Engineering is an exciting and fast-changing sector – shaping the world around us and improving the quality of our everyday lives. Traditional images of engineering and engineers have focused on hard hats and dirty overalls, which is an image the IET is committed to change. The IET International Engineering Photography Competition is open to any […]
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Launching ‘Botany Live’
We want the whole world to know about the fascination of plants. Therefore, we are launching ‘Botany Live’, an online science communication initiative for Fascination of Plants Day 2017 (FoPD). For this, we are asking scientists, science communicators, educators and anyone who feels passionate about plants to live-stream a short peek into their lives. ’Botany […]
As part of Ignite!’s development of Lab_13 International, a network of labs in schools run by children, we are seeking a Scientist in Residence for Lab_13 Koli, a village school in North Karelia, Finland. This is a short contract of 3 weeks to work with the school and the Koli National Park visitors’ centre. Lab_13 […]
The Josh Award is the UK’s national award in science communication, established to recognise and support up-and-coming talent in science communication. The award provides the opportunity to become the science communicator in residence at the Manchester Science Festival, developing and delivering a new project or event while showcasing best practice in the field of science […]
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IoP Public Engagement Grants – open
The Institute of Physics invites applications for its public engagement grants. These support individuals and organisations running physics-based events and activities in the UK and Ireland. The aim is to encourage and support the development of projects that: raise public awareness of, and engagement with, contemporary physics; inspire and enthuse public audiences, especially those not […]
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The BIG Event Bursary – OPEN
Again this year, BIG is offering a few lovely bursary places to attend the BIG Event in July. This is ideal for people working in and around science communication, who think they might benefit from making some more professional friends by attending BIG’s three-day conference in Newcastle. The bursary covers registration fees to attend the […]
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BSA Science & Religion Workshop
The British Science Association and Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum, are pleased to announce a two-day workshop in Birmingham 10th-11th May. The event is particularly recommended for science communicators with an interest in religion and faith, or those working with emotive or sometimes controversial themes. You can read more about the project here: http://sciencereligionspectrum.org/about-2 The […]
Due to a shuffling of the Café Scientifique schedule, there is a great opportunity for someone to grab the slot on Tuesday, June 6th. It will be held in PureCraft Bar on Victoria Square in Birmingham, between 7pm and 9pm, as usual. If you fancy being the speaker, email Richard Winter asap! While on this […]
You will provide support to the Director/Co-Director of the Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology (WISB) Research Facility in coordinating and implementing WISB research and outreach strategy and activities. You will have multiple responsibilities, including developing and promoting the WISB Research Programme, monitoring expenditure and progress in WISB activities, seeking further funding in support of WISB research […]
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Pint Of Science serving in Brum
Get ready for a full festival of cutting edge research being delivered over three days, 15th to 17th May, 2017! There are five themes running this year; ‘Atoms to Galaxies‘, ‘Beautiful Minds‘, ‘Our Body‘, ‘Our Society‘ and ‘Tech me Out‘. So far the tickets have been released for the first two themes with Atoms to […]
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