The Lancashire Science Festival 2017 will be open from 29 June to 1 July and is held at the University of Central Lancashire’s Preston campus. The 2016 festival reached over 17,000 people and we are hoping to replicate this for 2017. But…we need you! Applications are now open for submissions to this year’s festival. We […]
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JCOM (Journal of Science Communication) invites researchers to submit manucscripts for a special issue on History of science communication. The Issue is being edited by Luisa Massarani (Museum of Life, House of Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Brazil), Ildeu de Castro Moreira (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Bruce Lewenstein (Cornell University, United States). For […]
Applications are invited for the above post based at the University of Nottingham’s King’s Meadow Campus. The Widening Participation Team works to raise awareness of, and interest in, higher education among groups under-represented in higher education. The successful candidate will work closely in support of the academic enrichment, widening participation outreach programme and will assist […]
Do you have experience of working with students and have a passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)? Are you someone who has project co-ordination expertise? WMG and the Engineering Department, in a joint venture, are seeking to appoint a Project Officer to co-ordinate and deliver STEM widening participation projects to promote engineering activities in […]
Can you help our young scientists and engineers build their skills and confidence in project work? EngineeringUK are currently looking for individuals with a STEM background (academic or working) to become Online Judges for The Big Bang Competition (formerly known as the National Science and Engineering Competition). The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition […]
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NERC public engagement funding
NERC is inviting proposals under this programme for public engagement projects costing up to £20k that must be delivered between January and end of March 2017. A call information event will be held on Thursday 22 September 2016. Applications to attend this event will close at 16:00 on Monday 12 September. Please see the Announcement of Opportunity […]
Stop what you’re doughing, cancel all your flans, the Bio-Bodies Bake-Off is back for 2016! Biology Week (Saturday 8 to Sunday 16 October 2016) is on the horizon, and The Physiological Society is celebrating once again with its physiology cake decorating competition. They are inviting you to make a bake, savoury or sweet, representing physiology, […]
A great opportunity for anyone at post doctorate level, with a physics, chemistry or engineering based background able to step in on Tuesday 4th October to do a Cafe Scientifique. Café Scientifique meets on the first Tuesday of each month, in the cellar bar of Pure Bar and an invited speaker talks for about 30-40 minutes before […]
Dudley Libraries are planning a STEM fair and Digital Festival at Halesowen Library on 8th October and are hoping for up to 200 people. If anyone would like an outreach/public engagement opportunity fairly locally, and would like a stand, let Emily know.
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IOP Public Engagement Grant opens
The second round of the IOP 2016 Public Engagement Grant Scheme opened on Tuesday 6th September. Their public engagement grant scheme provides up to £2000 to individuals and organisations running physics-based events and activities in the UK and Ireland. They are able to fund projects taking place before 31st July 2017. To find out more about the scheme […]
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