Get involved in Pint of Science 2023 Volunteer to help design, develop and produce events for the 2023 Pint of Science festival.Get experience in public engagement and event management.Different roles to suit your interest and experience. Pint of Science is a...
Public Engagement Blog posts
Public engagement opportunity with school students
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...
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...
Roger Harrison
Senior Lecturer Public Health, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health I am an experienced academic in public health, having successfully developed and implemented higher education for professionals of the future. I am dedicated to increasing access to education, in...
Jo Pennock
Senior Lecturer, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health I am an immunologist with a specific interest in host pathogen interactions. My lab is using infection models to understand how the immune interacts with...
Nick Weise
Lecturer and Deputy Director of Social Responsibility, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Engineering My background is in molecular biology, industrial biotechnology and sustainable chemistry. I'm currently a teaching-focused academic with interests in...
Jana Wendler
Research Associate and Course Lecturer, Geography I do a few different things: my background is in urban geography and I have a PhD looking at the creativity and learning that happens in experimental urban spaces. I am a Research Associate in Geography, and I work on...
Richard Unwin
Research Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences About my research I focus on using a technology called mass spectrometry to investigate changes in the molecular make-up of tissues during disease, in particular diseases related to ageing. By taking tissues, or...
Claire White
PhD student in the Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology I'm a 3rd year PhD student working in the Brain Inflammation Group. The group is interested in diseases of the brain, in particular dementia and stroke, and wants to understand how the immune...
Mike Sanders
Senior Lecturer in 19th Century Writing, Department of English, American Studies & Creative Writing My work focuses on the cultural creativity of working-class people during the Victorian period. I'm particularly interested in the role of cultural production in...
Emma Nichols
Public engagement manager, Department of Physics and Astronomy I work with physics staff and students to communicate their research and their enthusiasm for physics to public audiences including schools, teachers, families and non-specialist adults. I oversee a...