In this edition:
University of Bristol engagement
1. New EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account scheme
2. NCCPE Engage competition: deadline 31 March 2014
Funding
3. The Royal Institution administered STEM enrichment and enhancement grants: deadline 31 January
4. The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize: nominations deadline 31 January
Events and training
5. British Science Association/Wellcome Trust Science Communication Conference: proposal deadline 10 January
6. British Science Festival proposals for family programme: deadline 10 January
7. Connected Communities Research Development Workshop on Addressing the Challenges of Disconnection, Division and Exclusion: deadline 30 January
8. Should genes be public? 18 February 6.30pm, M Shed
Other news
9. New RCUK publication Inspiration to Engage: Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research
10. Food Lab project looking for a for microbiology PhD student
University of Bristol Engagement
1. New EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account scheme
The University of Bristol has been given funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to increase and enhance the impact of EPSRC-funded research. Research and Enterprise Development (RED) and the Centre for Public Engagement (CPE) have collaborated to create a new funding scheme for supporting engagement with non-academic audiences. Funding of up to £5k (£10k in exceptional circumstances) is available and we would encourage researchers to discuss their ideas and applications with the CPE.
For further information see web: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/industry/impact-acceleration/ or contact Kate Miller: kate.miller@bristol.ac.uk, tel: 0117 33 18321.
2. NCCPE Engage competition: deadline 31 March 2014
The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) are running a national competition to find and celebrate high quality public engagement with research projects. Finalists will be invited to attend an event at the Natural History Museum in London during Universities week where the winner will be announced. The overall winner will be awarded £2,500 to develop or share their engagement work with others.
If you are a University of Bristol researcher considering an application please contact Kate Miller (kate.miller@bristol.ac.uk) at the Centre for Public Engagement in the first instance to discuss your application. Further information from the NCCPE website:
http://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/competition
email: engage.competition@uwe.ac.uk
Funding and awards
3. The Royal Institution administered STEM enrichment and enhancement grants: deadline 31 January
Supported by The Causeway Foundation this scheme has been set up to help eligible UK schools provide their students with an enrichment activity from the STEM Directories. Grants will be up to £500 (to include all fees and expenses) and can be used to fund an activity in any one of the STEM subjects.
Further information:
http://www.rigb.org/about/news/autumn-2013/causeway-foundation
If you are interested in this scheme, and are looking for potential schools to partner with please contact Matthew Hickman at CPE, our Schools Partnership Coordinator, tel: 0117 928 8996 email: mat.hickman@bristol.ac.uk
4. The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize: nominations deadline 31 January
The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize is awarded annually to the scientist or engineer whose expertise in communicating scientific ideas in lay terms is exemplary.
http://royalsociety.org/awards/michael-faraday-prize/
A number of other awards are open for nominations:
http://royalsociety.org/awards/nominations/
Events and training
5. British Science Association/Wellcome Trust Science Communication Conference: proposal deadline 10 January
Taking place at the University of Surrey, 1 & 2 May, this annual event brings together over 400 people each year who work in the many areas of science communication, from science charities, science centres, festivals and museums, universities, learned societies, research councils, media outlets, informal education and more.
Further information and proposal form at web:
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/science-communication-conference/science-communication-conference-2014
6. British Science Festival proposals for family programme: deadline 10 January
In September 2014, the British Science Association is bringing the British Science Festival to Birmingham. The call for proposals is open for those who would like to run an event. They are looking for events to take place in the entertainment and family programme of the Festival.
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/british-science-festival/
7. Connected Communities Research Development Workshop on Addressing the Challenges of Disconnection, Division and Exclusion: deadline 30 January
This open call invites expressions of interest to attend a research development workshop being held as a part of the cross-Council Connected Communities Programme on 18-20 March 2014 at the Novotel Sheffield Centre Hotel. The aim of this workshop is to stimulate the development of innovative, cross-disciplinary, community-engaged, research projects to better understand the disconnections that can occur from, within and between communities and the consequences, positive and negative, of disconnection in different cultural contexts.
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Pages/Open-Call-for-applications-to-attend-the-Connected-Communities-Research-Development-Workshop-on-Addressing-the-Challenges-o.aspx
8. Should genes be public? 18 February 6.30pm, M Shed
Organised by the Integrative Epidemiology Unit this is a public lecture and panel discussion focussing on recent large-scale initiatives to sequence the DNA of 100,000 individuals. Further information and to book:
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/should-genes-be-public-tickets-9727484167
Other news
9. New RCUK publication Inspiration to Engage: Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research
This new publication showcases compelling examples of public engagement including for example, a case study from the University of Bristol, danceroom Spectroscopy.
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/Publications/reports/Pages/Inspiration.aspx
10. Food Lab project looking for a for microbiology PhD student
Food Lab is collaboration between two Bristol based artists, Tereza Valentova and Alice Vandeleur-Boorer. Inspired by the world of microorganisms, performance art and culinary tradition, they are investigating wild cultures (bacteria sampled from various environments), using them to ferment and preserve food using DIY Lab processes. They would like to work with a PhD student to develop the work, combining skills for innovation. By working with artists the student will have the chance to work in the creative space of the visual arts industry, experience working in educational outreach and most importantly, have fun. The student would meet with the artists every couple of months over this academic year for informal discussions and provide occasional help with isolating strains of the microorganisms and developing different DIY broths and agars for various cultures.
If you have an interest in working on this project or have any questions please email: info@alicevandeleur-boorer.co.uk or call: 07853186180
No comments:
Post a Comment