Our next Astronomy in the City event will take place on Wednesday 23rd of January. University of Birmingham Professor William Chaplin will discuss his research on the structure of stars, and especially Sun-like stars that have been discovered to host planets. Tickets are available from https://astrointhecity23012019.eventbrite.co.uk Astronomy in the City is a series of free […]
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STFC Reaction Awards scheme
The STFC Reaction Award, https://stfc.ukri.org/public-engagement/public-engagement-grants/pe-funding-opportunities/pe-reaction-awards/ scheme is still open. The Reaction Awards scheme will allow the funding of public engagement programmes that are a fast response to new and/or unexpected significant developments related to STFC’s science and technology remit. Applicants to The Reaction Awards Scheme are advised contact the Public Engagement Team, STFCPublicEngagementTeam@stfc.ac.uk to discuss their Reaction […]
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SciComm Internship – Cardiff
Are you interested in space, design, or visualisation? Las Cumbres Observatory, Cardiff are running a 6 week, paid internship programme between June – August 2018 for undergraduate students. We are looking for students to work with our education team to create tools for science communication, related to astronomy and robotic telescopes. You don’t have to […]
The 2018 Leadership Fellows in Public Engagement call is now open until 4.00pm on Thursday 22 February 2018. STFC Leadership Fellows in Public Engagement undertake high quality programmes of engagement and outreach while concurrently acting as champions for the value and practice of engagement with research in their host institution and research community. Proposed engagement […]
Explorer Dome Midlands is looking to recruit a new presenter. We are a science outreach company that delivers hands-on science shows in an inflatable planetarium in schools across the region. As a former Outreach mentor, I know that you have the attitude and experience working with children that can make you a successful presenter for […]
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Job – National Schools’ Observatory
The National Schools’ Observatory (NSO) are looking to recruit an enthusiastic science communicator to join our STFC-funded ‘Astronomy for Remote and Island Schools’ (AfRIS) project, which begins on the 1st September 2017. The part-time (0.2 FTE) role will act as the second member of a small, mobile science-outreach team, which will create, organise and deliver […]
We are delighted to announce the 2017/2018 Astronomy in the City season! Here are the dates; get them in your diary now. Our first event will be 18 October and will include a talk on the latest (NOBEL PRIZE WINNING!) gravitational-wave discoveries from our LIGO team. Tickets are now available from https://astrointhecity102017.eventbrite.co.uk Astronomy in the City is a series […]
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CAPjournal #22 Now Available
The 22nd issue of CAPjournal is now available online. In this issue our contributors explore the value and challenges of working in different venues — our libraries, airplanes and airport lounges. We look at the partnerships that grow behind the scenes when we use new spaces and what these can mean for the reach and […]
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Public engagement spark awards
The Science and Technology Facilities Council invites applications for its public engagement spark awards. These support programmes of novel public engagement that focus on a topic within the council’s remit, which includes astronomy, solar and planetary science, particle physics, particle astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics and accelerator science. Applications that highlight the social, ethical, and economic […]
The Royal Society of Edinburgh invites applications for the Cormack astronomy small outreach grants. These enable individuals or groups to develop public understanding of science activities in Scotland in the field of astronomy. The scheme helps to set up new projects or to add new elements to existing ones, but does not fund ongoing activities. Projects […]
