A collaborative space for creatives, researchers and science communicators around the Midlands to share news, ideas, upcoming events and thoughts on outreach and public engagement activities.
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News
Job – Aspire Engagement Officer, Wolverhampton
Fixed Term post until 31st July 2020 We are seeking an Aspire Engagement Officer to join the enthusiastic Aspire to HE team. The Aspire to HE consortium,… Read more “Job – Aspire Engagement Officer, Wolverhampton”
Exploring public attitudes and experiences of health inequalities
The Health Foundation invites tenders for its call on exploring public attitudes and experiences of health inequalities. The tenderer will design and run a public engagement exercise… Read more “Exploring public attitudes and experiences of health inequalities”
British Association for American Studies PE funding
The British Association for American Studies invites applications for its public engagement and impact award. This supports public engagement and impact projects by postgraduate and early-career members… Read more “British Association for American Studies PE funding”
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.
Welcome to all those who came to the Warwick event at the British Science Festival. Our next event (October 24th) is a special. We’re spending the evening at Thinktank Science Museum for a ‘Lates’ event. Eat before you get there though. Free tickets will be available soon at https://tinyurl.com/y5togdb3
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 translating research 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 researchers, 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
