The British Council invites proposals for its workshops on inspiring school pupils in Germany with science. Funding enables UK-based researchers to deliver interactive engaging and hands-on science workshops in English on the topic of seas and oceans, to be held from spring 2017 through to autumn 2017 at regional events throughout Germany. Each workshop will […]
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Just a reminder that the call for event proposals for the 2017 British Science Festival will be closing soon. The deadline is 9 am, Monday 27 March 2017. Taking place in Brighton from 5-9 September 2017, the Festival will be co-hosted by the Universities of Brighton and Sussex, with a focus on showcasing cutting-edge science. Anyone […]
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‘Funny Things’ open meeting
Jenny Smith is producing Funny Things for Creative Black Country. It’s the first comedy festival in Wolverhampton (no pressure!). This festival is going to explore humour in lots of way, not just through stand-up comedy. If your practice involves humour in any way then please get in touch. She really wants to make sure the festival […]
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‘Little Spaceoneers’ Comic
Please explore the new comic ‘Little Spaceoneers’ to accompany the site: spaceoneers.io that portrays the pioneers of space and technology. The comic will first be published on social media each week under #LittleSpaceoneers as “a story of every child with big dreams and the child in us that makes who we are and what we […]
The Presenter Network ‘on the road’ will land at the National Space Centre in Leicester on the 5th of April. If you are new to the world of presenting or just looking to build experience and pick up extra tips this session will be really useful. It will follow a similar format to regular Presenter Network […]
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Presenter Network Conference 2017
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is proud to introduce the very first Presenter Network Conference. This special one day conference will be held on Thursday 7th September 2017 at Royal Museums Greenwich in London. The Presenter Network has been running for a number of years now but this will be their very first conference. The day will […]
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Great Bug Hunt
The closing date for the ASE’s 2017 Great Bug Hunt competition is the 16th June! Simply identify a habitat, explore and discover the bugs that live there, photograph or draw them and record your findings – it’s that simple – plus, with the added benefits of fresh air, having fun and covering important parts of […]
In the spirit of continuing to organise things where sci-comm freelancers can get together and meet up, and doing them during the week when the ‘normals’ are all chained to their desks, we’re doing a freelance brunch (frunch) thing on Thursday 30th March from 10.30 onwards. We’ll be at Granger & Co, which is at […]
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Fascination of Plants Day
Taking place on 18th May every other year, this is a worldwide initiative of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) and Global Plant Council (GPC), where plant scientists engage with schools and the public to enthuse them about the wonders of plants. This is an excellent opportunity to show your community the science that is […]
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‘Bostin Booker Bash’
The Midlands Region of the Professional Speaking Association has put together the most exciting ‘Meet the Speaker Booker’ event. In fact it’s so exciting, we’ve given it a name; Birmingham’s BOSTIN BOOKER BASH. If you want to know; What pushes a speaker booker’s buttons… What speaker booker’s look for? What your proposal should contain What […]
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