Are you a female expert and do you want to take part in television and radio programmes that that are made in the North of England? The BBC Academy in conjunction with BBC North is holding a free training day for women with particular expertise who are interested in...
Public Engagement Blog posts
BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time comes to Jodrell Bank
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre hosts the Easter Special BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time to be broadcast on Sunday, 31 March at 2pm. An invited audience of over 100 local gardeners, beekeepers, florists, farmers and neighbours joined us for an evening of...
Workshop: Research, Researchers and the Media
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 26-28 April 2013 The red light comes on and you’re live on air to millions of listeners. That’s the experience replicated in this immersive three-day media course hosted by the Beltane Public Engagement Network. The radio show might be just a...
Manchester International Women’s Day Awards – our women are winners
Eight colleagues did the University proud when they were honoured at the Manchester International Women’s Day Awards, with five winning their category and three making the shortlist. Professor Kathryn Else, Dr Sheena Cruickshank and Dr Joanne Pennock, of the Faculty...
Hands-on, participatory and visual: an introduction to using Ketso in research
24 April 2013, 2-5pm, The University of Manchester This free Methods@Manchester workshop will introduce Ketso through a series of practical exercises, and will allow participants to explore ways they could use Ketso and other participatory techniques in their...
Society of Biology’s Science Communication Awards 2013 – now open
The Society of Biology’s Science Communication Awards 2013 are intended to reward outreach work carried out by both young scientists and established researchers to inform, enthuse and engage the public. The competition is open to bioscience researchers from UK...
Working with NRES – looking for health researchers for public event
I am looking for a couple of health researchers who might be prepared to come along to workshops with the public, briefly describe their experiences of seeking research approval (both ethics and R&D) and then to enter into the debate with members of the public. We...
Collaborating on Researcher Development (CoRD): Designing Public Engagement Training
Do you design/deliver training in public engagement? This meeting is designed for you.... Collaborating on Researcher Development (CoRD): Designing Public Engagement Training - 23 April 2013, 10:30-16:30, Staffordshire University (Stoke) The Vitae Midlands and North...
TEDx University of Manchester – 28 March 2013
On Thursday 28 March between 4-8.30pm, Manchester Museum will play host to a TEDx event. TED is a non-profit organization devoted to ‘ideas worth sharing’. TEDx is an independently organised TED event linked to a specific location, in this case The University of...
BME Communities and Climate Change – Conference 22 March 2013
We would like to invite you to the following conference: BME Communities and Climate Change - Friday 22 March, London Scottish House, Mount Street, Manchester 9.30am - 2pm. This conference looks at the impact of Climate Change on local communities and will be of...
Big Sat: The Body Experience & Manchester Minute Microlectures – 16 March 2013
As part of National Science and Engineering Week, Manchester Museum is hosting the following public events: Big Saturday: The Body Experience, 16 March 2013, 11am - 4pm Come and explore the human body with scientists from Life Sciences and Human and Medical Sciences...
Community Partner Perspectives
This might be of interest to community partners you might work with... Please contact becci.feltham@uwe.ac.uk if you have any questions. Are you a Community Partner? We are asking community partners who are working with universities and those who are interested in...
Applications open for the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2013 (closes 28 April)
The hunt is on to find the next generation of undiscovered science writing talent: applications are open for the annual Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, in association with the ‘Guardian’ and the ‘Observer’. The annual award invites non-professional science...
Science In Public 2013: call for papers now open
We are delighted to issue this call for papers for the 2013 Science in Public conference, to be held at the University of Nottingham on 22-23 July. Science in Public provides an excellent opportunity for postgraduate students, researchers, academics, policy makers,...
Research Councils UK (RCUK) Careers in Research: case studies
RCUK has published further research career case studies, with researchers telling their own personal story of how they got involved in research, what it takes to be a researcher, and their rewarding experiences from their chosen career paths. The case studies are...
Public engagement funding opportunities
A quick round up of some current public engagement / outreach funding opportunities: British Ecological Society Outreach Grants (closes 4 March 2013 & 17 September 2013) Grants of up to £2,000 to increase public understanding of and engagement with ecology,...
UK Science Communication Conferences
If science communication is your thing then here are two great networking and development opportunities coming up. (In both case student bursaries are on offer.) British Science Association - Science Communication Conference, London - 16 & 17 May 2013, Kings...
Manchester Signature Lecture by Professor Dame Nancy J. Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Manchester, 14 March 2013
The University College for Interdisciplinary Learning presents a lecture by the President on her latest research. A stroke of bad luck: understanding and treating brain disease Stroke is caused by the blockage or bursting of an artery in the brain and is one of the...
ScienceGrrl events in Manchester – 9 March 2013
International Women’s Day – ScienceGrrl Events ScienceGrrl are putting on a couple of events in Manchester on 9 March 2013 to mark International Women's Day. These include family activities at MOSI from 12-5pm (details here), and a speed networking event for science...
Do you have a story to tell about how public engagement made a difference to your PhD?
An interesting request from a freelance writer, Wendy Barnaby, who edits 'People & Science' (The British Association's magazine) "I'm trying to find people who engaged with the public as an input to their PhD. I don't mean as part of a PhD on public engagement,...
British Science Association Award Lectures (closes 28 Feb 2013)
For the next 2 days only, nominations are open for the British Science Association Award Lectures. Anyone can nominate someone who they have seen presenting their own research to general audience in an accessible and exciting way. Each year we reward five researchers...
FutureEverything Summit of Ideas & Digital Invention, 21-24 March 2013, Manchester
FutureEverything is about innovation in all forms - research, digital media, contemporary arts and music. In March 2013, FutureEverything comes to Manchester to presents the Summit of Ideas & Digital Invention, a one-off event that has been designed to showcase a...
Jodrell Bank Live 2013 – Science Arena
Following on from a successful pilot last year, Jodrell Bank will be hosting four festival dates this year - 6 and 7 July and 30 and 31 August. Headline bands have been announced for two of these dates and the subsequent dates will be announced will be announcing the...
Registration is now open for the BIG Event 2013 (Early Bird discount ends 31 March)
24 - 26 July 2013, Glasgow Science Centre The BIG Event is a three-day conference providing an unmissable opportunity to squeeze the skills and ideas out of all the STEM engagement people you can in a short space of time. The conference is relevant for designers,...
STEM Resources
Have you created hands-on activities or resources for schools and/or young people? Have you got demo activities or kits which you are looking to trial with teachers and STEM Clubs? Tarah Patel (t.patel@mosi.org.uk) from MOSI’s STEM Ambassadors team is looking to...