Lunchtime discussion Calling all scientists – what’s it like being you? Wednesday 24 September 2014, 12.15-2.00pm (sandwiches available from 12.00), Room 3.101, Manchester Business School (West), University of Manchester What motivates scientists and what pressures...
Public Engagement Blog posts
Dementia Friends Training session
Wednesday 10 September, 12-1pm, in the Jean McFarlane Building Making a Difference Dementia Friends is one of the University's Social Responsibility flagship programmes. Raising awareness of dementia is one very small step that we can all take to make a difference....
Make a Difference: Think Sustainability – help us shape this key programme
Make a difference by helping to shape a key University programme for environmental sustainability on Wednesday, 10 September 2014 from 12pm - 2pm Make a Difference: Think Sustainability is an exciting new programme that will be taken by every single member of staff in...
Would you like a chance to shout about your research?
For this year's Manchester Science Festival, the British Science association is organising an engaging evening down at the pub! The evening will be packed with scientific talks, fun experiments and all topped off with a head scratching science-themed quiz. We are...
Our North West SciBars are seeking speakers!
Our North West SciBars are seeking speakers! Are you interested in sharing your research in an informal atmosphere? SciBars are informal discussions in a pub, where we invite scientists to present their research and then lead a discussion about it. Run by the British...
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 outreach skills? DATE: Wednesday 15 October, 4pm- 6:30pm (provisional...
Research Image competitions
Looking to share the wonder of your research with the wider world? Here are two image competitions that might be of interest: BBSRC Images with Impact www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/people-skills-training/2014/140625-pr-images-with-impact.aspx "Images with Impact: the Great...
Call for Event Volunteers – Manchester Science Festival 2014
Want to be part of the most creative and innovative Science festival in the North West? | Want to meet like-minded people? | Love working with the public? Then why not apply to become an Event Volunteer for Manchester Science Festival 2014. Full details, job...
Communicate 2014: Changing Stories – Registration now open
Communicate 2014: Changing Stories, 4 and 5 November, At-Bristol Science Centre, Bristol Register now at: www.communicatenow.org Two day delegate pass: £250+ VAT; one day delegate pass: £150+VAT We are living through a time of immense and accelerated change:...
Science Showoff at the Manchester Science Festival - Call for sign ups to perform
A night of scientific chaos and fun… Science Showoff is coming back to MOSI as part of the Manchester Science Festival (24 October 2014) Science Showoff is a night where ANYONE, can perform ANYTHING, in ANY STYLE, about ANY KIND OF SCIENCE. You might be a scientist, a...
Standing up for Science media workshop, London, 3 October 2014
Friday 3 October 2014, 10:30am to 5pm, Society of Chemical Industry, London. Are you PASSIONATE about your RESEARCH? Do you think it is important for GOOD SCIENCE and EVIDENCE to be communicated to a wider audience? What can you do to address SCIENTIFIC MISCONCEPTIONS...
Museums and Academics Research Network – Meeting 1
People's History Museum, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 from 14:00 to 17:00 (BST) Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/museums-and-academics-research-network-meeting-1-tickets-12330190933 Curious about the People's History Museum? Never been? Only been as an...
The Physiological Society – Public Engagement as a ‘Pathway to Impact’
Public Engagement as a 'Pathway to Impact' - 19 September 2014, H3 Symposium, Hodgkin Huxley House, London, EC1R 3AW Organised by Charlotte Haigh (University of Leeds, UK) Registration now open click here. Presentation submission open, please click here to submit your...
Update on Manchester Science Festival 2014
I met the team running the Manchester Science Festival last week and wanted to circulate some news... Manchester Science Festival will be held from 23 Oct - 2 Nov 2014. The events and installations planned sound really exciting, with many contributions from the...
Public engagement and outreach funding – a quick roundup (Aug 2014)
Here's a quick round up of some funding currently available for public engagement and outreach projects... British Ecological Society outreach grants – deadline 8 September 2014 The British Ecological Society is offering grants of up to £2,000 to promote ecological...
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2015 – call for proposals
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2015 call for proposals – deadline 22 September. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your research at the UK’s most prestigious summer science exhibition. The call for proposals for the 2015 Exhibition is now open. Each...
Outreach Grants available from the British Pharmacological Society
Have you got a great idea for a pharmacology outreach or public engagement activity? Apply for one of our outreach grants and put your plan into action! Grants of up to £1500 are available to support innovative pharmacology outreach and public engagement activities....
Science meets Art – public engagement funding information event
12-1pm Wednesday 23 July, G.824, Stopford Building Join other scientists and artist to generate ideas and hear more about science meets art public engagement funding activities. The session is open to all postgraduate and postdoctoral science and arts based...
BBC Expert Contributor training opportunity
The BBC Academy is holding a series of free introductions to the world of broadcasting to help men and women from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background feel comfortable appearing on television, radio and online as expert contributors or presenters. These events...
Widening Participation Fellows: Work Opportunity
Are you passionate about your subject area? Would you like the opportunity to work with local school children? …then the Widening Participation Fellow programme might be for you! The Undergraduate Recruitment and Widening Participation Team is currently recruiting...
Engage 2014 call for contributors
We are now inviting contributors to submit a proposal for our Engage Conference 2014: 'Unlocking the potential of curiosity-driven engagement'. The conference will take place on the 3 and 4 December in Bristol. We are inviting several different types of contribution...
Grants for public engagement with engineering
The University of Manchester has had success with this grant scheme before and there's £30,000 available for creative engagement associated with engineering. Details below and deadline not until 22 Septmber 2014. Ingenious is the Royal Academy of Engineering’s grant...
2015 Edinburgh International Science Festival – call for proposals
Would you like to be part of the 2015 Edinburgh International Science Festival? Well the time to get involved is now as the EdSciFest team have just launched our annual Call for Ideas. The 2015 Festival will run from 4-19 April and if you’ve got some fascinating...
#micropoem14 Competition – 7 – 14 July 2014 inclusive
Poetry in 140 characters? What would Brontë have made of tweet poems? "'Tis moonlight, summer moonlight" - Emily Jane Brontë Following the success of last year's micro-poetry competition, the Centre for New Writing and the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures are...
Arts and Science collaborations – call for applications
The University has an excellent record of collaborations and partnerships between the sciences and the arts. This has included teaching between arts, humanities and science students, research projects between colleagues or with outside organisations and large-scale...