@Manchester – 15 May 2019, 1.00-2.30pm with Dr Emily Dawson, UCL
Engagement@Manchester - 15 May 2019, 1.00-2.30pm, Michael Smith Building (lecture theatre at entrance) Increasingly as public engagement practitioners we are asked to look at ways we might engage with more diverse audiences. But what do we know about who, how and why...
STFC Public Engagement Early-Career Researcher Forum
STFC Public Engagement Early-Career Researcher Forum - Call for Applications: Closing date: 16:00, Monday 3rd June 2019 https://stfc.ukri.org/public-engagement/training-and-support/peer-forum/ The STFC Public Engagement Early-Career Researcher Forum (the 'PEER Forum')...
The Royal Society Pairing Scheme – applications from scientists now open
The Royal Society Pairing Scheme gives UK researchers and policymakers the unique opportunity to experience each other’s worlds. Each year we pair 30 researchers with MPs, Peers and civil servants to spend a week in Westminster. If selected, you gain an insight into...
Are you a PhD student or Postdoc looking for meaningful, paid teaching experience?
Are you a PhD student or Postdoc looking for meaningful, paid teaching experience? Through working as a tutor with The Brilliant Club, you will: Develop teaching experience and other employability skills Receive high-quality training in teaching pedagogy Enhance your...
Interactive Public Event: Vector
A new virus is ravaging the planet, infecting animals and humans at a worrying rate; we welcome you to BioCore, a medical research facility tasked with managing this crisis and finding an immunisation to protect our planet. Working as part of a team and against rival...
Call for Science Stalls at Einstein¹s Garden, Green Man Festival 2019 are now open
Einstein’s Garden is Green Man’s area of science and nature. This year the festival takes place 15 – 18 August. Each year we curate a line up which fuses together performance, art, music and public engagement with research and brings science and the environment to...
Interact 2019 – An Engagement Symposium for the Physical and Life Sciences is back!
Following the huge success of Interact 2017, we are pleased to announce this landmark symposium will be returning on Wednesday 4 September 2019 at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) in Preston, Lancashire. Spanning the physical and life sciences this event...
Nominations now open: The Josh Award and Beetlestone Awards
It’s time to cast your nominations for the two major awards in Sci Comm, each recognising an individual, at different stages of their careers, who’ve made a significant difference to the industry. The Josh Award is the UK’s national Award in science communication,...
Photo competition in Nature (ScientistAtWork)
We've opened our third yearly #ScientistAtWork photo competition. We've already had over 100 responses from researchers keen to exhibit their science. Here are the results from last year: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04881-z Winners will be featured in...
Bursaries for Science in Public Conference 2019
The Science in Public 2019 conference is in Manchester this year, and we have a bursary scheme to encourage researchers and practitioners, in particular from the global south, people with disabilities, and people with low/ or no income, who would otherwise not be able...
Science in Public Conference 2019
Manchester Metropolitan University, in collaboration with The University of Manchester and The University of Salford, will be hosting The Science in Public Conference 2019 from 10th-12th July. The call for contributions is now live via the website. The deadline for...
Nuffield Research Placement Scheme – register your interest now!
Every year, The University of Manchester hosts sixth form students participating in the Nuffield Research Placement scheme. The placement is a brilliant way of working with talented young people from local schools who are interested in academic research, and who meet...
Cafe Scientifique – Call for science communicators!
Working in collaboration with MADLab at PLANT NOMA, Cafe Scientifique is an informal open dialogue event where anyone is invited to come and explore the latest ideas in science and technology. It is a forum for debating science issues, and is currently looking for...
Demonstrator Vacancies at Manchester Museum: Paid Positions for PhD Students
Manchester Museum is looking to recruit PhD students to deliver educational sessions for their Secondary (11-16 year olds) and Post-16 (16-18 year olds) programmes. The aim is to utilise PhD student’s expert knowledge to enrich the student experience for our formal...
Science Week and Lates event at Eureka! Halifax
Eureka! The National Children's Museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire are hosting a range of activities to celebrate British Science Week. Alongside our own events we are looking for STEM professionals with a passion for inspiring and enthusing primary age children (and...
Being Human festival is now inviting applications for 2019!
Being Human festival is now inviting applications for 2019! See: https://beinghumanfestival.org/apply/ The sixth annual Being Human festival will run 14-23 November 2019. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London in partnership with the Arts and...
Sense about Science Media free workshop for researchers (Manchester 29 March)
Sense about Science is delighted to announce that applications are open for the popular 'Standing up for Science’ workshop. Early career researchers are invited to join us in Manchester on 29 March 2019. (5 priority places allocated to UoM researchers)....
Call For Action – Heritage Futures
Manchester Museum is looking to support new programmes, projects or events that respond to its new Heritage Futures exhibition and are inviting community groups, creative practitioners and researchers to put forward their ideas. They are interested in ideas that are...
BBSRC Impact Writing Competition 2019
Are you aware of inspiring research, supported by BBSRC, making a real, tangible difference to people’s lives? The BBSRC Impact Writing Competition is an opportunity for PhD students and early-career researchers to produce an impact case study to showcase the tangible...
University of Manchester Wellcome ISSF Public Engagement 2018-19 Funding Scheme – 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...
Manchester Access Programme (MAP) now recruiting academic staff and PhD students as academic tutors for 2019
The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is now recruiting academic members of staff or PhD students for academic tutors for 2019. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the social responsibility goals of the University whilst also further developing your...
PGR Applications of Interest – Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2019 – Win £500
Once again the University of Manchester will be taking part in the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. About 3MT challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes...