Engagers’ Digest 09/06/2015

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. Festival of Nature: 13 and 14 June, Bristol
2. Past Matters Festival: Penguin Lecture - Ring of Steel, Alexander Watson: 16 June, Bristol
3. Bristol 2015 - Big Green Button volunteers needed at UoB Open Day: 19 June, Bristol
4. Andrew Garrad talk: Wind energy – technology and politics: 24 June, Bristol
5. New website launched to showcase Bristol 2015 activities

Funding and awards
6. IOP Public Engagement grant scheme: deadline 6 July
7. Highlight notice for Cross-Disciplinary Research Networks: deadline 31 July
8. Society for Microbiology Science education and outreach grants: deadline 1 October

Events and training
9. Practical guide for giving engaging short science talks
10. Workshop on Innovative Methods of Evaluating Public Engagement: 2 July, Cambridge
11. Ten Year Anniversary of Community Interest Companies Celebration: 16 July, Bristol

News and opportunities
12. Nuffield Foundation call for researchers
13. Being Human Festival get involved: deadline 26 June
14. Secondary Schools Science conference opportunity for researchers: 27 June, Bristol
15. Museum Participation call for papers: 6 July
16. Thornbury Science Festival: 18 July, Bristol
17. Biology Week 2015: 10-18 October



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Engagers' Digest 13/03/2015

In this edition:
University of Bristol engagement
1. Introductory schools public engagement training: 23 March
2. European Green Capital, Bristol 2015 internal networking event: 25 March
3. Festival of Nature propose and exhibit: deadline 2 April
4. Being Human Festival get involved: deadline 17 April

Funding and awards
5. Redland and Cotham Amenities Society grant for urban environment postgrad projects: UoB deadline 15 May

Events and training
6. Bristol Politics Café
7. The BIG Event early bird registration: deadline 5 April
8. 2015 Science Communication Conference: 18-19 June
9. Science in Public 2015 registration: 7-10 July
10. Registration for NCCPE training now open

News and opportunities
11. British Science Festival call for proposals: deadline 23 March
12. Land of the Summer People Exhibition: 25 March
13. Rising Ape Presents: 25 March
14. Jawbreaker audio communication contest for STEM topics: deadline 15 June
15. Speakezee.org
16. Opportunity to collaborate on a schools engagement project on the Dunkirk Evacuation

Engagers’ Digest 29/4/2014

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. Schools public engagement training – planning and sharing best practice: 8 May

2. Next round of EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account public engagement awards: deadline 30 May

3. Paid evaluation work at Bristol Festival of Nature: 14-15 June

4. #UoBEngage – follow engagement opportunities on Twitter

Funding and awards

5. Seven x £50 travel bursaries for PhD workshops on public engagement/ impact: deadline 2 May

6. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Bristol and Bath design research project: deadline 22 May

7. Science Learning+ grants: deadline for phase one, 10 July

Events and training

8. Pint of Science, Bristol: 19 -21 May

9. Biochemical Society – science communication training day: 11 June 2014

10. Increasing the impact of health research ­­through policy engagement: 30 June 2014

News and opportunities

11. Festival of Nature – naturalists wanted

12. Find out what your brain looks like when you listen to songs – participate in the 5Hz project

13. Online community engagement – from tools to strategy

14. At-Bristol science centre – volunteers needed with a passion for science communication

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Engager’s Digest 25/3/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. Schools Public Engagement training: 25 April (introductory) and 8 May (planning and sharing best practice)

2. Engagement opportunities for researchers with the School-University Partnerships Initiative (SUPI): ongoing
3. Bristol Food Connections volunteering opportunity: apply by 17 April

Funding and awards

4. Wellcome Trust Provision for Public Engagement funding: ongoing
5. Institute of Physics public engagement grant scheme: deadline 25 April

6. BIS funding scheme for science and society/public engagement: deadline 16 May

7. Wellcome Trust arts awards: deadline 27 June

Events and training

8. The Software Sustainability Institute’s Annual Collaborations Workshop: 26-28 March

9. BBSRC's Public Engagement training course: 28 March

10. Registration for the BIG Event now open: early bird discount before 31 March

11. INVOLVE conference call for presentations: deadline 4 April

12. Beltane Public Engagement Network media training workshop 2-4 May: booking deadline 4 April
13. After the REF: Taking stock: 6 May, Bristol 

News and opportunities

14. UK Science Festivals Network seeks festival organisers to help with survey: deadline 31 March

15. The Bristol Green Capital 2015 company board seek new members: deadline 4 April

16. Science Stalls for Einstein’s Garden at the Green Man Festival: deadline for applications 14 April

17. Volunteers needed for the Bristol Festival of Nature: free training 14 and 24 May

Engagers’ Digest 26/2/14

Engagers’ Digest 26/2/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. Future Brunels – student volunteers required: deadline 7 March

2. Bristol Festival of Nature – propose an exhibit: deadline 7 March

3. University of Bristol Engagement Awards: deadline 9 April

4. Do you have a public engagement story to share? ongoing

Funding and awards

5. Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards: deadline 17 April

6. Wellcome Trust People and Society Awards: deadline 25 April 

7. Institute of Mathematics Education grant scheme: ongoing

Events and training

8. British Science Association - public engagement workshop for researchers: 3 March, Dana Centre, London

News and opportunities

9. Opportunities for postgraduate researchers to take part in Three Minute Thesis: deadline 4 April

10. Volunteers needed: English Literature & Language IGCSE

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Engagers’ Digest – 10/2/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1.    Schools Partnership Coordinator role: deadline for applications 16 February

2.    Being Human – a festival of the humanities, 15 – 23 November: deadline for applications 21 February

3.    Future Brunels – student volunteers required: deadline 25 February

4.    Bristol Festival of Nature – propose an exhibit: deadline 26 February

Funding and awards

5.    EEF Research Use round: deadline 28 February

6.    STFC Science in Society Small Awards: deadline 10 April

7.    Institute of Physics public engagement grant scheme: deadline end of April

8.    Institute of Mathematics education grant scheme: ongoing

Events and training

9.    Andrea de Bortoli seminar: 11 February, Arnolfini

10.  Co-design workshop on mainstreaming non-cognitive methods in resilience education and suicide prevention across Bristol: 17 February, School of Geographical Sciences

11.  Science Café: What your dentist might not tell you!: 24 February, Tobacco Factory

12.  Public engagement with postgraduate education conference: 27 February, University of Surrey

13.  Beltane impact and influence workshop: 27 February, University of Edinburgh

14.  UWE evolving science communication conference: proposal deadline 5 March

News and opportunities

15.  Students and staff wanted for science busking at the Bristol Festival of Nature

16.  Speakers needed for Soapbox Science at the Festival of Nature: deadline 28 February

17.  Communicating your science – a Genetics Society workshop: application deadline 3 March

18.  Applications open for STFC Public Engagement Fellowships Scheme: deadline 7 March

19.  Applications open for the 2014 British Science Association Media Fellowships: deadline 16 March

20.  Complete the NCCPE survey and win £100 Amazon voucher

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