Dear all,
It's National Science and Engineering Week, and we're heading into a very busy week at CPE, with the Changing Perspectives art/science series kicking off on Friday 18 March. Join us on 19 March for a circus-inspired family-friendly interactive science exhibition at Circomedia, and later in the series for thought-provoking exhibitions, talks and workshops - bristol.ac.uk/changingperspectives. Or tell us what you think about statements like "Our bodies eventually become our own autobiographies", and become part of an artwork in the Grant Bradley Gallery exhibition...
Also in the digest:
1. NCCPE workshop on REF guidance [workshop; all fields; senior academics]
2. AHRC survey of public engagement [survey; arts and humanities; all stages]
3. Vice Chancellor's Impact Award [award; all fields; all stages]
4. Cuts in Culture: The Impact on Creativity [conference; arts and humanities; senior academics]
5. UALL Seminar on Widening Participation through Part-time Provision [seminar; all fields]
6. Wellcome Trust Society Awards [funding; biomedical sciences; all levels]
7. Institute of Physics Public Engagement Grants [funding; physical sciences; all levels]
1. NCCPE workshop on REF guidance - 29 March 2011
Following a very lively session on PE and the REF at the NCCPE's Engage 2010 conference in December, HEFCE have asked the NCCPE to help them draft guidance for the new REF panels, focused on the challenge of assessing the benefits arising from engaging the public with research. The NCCPE are hosting a workshop in Bristol on the 29th March to consider what that guidance should contain. A follow up workshop with a number of the new panel chairs will be held in May, to introduce the guidance and get feedback on it, before it is published later this year. If anyone is interested in attending the March event, there is more information here: publicengagement.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/ref-workshop.
2. AHRC survey of public engagement - deadline 10 April 2011
AHRC launches new UK survey of public engagement in arts and humanities research. The survey has been designed to gather vital information on arts and humanities researchers’ understanding of and activities in the area of public engagement - as a means of supporting and promoting national and institutional goals in public engagement and, through them, the aspirations of researchers themselves.
ahrc.ac.uk/News/Latest/Pages/PE_survey.aspx
3. Vice Chancellor's Impact Award - deadline 25 April 2011
The Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Award is part of the New Enterprise Competition 2011. Two awards will be made this year, a winner’s prize of £1500 and a runner-up prize of £500 to individuals or groups showing outstanding innovation in creating economic and/or social impact from their research. The Vice-Chancellor's Impact Award is sponsored by IP Group. More information from the Impact Award site.
4. Cuts in Culture: The Impact on Creativity - 11 May 2011
A ring-fence has been promised for teaching in science, technology, engineering and mathematics but where will this leave the arts, humanities and social sciences? Hosted by Research Fortnight, this one-day conference will examine the repercussions of funding cuts to the arts and humanities sector, consider the immediate fallout and the impact on the future of the industry. More information.
5. Widening Participation through Part-time Provision - 20 May 2011
Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL) is holding a seminar about Widening Participation through Part-time Provision, organised by the Widening Participation and Social Network convened by Annette Hayton, at Goldsmiths, University of London, Friday 20 May 2011. More information from the UALL site.
6. Welcome Trust Society Awards - deadline 1 April 2011
The Welcome Trust Society Awards provide grants of over £30,000 for ambitious and creative projects that engage people of all ages and walks of life with developments in biomedical science on a regional or national scale. The scheme is open to anyone with a good idea for engaging people with developments in biomedical science. This might include mediators and practitioners of science communication; science centre/museum staff; artists; educators; health professionals; and academics in bioscience, social science, bioethics and history.
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Funding-schemes/Society-Awards/index.htm
7. IoP Public Engagement Grant Programme - deadline 2 May 2011
The Institute of Physics public engagement grant scheme is open for applications; up to £1000 is available to individuals and organisations running physics-based events and activities in the UK and Ireland. Deadline - 2nd May 2011.
http://www.iop.org/about/grants/outreach/page_38843.html
And don't miss:
IG Nobel are back at HP Labs again this year. The show will be held in the HP Labs Cabot Auditorium at 5pm on Tuesday 15th March with a drinks reception afterwards. University staff and students are welcome to attend, please let lucy.feilen@hp.com know how many spaces you require.
