The Institute of Physics are looking for volunteers to help run a planet themed activity on Saturday 14th September at the University of Warwick. This will be for the weekend part of the British Science Festival. The activity will involve helping children build planets. Here is more information about the activity: http://www.iop.org/activity/outreach/resources/activity/creative/file_53876.pdf They are ideally looking […]
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive individual to join Loughborough University’s School and College Liaison team. This post holder will be responsible for coordinating and delivering a number of STEM related projects aimed at students, their families and teachers. This role is perfect for anyone who is organised, creative and passionate about inspiring […]
Science Re-Public, this week!
Want to be involved in an evening of science discussion and demonstrations? Well Science Re-Public is this Wednesday, at the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. Full details below!
Did you know that Millennium Point is a charity? Last year alone we reinvested £4.8 million back into the West Midlands to support and promote the development of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) projects. On 25th April we open applications for the Millennium Point Charitable Trust Small Grants 2019. There are three categories of funding […]
The BIG Event 2019 Bursary is open
BIG is offering a few bursary places to attend the BIG Event in July. This is ideal for people working in and around science communication, who think they might benefit from making some more professional friends by attending BIG’s three-day annual conference in Edinburgh. The bursary covers registration fees to attend the BIG Event 17-19 […]
Nature Research is looking for a part-time, freelance community manager to play a key role in interacting with researchers on a portfolio of Nature Research Communities. These communities are intended to foster collaboration amongst Nature Research authors, editors, and other researchers. The communities are support by our journals, including Nature, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature […]
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and well-organised graduate to join the Student Recruitment and Outreach team at Aston University. You will play a key role in the organisation of events, representing the University at HE Fairs and conventions around the country, visiting schools/colleges in your region and developing your student recruitment strategy. […]
Think: Public Engagement with Research As well as being a chance to look to the future of engagement and learn new skills, PER Day is also a great opportunity to celebrate and reflect on some of the amazing PER projects already underway. For PER Day 2019 not only were we celebrating the Institutional achievement of […]
Research at the Green Heart of Brum

Think: Public Engagement with Research It’s still cold and frosty outside, but PER Team are focusing on Summer. And not just because our office heating is rubbish. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve booked in our Summer festival tour with four dates around Birmingham: 8th June – Green Heart Festival, on campus 15th June – […]
Following the huge success of Interact 2017, we are pleased to announce this landmark symposium will be returning on Wednesday 4th September 2019 at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) in Preston, Lancashire. Spanning the physical and life sciences this event offers something for everyone with an interest in improving their public engagement capabilities. It […]