Engagers’ Digest 19/06/2014

University of Bristol engagement

1. Last chance to apply for two student internship positions in the Centre for Public Engagement – application deadline 23 June, 9am

2. Applications open for event proposals for Thinking Futures Festival – deadline 3 July

3. Schools public engagement training (introductory session) – 3 July

4. Researchers’ Night 2014: University of Bristol researchers urgently required to assist with theatre/ science project – expressions of interest by 3 July

 

Funding and awards

5. Royal College of Pathologists public engagement grant scheme – deadline 30 June

6. Science Learning+ grants – deadline for phase one, 10 July

7. Call for funding from the Cabot Institute – deadline 8 September

 

Events and training

8. Increasing the impact of health research ­­through policy engagement – 30 June

9. Networking lunch with British Council from Japan – 17 July

 

News and opportunities

10. National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement Engage (NCCPE) competition winners announced

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Engagers' Digest 21/1/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. NCCPE Engage Competition: entry deadline 31 March
2. Speakers needed for Soapbox Science at the Festival of Nature: deadline 28 February

Funding and awards
3. Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellowships: deadline for applications 21 February
4. The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Rooke Medal for the public promotion of engineering: nominations deadline 24 February
5. New Neuroscience and Education funding round: deadline 6 May

Events and training
6. Join the Bristol Green Capital Partnership: 27 January, 2pm – 5pm
7. The British Interactive Group (BIG) Event: proposal deadline 24 January
8. ‘The Planet in Our Hands: Responding to Climate Change’: 4 February, 7pm – 8pm, Bristol
9. NCCPE Free Engagement Training: 18 February, Bristol
10. 2014 ASDC Education Conference, 28 February, London
11. I’m a Geoscientist – Get me out of here! Launch Event: deadline for applications 17 March

News and opportunities
12. Doors Open Day Volunteer Opportunities: deadline 31 January
13. Opportunities for researchers on the British Council in France’s ‘Science in Schools’ programme: deadline 31 January
14. New Generation Thinkers 2014: deadline 6 February
15. The Biochemical Society’s Science Communication Competition: deadline 10 April
16. British Science Association publish new ebook – Science Communication: State of the Nation 2013
17. Magicians in Residence Project
18. The Science Gallery seek proposals for their new exhibition ‘Strange Weather’: deadline 14 February
19. ‘I’m a Scientist: Get me out of here!’ are looking for Scientists and Healthcare Professionals to take part in their online ‘Hungry Zone’.