News
RSC’s Inclusion and Diversity fund
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Inclusion and Diversity fund is now open! We offer grants of up to £2000 for projects that promote inclusion and diversity in… Read more “RSC’s Inclusion and Diversity fund”
Draft quality framework for scicomm
Following the Scoping the Professionalisation of Public Engagement with STEM session at the BIG Event, Helen Featherstone has written a blog post which summarises the draft framework developed… Read more “Draft quality framework for scicomm”
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition call
The Royal Society is looking for brilliant science and scientists to feature at the Summer Science Exhibition 2018. The Exhibition features the UK’s most inspiring research and is… Read more “Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition call”
Socials
We meet once a month at various places around the region, often in Birmingham city centre. During the summer months we host a family picnic day, featuring the ‘Great BrumSciComm Bake Off’.
It is not unusual for people to try out new demonstrations, seek career advice or find themselves planning work with each other. We get people who aren’t even scientists; so no excuse. There is no guest speaker and we like it informal.
Our 3rd birthday was EPIC! Thanks to everyone that came. Get the 23rd of August in your diaries. We’re booking our usual place. Upstairs at Cherry Reds, John Bright Street, Birmingham, from 6pm. Come and say hi.
Definitely a sociable bunch.
– Sarah Bearchell
Resources
New to SciComm?
Everybody started somewhere! If you have no idea what science communication, or ‘scicomm’ is about then start here, with our collected thoughts.
This resource will give you a glimpse into what scicomm is and the many different ways you might have come across it already.
Useful Contacts
Not an exhaustive list, but at least a nudge in the right direction of the people and groups who are working in the region.
If you want to tell stories about science or feel you can be of help to those who are, then let get in touch.
Forum
Got a question? Want to share something? Looking for advice from the comfort of your sofa? Want to see what artists and scientists talk about?
We have a Google forum and invite you to chat with us. There are few rules but keep on topic and play nicely.
About
#BrumSciComm was born in a cafe on a random afternoon. Three friends realised they had lots of ideas about telling stories about science but never got round to sharing them. They decided on an excuse to get together with others, but without an agenda, so nothing like a meeting at all. As a community of practice, we are made up of representatives of many organisations and are our own boss. ^_^
Like other examples around the country, the idea was to invite scientists, artists, creatives and science communicators to share ideas about how to work together. We are journalists, researchers, teachers, performers, writers, buskers, musicians, film-makers, amateurs and professionals.
We are listed with the NCCPE public engagement ambassador scheme for the South-West, North-West of England and all of Wales. If you are running an arts or science conference or training session in the region, let us know and we can meet up; maybe even organise a social to coincide with you.
All images courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
