Engagers digest

This week's digest in (hopefully) easy-to-use web form. Feedback on content or format is gratefully received via the comments link below.

Is England's Past for Everyone? Conference, 2-3 October 2009
You can register online for a conference in Bristol entitled Is England's Past for Everyone? Learning and outreach in the historic environment, which may interest historians, archaeologists and others involved in heritage or historical outreach.

What, where and who? STEM activity in the UK. Survey, closes 2 October 2009
If you're involved in STEM enrichment activity for schools, fill out this online survey to inform future strategy.

Why dialogue works. Conference, 7 October 2009
Sciencewise-ERC host an event exploring best practice in public engagement from 9.45 am to 4 pm at Westminster Hall in London. Register online or e-mail Georgina Webb.

Essay competitions. Various deadlines
Essay competitions can be a great way of encouraging students to practice communicating with different audiences; and they might even win something! Here are a few links to various prizes in different disciplines; please publicise them to your students, and tell us about any you know about:

• Bar Council Law Reform Essay Competition (law, deadline 6 October 2009)
  
• Darwin Correspondence Project essay prize (science and religion; deadline 31 October 2009)
• Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest (free market economics; deadline 3 May 2010)