Wishing trees, the inside of a living chrysalis, and the ravages of weather all feature in this year’s Images of Research competition at The University of Manchester. The images provide a behind the scenes look at the work being carried out by researchers both on...
Public Engagement Blog posts
ESRC 2014 Celebrating Impact Prize – nominations now open
The ESRC 2014 Celebrating Impact Prize is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise outstanding social and economic impacts achieved by ESRC-funded researchers, and applications are welcome from any current or previously ESRC-funded projects, including those funded...
School-University Partnership Networking Event – Wednesday 20 November
Wednesday 20 November, 4pm- 6:30pm, The University of Manchester AIMS: An opportunity for researchers to meet with teachers interested in fostering links, and running collaborative research-led activities for secondary school and college students. The...
Public Engagement for Research Staff: what is it, why it matters and how to organise your own events
We are pleased to announce the next Research Staff Association session, which will be about public engagement. The session will present three speakers, from across the university, who will share their PE experience and expertise, and answer your questions. All...
Girls Night Out at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
Back by popular demand! The Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre is looking for all budding Astronettes, Star-lettes and Cosmic Girls to come and join their Girls Night Out (Under the Stars) event on Saturday, 19 October at 7pm The evening will be an opportunity for women...
The Jodrell Bank Christmas Lectures
This Christmas Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre will be hosting three consecutive evening lectures which form part of their very popular Lovell Lecture series. Jodrell Bank are delighted to announce three fantastic speakers for their Christmas Lectures: 10 December -...
International Women’s Day 2014
The theme for IWD 2014 and the grants application process has been launched today on Manchester City Council's website. See www.manchester.gov.uk/iwdgrants Manchesters chosen theme for International Womens Day 2014 is Women as Peacemakers. Coinciding with the...
Become a UoM Science Busker: Call for Applications of Interest 2013
The University of Manchester is recruiting Science Buskers to support events taking place during this year’s Manchester Science Festival (MSF). We are seeking enthusiastic postdoctoral associates, postgraduates and undergraduates from across the University who are...
The 2013 IOP Early Career Physics Communicator Award
The 2013 IOP Early Career Physics Communicator Award Applications now open! Deadline: 7 October 2013. The 2013 Early Career Physics Communicator Award was officially launched at our summer meeting in June and once again we invite applications from people at the start...
Science Spectacular returns for 2013
Saturday 2 November 2013, 11am – 4pm, The University of Manchester, Whitworth Hall & Manchester Museum, on Oxford Road. Free, drop in event. If you haven’t heard – the Manchester Science Festival is coming and The University of Manchester is playing host to a...
Manchester Sci-comm Burritos
For those of you in and around Manchester, who work in sci-comm / public engagement / outreach, we somehow continue to meet regularly and natter over nachos about life, the universe and alliteration. The next two sci-comm burrito (#scicommburrito) meetings in...
Science Showoff – MOSI 25 October 2013 – Sign up to perform
Science Showoff is an open mic night for scientists, science communicators, science teachers, historians and philosophers of science, students, science popularisers and anyone else with something to show off about science. You can perform in any style you like, about...
Policy internship schemes – Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences runs three-month policy internship schemes for PhD students who are funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) or the Wellcome Trust. Students spend three months at the Academy offices in central London. The scheme is designed to give...
Call for contributions – BIG e-newsletter
Do you have anything you'd like to share with 500-or-so members of the STEM engagement community? Any project ideas or snippets of information? Maybe you'd like to feature in the Day in My Life column? This is a call for contributions for the Autumn edition of the BIG...
Call for volunteers for Manchester Science Festival 2013
The Manchester Science Festival is set to take place 24 October - 3 November. You can get involved by becoming a festival volunteer. The volunteer programme is an exciting opportunity to get behind the scenes of event management and get involved in hands-on,...
Public Engagement Funding round up – September 2013
Royal College of Pathologists Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme (closes 18 September 2013) The Public Engagement Innovation Grant Scheme has been introduced to give financial support for the delivery of a wider range of pathology-related events throughout the...
University of Bristol Engage conference: 18 September
Join colleagues and partners at Engage - the University of Bristol’s annual conference about public engagement. Hear about and join in discussions on aspects of public engagement that are a priority for staff, students and the University - including schools...
Are you interested in finding out how Parliament examines and influences science policy in the UK?
Parliament's Outreach Service is to hold a free interactive event that will demonstrate how select committees work and give attendees the opportunity to ask questions about the issues that concern them, as part of the British Science Festival in Newcastle on Thursday...
STFC Public Engagement Symposium, University of Birmingham, 25 Nov 2013
STFC invites all those interested in public engagement (PE) with STFC science and technology to this free one day Public Engagement Symposium, being held on the University of Birmingham campus on 25 November 2013. Online registration is now open here. The main aims of...
Poster Call for NCCPE Engage 2013
This year, at the annual Engage conference NCCPE are planning to hold a poster session event to stimulate conversation and networking. The Engage conference will take place on the 27 & 28 November in Bristol, with the poster session planned for the afternoon of...
Manchester Histories Festival 2014 – Call for proposals
Manchester Histories invites all disciplines to submit activities and events for the next Manchester Histories Festival (21 – 30 March 2014). For further details, please visit the website at: Manchester Histories Festival: Get involved The deadline for events to be...
Bees and Butterflies Big Saturday
Saturday 10 August, 11am-4pm at Manchester Museum At our summer extravaganza you can meet bees and butterflies and find out about their important work in pollinating plants. Rain or shine join us at the Museum in our allotment, Nature’s Library gallery and Living...
Dalton Nuclear Institute shares know-how at Cheltenham Science Festival
Staff and students from the University's Dalton Nuclear Institute discussed key nuclear energy themes with visitors to The Times Cheltenham Science Festival in June. David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, gave an opening address before...
Sciencewise proposals – innovative thinking on public dialogue in policy-making involving science and technology
As part of our commitment to transparency and openness Sciencewise is opening up its thinking to outside influence. We are looking for proposals from individuals, organisations, researchers and practitioners from all sectors for new, innovative work which they could...
University of Manchester Responses to call for case studies: Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research
You may have seen that RCUK have called for case studies to celebrate success and highlight examples of best practice in public engagement and engendering culture change, under the Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research. If you are looking to submit a case...