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STEM for Britain Poster Competition
STEM for BRITAIN (formerly SET for BRITAIN) is a poster competition and exhibition which has been held in Parliament since 1997. Its aim is to give members of both Houses of Parliament an insight into the outstanding research work being undertaken in British universities by early-career researchers. Applications are invited from early-stage and early-career research […]
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Grants for British Science Week!
There are three grant schemes available to support British Science Week (10-19 March 2017) activities: one for schools, one for community groups, and one for BSA branches. Applications for BSW 2017 are now open and will close on 21 November 2016 at 5pm. Kick Start Grants: This scheme offers grants for schools in challenging circumstances to organise […]
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Life Echo exhibition
BOM is delighted to present the first ever exhibition of Life Echo, Justin Wiggan’s ground- breaking experiment with sound and memory, from 26 October 2016 – 28 January 2017. Life Echo was originally developed with John Taylor Hospice in Erdington for patients receiving end of life care. It is the brainchild of Birmingham-based sound artist […]
IGGY, the University of Warwick’s online learning community, is looking for a talented multimedia specialist to help us create engaging digital content for bright young people. The post holder will be skilled with a camera, adept at film editing, and comfortable combining editorial rigour with branding and marketing messages to create inspiring digital content which […]
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Moderator vacancies this November
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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Think Public Engagement!
Originally posted on UoB PGR Development:
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…
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Cafe Culturel season begins
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 […]
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Astronomy in the City, 2016/17!
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 […]
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‘EyesOnAlz’ citizen science game
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 […]
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