#BrumSciCommA collaborative space for creatives, scientists and science communicators around the Midlands to share news, upcoming events and thoughts on outreach and public engagement activities.
Gallomanor are looking to hire four moderators to work on their online events, I’m a Scientist UK and Ireland, and I’m an Engineer UK, for two weeks this November. The job consists of moderating live chats, approving students’ questions, checking content and generally helping to run the site. We’re after people who have great attention to detail, […]
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Regardless of the discipline that you study or your level of experience, there is a responsibility for researchers to ensure that they are engaging public audiences with their research, and today there are more opportunities than ever to get involved. Public engagement is a phrase that has been pushing…
Cafe Culturel (run by students from Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences and Biomedical Sciences, at University of Birmingham) starts a new year of events. The first event in the new calendar, on Tue 18th October 2016, 6:30 pm, at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, is workshop/cafe event with the title ‘Cognitive Decline: Presentations and Representations’. Starting […]
The University of Birmingham Observatory are delighted to announce the 2016/2017 Astronomy in the City season! It is a series of free all-ticket public events, each packed with astrophysics; stargazing, and tea and biscuits. Evenings begin with talks covering astronomical highlights and recent research, and a question-and-answer session (for everything from beginner’s questions about the night sky […]
A new citizen science project called EyesOnAlz has launched and at present, is composed of a game called Stall Catchers, in which you can examine slides of brains for stalled (i.e. blocked) blood vessels which are common in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers believe that capillary stalls could be a key culprit in this disease. By reducing such stalls […]
Do you have a burning passion for physics and astronomy? Do you love to express yourself artistically? Are you looking for new inspirations? Then make your mark by entering this free CREATIONS National Competition for UK primary and secondary school students – create an artistic piece that engages young people in physics and astronomy and […]
This interactive, interdisciplinary workshop will tell the story of how a Non-Euclidean Geometry was created in the 19th century, “out of nothing.” This breakthrough had huge influence in many areas of knowledge, from Philosophy, to the Arts, to the Physical Sciences. Using interactive activities, we will get familiar with new ways of seeing distance and […]
Verve is Birmingham’s first Festival of Poetry and Spoken Word, coming soon in February 2017 and organised in partnership with Waterstones Birmingham and local publisher the Emma Press. “We believe that Birmingham deserves its own dedicated poetry and spoken word festival, and we hope Verve will help the people of Birmingham and beyond to celebrate […]
A number of new courses are springing up in the UK with one common feature – they are all appealing to a more diverse range of applicants. This one day workshop will take place in October at the Warwick Manufacturing Centre and will look at the various new models in engineering education that are appealing […]
To celebrate National Pathology Week 2016, the College is running an exciting art competition open to all ages. We’re giving away some fantastic prizes for the most artistic creations of animals in pathology. For more information please visit the website. also… Undergraduate Essay Prize Science, medical and veterinary undergraduates, are invited to write a 1000 […]
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