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A collaborative space for creatives, scientists and science communicators around the Midlands to share news, upcoming events and thoughts on outreach and public engagement activities.
Join us on 5th October for an interactive one-day event, Reimagining School-University Partnerships, that is designed to: SHARE learning and good practice from the RCUK School-University Partnerships Initiative (SUPI) – and beyond! INSPIRE with examples of activities and mechanisms that really work EXPLORE where next for school-university partnerships… This event will bring together representatives from the 12 SUPI projects […]
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BIG Skills Day: Digital Making
Don’t know your GPIO from your Yippie-Ki-Yay? This Skills Day, on 13th October 2017, is for you. You’ll be guided you through some simple programming-the-physical-world exercises, exploring the point where code meets tangible objects. Then we’ll offer some examples of where this sort of work leads, who’s doing it, and why anybody thinks it’s enjoyable, […]
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FLUX – Moving Science for SciComm
Flux are launching two new STEM opportunities for the workplace in their Autumn programme. First is their Yoga Lab, designed to bring yoga and well being to the STEM workplace and second is their training for science performers & communicators in physical performance techniques, relaxation and presentation. We are offering the opportunity for science communicators […]
An opportunity has arisen for a project manager to join the HEFCE-funded project “Come on in to our research labs.” The role is to provide management and leadership to the project as we seek to develop and implement new activities and events, initially within the School of Pharmacy, and then more widely. This will involve […]
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Brain Bee Ambassadors wanted
Do you want to increase secondary school student engagement in neuroscience? Could you help raise the profile of neurosciences, and inspire youngsters interested in this science field? Then become a Brain Bee Ambassador! As a Brain Bee Ambassador, you’ll be your region’s champion for neurosciences, bringing the many different flavours of neurosciences and science engagement […]
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2018 ‘Uncover Copper’ Competition
The Copper Development Association has recently launched its 2018 Uncover Copper competition, inviting UK students aged 11–16 to explore copper’s essential role in our present and future to win great prizes for themselves and their schools. The Uncover Copper competition calls on students to uncover copper, seeking it out in buildings, health and medicine, and […]
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Public engagement spark awards
The Science and Technology Facilities Council invites applications for its public engagement spark awards. These support programmes of novel public engagement that focus on a topic within the council’s remit, which includes astronomy, solar and planetary science, particle physics, particle astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics and accelerator science. Applications that highlight the social, ethical, and economic […]
The Royal Society of Edinburgh invites applications for the Cormack astronomy small outreach grants. These enable individuals or groups to develop public understanding of science activities in Scotland in the field of astronomy. The scheme helps to set up new projects or to add new elements to existing ones, but does not fund ongoing activities. Projects […]
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#Biobakes2017
Stop what you’re doughing, cancel all your flans, the Bio-Bodies Bake-Off is back for 2017! GBBO is now back on our screens, and love it or hate it, you can’t deny some of those ‘illusion cakes’ were pretty unbelievable – but The Physiological Society think you can do better! Biology Week (Saturday 7 to Sunday […]
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