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...
Public Engagement Blog posts
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....
Engagement Matters: Volunteering at public engagement events
In this Engagement Matters post, Ciara Wright and Freja Karrman-Bailey share their experiences of providing support at a University of Manchester public engagement event. Science Spectacular (part of the Manchester Science Festival) attracted around 1,500 members of...
British Science Festival 2018 call for proposals
The British Science Festival is Europe's longest standing science festival, travelling to a different place in the United Kingdom each year. It aims to diversify the public's understanding of science, with an events programme that encompasses it in the broadest sense...
Health-related Public Engagement funding
Health-related public engagement funding scheme calls The University has been awarded Institutional Strategic Support Funding (ISSF) from Wellcome. In addition to supporting research, there is funding and support available to develop and deliver health-related public...
Pint of Science ’18 – Volunteers needed!
The Manchester team are looking to recruit volunteers for the next Pint of Science Festival (14-16 May 2018)! Pint of Science is a three day festival taking place across Manchester, where scientists are brought to the pub to share their research with the public. The...
Help us mark World Antibiotics Awareness Week
The University Flagship Programme ‘One Student, One Campus, One Life – Action on Antibiotic Drug Resistance’ invites staff and students to attend a number of events to mark World Antibiotics Awareness Week and European Antibiotic Awareness Day. Events include: Tuesday...
Public Engagement Funding Event – 12-2pm 3rd Nov, Whitworth Hall
Public Engagement Funding Event, Friday 3 November 2017, 12:00 – 14:00, Whitworth Hall Find out about the latest public engagement funding and training available across the University of Manchester. Hear about successful previous projects. Network with likeminded...
See our researchers in action at the Manchester Science Festival – 19-29 October 2017
Hurrah the Manchester Science Festival returns for 2017 (Thursday 19 October - Sunday 29 October) and you can see our researchers involved in a host of events and activities. Here are some just of the highlights where you can see them in action: Sentinel - Thursday 19...
After School Science Club – MSF event needs your help!
After School Science Club: BLOCKS - Friday 27 October, 6.30pm-10pm, Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester, Tickets £9.50, adults 18+ (bar open all night) Finished school, but still excited about science? After School Science Club is a night of...
INVITE – SUPI Networking Event 2017
School-University Partnership Initiative (SUPI) Networking Event Are you a researcher interested in engaging with local schools? Want to share your passion for research and your subject area with teachers and students? Want to develop your public engagement and...
Engagement Matters: Evaluating your public engagement
In this Engagement Matters post, Suzanne Spicer shares her top tips for evaluating the success of your public engagement activities. Evaluation can be perceived as a daunting task but when used correctly, it is an effective tool to reflect on and improve your public...
Call for Scientists and Engineers – Take part I’m a Scientist & Engineer competitions (apply by 2 Oct
Do schools outreach from your desk in I’m a Scientist and I’m an Engineer! I'm a Scientist and I’m an Engineer are online STEM outreach competitions that get scientists and engineers talking about their work with school students across the UK. You are invited to apply...
SUPI: Engaging with Schools Training for Researchers
Would you like the opportunity to develop an outreach activity and engage with a local 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 public...
The University of Manchester is recruiting Science Buskers…
Join our science busking team! If you love science and engaging with the public then we want to hear from you! The University is taking part in the Manchester Science Festival, and as part of our family fun science fair event – Science Spectacular – we are are seeking...
Engagement Matters: Public engagement framework “share, inspire, involve” launches
I am delighted to inform you that the public engagement framework has been launched for the university. We use the term 'public engagement (PE)' to describe the ways in which we involve, connect and share our work with the public. PE can apply to any discipline and...
Engagement@Manchester – Storytelling and public engagement, 18 Oct 2017, 1-2:30pm, Manchester Museum
Looking for some more inspiration, insights and shared experiences about public engagement activities taking place across The University of Manchester? Then come along to our first enagement@manchester event for 2017/18… Storytelling and public engagement - 18 October...
Engagement Matters: Developing Table Top Science Activities
In this Engagement Matters post Sheena shares her six top tops developing a table top science activity. There are lots of things to think about if you want to create a successful table top activity. Before you do this it may help to go (or help at) an event in which...
Public Engagement Funding round-up (August 2017)
A quick round up of some current public engagement / outreach funding opportunities on offer: British Ecological Society Outreach Grants (closes: 11 September 2017) Grants of up to £2,000 to increase public understanding of and engagement with ecology, stimulate...
Become a Manchester Museum PhD Demonstrator – educational sessions for secondary school 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. This will be a paid position for the delivery of education sessions (which includes set-up and...
Engagement Matters: Top Tips for short talk format research presentations
In this Engagement Matters post, Ceri Harrop shares her top tips for the ever-popular short talk format for presenting research in three minutes. Researchers of all disciplines often work and study in a communication bubble, where the people around them know and...
The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition (closes 31 Aug 2017)
The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition closes for entries at midnight on 31 August. The overall winner will receive £500, while winners of the individual categories will receive £250. The competition is open to scientists, and winning entries are chosen...
The Brilliant Club – PhD Tutor Recruitment
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...