Fun palaces coming to a library near you! Fun palaces are a way of bringing together Art, Science, local community and FUN!! They’re inspired by Article 27.1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which says: “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the...
Public Engagement Blog posts
Professional conduct in STEM: good practice in promoting anti-harassment
10:00 – 16:00 30 Aug 2018, The University of Manchester, School of Physics and Astronomy Join us for a free one-day workshop to explore good practice in promoting effective anti-harassment and anti-bullying behaviours within our academic STEM community. This event is...
Evaluation of Public Engagement – We want to hear from you
We need your help It’s increasingly important for researchers and universities to be able to track and measure the ‘impact’ of their public engagement activities, but there appears to be a widespread lack of confidence in how to effectively evaluate public engagement,...
Wonder Match Programme – launch events
Are you a scientist or an engineer who has a hunger to share the wonder of your research with others? Are you keen to learn more about how to engage with new audiences? Then Wonder Match could be perfect for you. The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement...
Call out for Science Uncovered Manchester 2018
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...
Longsight community festival – 23 June – call for volunteers
I’m planning on taking some demos out to a family community festival in Longsight on Saturday 23rd June and am looking for volunteers. An ad from the organiser is below: I’m looking for either – People to come along and talk a bit about the science of lightning and/or...
Widening Participation Fellowships – Info session and Call for PhDs out now
Paid fellowships to develop and deliver a range of activities to inspire and engage schools and college students from across Greater Manchester. We aim to widen participation to higher education to low participation groups by showcasing university as real opportunity...
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...
The Royal Society of Biology Outreach and Engagement Awards
The Royal Society of Biology Outreach and Engagement Awards aim to reward outreach work carried out by researchers who inform, enthuse and engage with different audiences. The Awards are open to scientists working in any sector of UK biosciences, from universities,...
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:...
Call for: Artists & Scientists – Castlefield Gallery
Artists & Scientists @ Castlefield Gallery - 29 May 2018, 18.30 - 20.30 The May Castlefield Gallery Associates session takes a look, from both sides of the lab bench, at artist/scientist co-operation. Jon Biddulph and Dave Griffiths will talk about their...
Join us for our final Engagement@Manchester session for this academic year
Community Engagement: Empowering Young People, featuring special guest Ruth Ibegbuna - Wednesday 16 May, 13.00 - 14.30, Discovery Centre, Manchester Museum Ruth Ibegbuna, is the Founder of RECLAIM, building on her successful teaching career to develop innovative...
Your invitation to take part in the NCCPE Engage Watermark survey (closes 15 June 2018)
The University of Manchester has applied for an Engage Watermark, an action identified in its Share, Inspire, Involve public engagement strategy (pdf). The Engage Watermark is an award granted by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) to...
Social innovation skills share
Do you have expertise in social innovation or experience of community-university partnerships? Or are you keen to learn more about these approaches? LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT WORKSHOPS OR CASE STUDIES Join the NCCPE on Thursday 31 May to explore ‘what works’ in this...
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...
Free Training: Engaging with Select Committees and MPs – 9 May 2018
Engaging with Select Committees and MPs - Wednesday 09/05/2018 13:00 - 16:30, Kanaris Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, Manchester Museum Run in conjunction with the Royal Society In the last Research Exercise Framework, 20 percent of impact case studies outlined...
Call for Scientists – I’m A Scientist & I’m and Engineer Get Me Out of Here (June 2018 round)
A quick reminder that the next I'm a Scientist and I'm an Engineer online events are running 11-22 June. Applications are due by Monday 30 April. I'm a Scientist and I'm an Engineer are online events where school students meet and interact with scientists. It’s an X...
School engagement opportunity – call for PhD researchers
I work as a science teacher at Cheadle Hulme High School, where we are running a program with some of our pupils called the '3 Minute Thesis Competition'. It's something we completed for the first time last year, and it was so successful we would like to run it again,...
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...