We are delighted to announce that booking has now opened for our third National Conference: Engage 2012, 5 - 6 December 2012, Bristol. This two day conference will explore how public engagement enables universities to face the challenges posed by the need to more...
Public Engagement Blog posts
The Little Event Returns!
Are you an early-career STEM communicator, keen to suck the knowledge and experience out of those who have been at it for ages? With the generous support of Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum again as the venue, the Little Event will take place on Monday 7 January...
Manchester Museum – Breed: The British and their Dogs
The Manchester Museum is hosting Breed: The British and their Dogs, an exhibition that tells the history of the British Isles through the eyes of dogs and their owners. Breed reveals the enduring and affectionate relationship between the British people and their dogs...
UK Science Blog Prize 2012 (Nominations close 15 October 2012)
Good Thinking are delighted to announce the inaugural UK Science Blog Prize. First prize is £1,000. There will be at least three runners up prizes of £100 each. Although there are already several prizes established in the UK for science books, general science writing...
The 2012 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture
A lecture to honour the 100th birthday of one of Manchester’s most well-known mathematicians and politicians will be held next month. The 2012 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture recognises her significant contribution to education and politics. The lecture, entitled...
Sensored Science – part of the Manchester Science Festival 2012
As part of Manchester Science Festival 2012 the British Science Association Manchester Branch is hosting a rude science evening, Sensored Science - 30 October, 5pm, The Lass O'Gowrie, 36 Charles street, Manchester, M1 7DB People are guaranteed a fun filled evening....
Animation13 launched!
Animation13 - the 6th Annual UK Schools Computer Animation Competition, has launched! The competition is open to all UK schoolchildren aged 7-19. It's open now for teacher registration, at http://animation.cs.manchester.ac.uk Animation13 is a free-to-enter,...
Knutsford SciBAR – When authors and scientists collide
1 October 2012, 6.30pm, The Cheshire Room,The Angel Hotel, King St, Knutsford Dr Rob Appleby of Manchester University High Energy Physics dept, CERN, and Daresbury Cockcroft Institute will lead our discussion. Rob is an accelerator physicist working mainly in...
Manchester Salon Presents: Battle over the Internet
Norman Lewis, Mindy Gofton and Keith Teare will introduce a discussion about our aspirations for using the Internet, chaired by Martyn Perks. When and Where Thursday 1 November 2012, 6:30pm – 8:15pm, John Dalton C0.14 Lecture Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan...
Policy@Manchester New Researchers Lunch
Policy@Manchester New Researchers Lunch: Calling all research students and post-docs with an interest in policy We are pleased to invite you to attend the first ever Policy@Manchester New Researchers Lunch. The main aim of this event is to enable research students and...
TEDxSalford – 21 October 2012
Following the success of last year's event, TEDxSalford returns to share TEDs trademark brand of inspiration and informative thinking with the people of Salford and Manchester. Showcasing a broad range of speakers with Ideas Worth Spreading - this years event is set...
Saturday Science at MOSI – call for scientists
Saturday Science scientists wanted! Saturday Science at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is a monthly contemporary science informal learning event which takes place on a Saturday from 10.30am until 3.30pm. Many of you are already involved in the programme (or...
New Public Engagement Report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Some of you may be aware that a major new report on public engagement was published last week by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: How can universities support disadvantaged communities? The research aims to stimulate wide-ranging debate and discussion about what...
Become a Science Busker: Call for Applications of Interest
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...
FameLab UK 2013 – Registrations Now Open
The search is on for the new voices of science communication. FameLab has become the world’s leading science communication competition, and is designed to help people communicate science and engineering to a wider audience, whether in schools, at public events or...
Cafe Scientifique Manchester – What’s on Sept – Nov 2012
Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic...
Interactive Academic Engagement with Policy-Makers: Addressing the knowledge transfer gap
The Institute for Social Change and CCSR is leading an open dialogue workshop to support the professional development of academics, providing key insights into how policy is made and the vital role and enduring role of research. When and where: This workshop will take...
Public Engagement Ambassador – networking event
The next event for Public Engagement Ambassadors will be held at King's College London on Wednesday 7 November 2012. The event will run from 10.30am-4:00pm and will be feature a morning of public engagement examples from King's including a tour of the Museum of Life...
Engagement@Manchester: Community Engagement – 19 Sept
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? Our monthly lunchtime meetings exploring aspects of public engagement are back for the new academic year. All...
Lab in a Lorry hits the North West – call for volunteers
Smash a wine glass with sound, create spiral rainbows, use light to heal wounds and explore medical optoelectronics – volunteers needed! Do these things sound intriguing? Are you interested in communicating science to a young audience? Lab in a Lorry needs volunteers...
Can you show us how your research makes a difference?
Final Call: Images of Research Competition 2012 (closes 7 September) Calling all researchers across the university - using a single inspiring photographic image and short description can you illustrate your research to the general public? Can you capture their...
Institute of Physics’ Public Engagement Grant Scheme 2013 Round 1
Do you have a fantastic idea for making physics accessible? Do you want to reach a wider audience? Do you need some support to make your outreach activity happen? The first round of the 2013 Public Engagement Grant from the Institute of Physics is now open for...
Didsbury SciBAr – Speakers Wanted
We are looking for scientists and researchers from all disciplines to sign up as speakers at Didsbury SciBAr. How does it work? The SciBar is a bunch of people with a passing interest in science meeting once a month for an informal chat over a beer or wine in a pub....
What’s behind a renaissance in the Arts?
The Manchester Salon presents a public discussion on what's behind a renaissance in the arts, with guests Tiffany Jenkins, Billy Cowan, Clare Howdon and John Summers. When: Monday 10 September 2012 6:45 – 8:30pm Where: Three Minute Theatre, Afflecks Arcade, 35 – 39...
The Life Friendly Collective present: 3 days without water
Water is vital to life: we depend on it for our survival. Yet we pollute it, disrupt it, waste it and fear it. 3 Days Without Water examines our relationship with water and its dynamic properties which can be both life enhancing and destructive. Works include a water...