The Science Media Centre is an independent press office for science which works on some of the most controversial topics around. We have a very popular internship programme and we’re looking to promote the opportunity more widely. We’re a small team of eight and our...

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...

ESRC writing competition 2016-17 in partnership with SAGE Publishing We want to hear from you about your research and reward outstanding written communication. Are you an ESRC-funded student, or have you been in the past four years? Are you keen to communicate your...

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...

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 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 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...

I’m delighted to let you know that registration is open for Engage 2016 – the NCCPE’s annual public engagement conference. Featuring the finalists of this year’s Engage competition, the conference will celebrate the diversity of engaged practice across the UK. The...

There is just a week left to apply to be part of our 2017 Summer Science Exhibition. This is a fantastic public engagement opportunity for researchers and collaborators, at The Royal Society’s biggest public event of the year. The exhibition is a diverse celebration...

Volunteer call for Manchester Science Festival event at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal Quarry Bank Mill is one of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites and home to a working cotton mill active during the industrial revolution when it was manned almost exclusively by...

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...

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 outreach skills? Date: Wednesday 9 November, 4pm- 6:30pm (provisional...

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,...

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...

The Wellcome Image Awards celebrate the aesthetic beauty of scientific images, the research behind them and the incredible techniques used to create them. The awards, which were first held in 1997, celebrate the best in science image making. Winners receive prizes up...

The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair (the UK's largest celebration of STEM for young people) is looking for activity providers, science communicators, companies, education institutions and show organisers to play their part in next year's Fair at the...

Mathematician and science communication award winner Katie Steckles is running a large-scale maths project at this year's Manchester Science Festival - the MegaPixel will be a giant photograph made from individual pixels, the same way computer and phone displays show...

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...

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...

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 -...

Science Spectacular – a key event in the Manchester Science Festival programme, returns for 2016 and you are invited to take part. When: Saturday 29 October 2016, 10:00 – 16:00 Where: Manchester Museum What is it? Now in it's 6th year, our university-wide science fair...