Engagers’ Digest 19/08/2015
In this edition:
University of Bristol engagement
1. Bristol Bright Night volunteers needed
2. New public engagement stories
3. Schools lecturette workshop: 7 September, Bristol
Funding and awards
4. Vice Chancellor’s Impact Award: deadline 30 September
Events and training
5. PRWE: Building research partnerships workshops: 15 October, Bristol
6. 2015 ASDC National Conference: 23 and 24 September, Bristol
7. Communicate 2015: Challenging Partnerships: 10 and 11 November, Bristol
News and opportunities
8. Talk Science in Somerset
University of Bristol engagement
1. Bristol Bright Night volunteers needed
Bristol Bright Night will take over the city on 25 September. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of events happening as part of this celebration of research. Roles include timing bite-sized talks, helping to set up the researchers’ fair and supporting schools day. For more information and to volunteer contact kelly.atkins@bristol.ac.uk at the Centre for Public Engagement.
2. Public engagement stories
Find out how people across the university are engaging with public audiences and get inspired to do the same. Recent stories include Festival of Nature, Bristol BioBlitz and Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa cells. To read the stories in full visit the public engagement stories website and if you have a story to tell contact Ana Skamarauskas as12352@bristol.ac.uk at the Centre for Public Engagement.
3. Schools lecturette workshop: 7 September, Bristol
10 am - 12 pm at the School of Chemistry. This two-hour workshop offers support and practical advice for STEM researchers interested in developing an engaging research-based talk for secondary school students. It will be delivered by Tim Harrison, Bristol ChemLabS Director of Outreach and will include an example lecturette followed by dissection and discussion, plus information on linking with the curriculum and opportunities to work with schools. Suitable for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM subjects. Delegates will be offered 45-minute 1:1 follow-up sessions with Tim (dates/times to be arranged). Contact chloe.anderson@bristol.ac.uk at the Centre for Public Engagement to book and for more information.
Funding and awards
Bristol Bright Night will take over the city on 25 September. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of events happening as part of this celebration of research. Roles include timing bite-sized talks, helping to set up the researchers’ fair and supporting schools day. For more information and to volunteer contact kelly.atkins@bristol.ac.uk at the Centre for Public Engagement.
2. Public engagement stories
Find out how people across the university are engaging with public audiences and get inspired to do the same. Recent stories include Festival of Nature, Bristol BioBlitz and Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa cells. To read the stories in full visit the public engagement stories website and if you have a story to tell contact Ana Skamarauskas as12352@bristol.ac.uk at the Centre for Public Engagement.
3. Schools lecturette workshop: 7 September, Bristol
10 am - 12 pm at the School of Chemistry. This two-hour workshop offers support and practical advice for STEM researchers interested in developing an engaging research-based talk for secondary school students. It will be delivered by Tim Harrison, Bristol ChemLabS Director of Outreach and will include an example lecturette followed by dissection and discussion, plus information on linking with the curriculum and opportunities to work with schools. Suitable for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM subjects. Delegates will be offered 45-minute 1:1 follow-up sessions with Tim (dates/times to be arranged). Contact chloe.anderson@bristol.ac.uk at the Centre for Public Engagement to book and for more information.
Funding and awards
4. Vice Chancellor’s Impact Award: deadline 30 September
Applications are invited from individual researchers or teams who can demonstrate the contribution that their research has made in benefiting society through: increasing the effectiveness of policy-making or public services; enhancing quality of life, health or creative output; and fostering economic success. A total prize fund of £1,500 is available to the winners who will be announced at the 2015 Enterprise Dinner on Thursday 15th October. For more information and an application form visit the website. Please send all completed forms to research-impact@bristol.ac.uk
Events and training
People and Research West of England host and co-organise a wide range of events aimed at both members of the public and health professionals alike. Have you ever wanted to get involved in research, but don’t know where to start? Are you a health sciences researcher who would like to involve the public in your research, but don’t know how to recruit or train them? The workshop will outline the different types of research methods and terminology used in health sciences research and how the public can get involved, as well as exploring the issues related to becoming and being a member of the public involved in research. Free lunch provided. Booking details.
6. 2015 ASDC National Conference: 23 and 24 September, Bristol
Registration is now open for the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centre’s National Conference. It will be held in At-Bristol and will bring together professionals from science museums, natural history and environmental organisations, public engagement organisations and science-based visitor attractions. For a full programme and to register visit the website.
7. Communicate 2015: Challenging Partnerships: 10 and 11 November, Bristol
A chance to collaborate and partner with other environmental communicators to tackle the urgent and complex threats facing the natural world. Two days of inspiring content, interactive workshops and engaging discussion held in At-Bristol. For more information and to register visit the website.
News and opportunities
8. Talk Science in Somerset
Science in Radstock (SiR) is a monthly lecture series in Radstock run by volunteers from the Radstock museum. If you have something interesting to say on any STEM subject, there is an audience in Somerset to hear it. Please contact Richard Ellam richard@lminteractive.eclipse.co.uk if interested.
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