#BrumSciCommAre you a performance artist interested in collaborating with a geologist? Are you a programmer looking to interact with an art historian? Are you a poet who wants to work with an expert in the birth of the universe? Are you a microbiologist seeking to visualize your findings with the help of a sculptor? “The […]
As many of you already know the Royal Observatory Greenwich, run a Presenter Network: http://www.rmg.co.uk/work-services/what-we-do/learning-partnerships/presenter-network-conference This September they will be running their very first Presenter Network Conference – HOORAY! It is FREE but they are 80% booked already so if you are interested please check out the details here http://www.rmg.co.uk/content/presenter-network-conference-2017 and contact Liz Avery ASAP.
Do you wish that more people understood your Ph.D. project? It doesn’t matter if you’re doing that research right now, or you did it years ago: It doesn’t get any easier to explain—unless you dance it out. That’s right. It’s the annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest, sponsored by Science and AAAS. And this year marks […]
The Centre for Virus Research are launching a competition to promote our fantastic new CVR Colouring book! Created entirely by CVR scientists, the book gives a creative insight into the fascinating world of viruses. The competition will launch on 17th June on our social media channels @CVRInfo and https://www.facebook.com/centreforvirusresearch and run for the remainder of […]
The Polar Explorer Programme encourages and supports schools to enrich their teaching of STEM subjects. Over three years, 500 primary schools across the UK are selected to take part. Each school is assigned a Polar Ambassador who provides support to improve progression in STEM subjects for 7-11 year olds. Polar Ambassadors help to increase: […]
The Biochemical Society has launched its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), ‘Biochemistry: The Molecules of Life’, which will start on FutureLearn on 26th June, and is ideal for students to do between the end of exams and the summer holidays. This free, three week long course (3 hours per week) is targeted at 15-19 year […]
Have you worked on an outreach, public engagement or science communication project based on the physical sciences? Are you looking to share your learning, celebrate your success and help others avoid your mistakes? If so then the Interact symposium is for you! Thursday 14 September, University of Birmingham We are looking for all sorts of people […]
Sense about Science is holding a Standing up for Science media workshop at the University of Warwick on Friday 30th June 2017. This free full day event is for early career researchers and scientists in all sciences, engineering and medicine (PhD students, post-docs or equivalent). During the workshop we combine discussion about science-related controversies in […]
A new role (4 years; 0.6FTE) has now been advertised at the University of Oxford – this is not to be confused with the three other roles that have been advertised recently. More here: http://bit.ly/PER_coordinator; closing date is 29 June. You will take responsibility for the coordination and delivery of the Public Engagement with […]
NERC is offering an opportunity for researchers to run public engagement activities as part of the NERC 2017 showcase. Running from 17-20 November, the event aims to engage visitors with research of the natural world, connecting specifically to ground and underground science. The showcase will be based at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, and will comprise of […]
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