Engagers’ Digest 1/08/2014

In this edition:
University of Bristol engagement

1. University of Bristol Engage conference – 18 September, At-Bristol
2. Bristol Bright Night 2014 call for researchers to participate – deadline 17 August
3. Hands-on Research Fair at Doors Open Day – call for researchers to participate
4. The Centre for Public Engagement has moved!
5. Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition call for proposals – deadline 22 September
6. University of Bristol What’s On event guide

Funding and awards
7. Green Capital Neighbourhood Partnership Funds
8. The Biochemical Society scientific outreach grants – deadline 24 September
9. Society for Microbiology Science education and outreach grants – deadline 1 October
10. Microbiology in schools grants – no deadline

Events and training
11. Association for Science and Discovery Centres National Conference – 24 September

News and opportunities
12. National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement annual conference call for contributions – deadline 2 September
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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’.

Engagers' Digest 29/8/13

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. Volunteering at Doors Open Day: 14 September
2. University of Bristol Engage conference: 18 September
3. Bristol Neuroscience Festival: 11-12 October

Funding
4. British Ecological Society Outreach Grants: deadline 17 September
5. Heritage Lottery Fund Heritage Grants: various dates
6. Space for All grant scheme: deadline 28 October
7. Royal Society Partnership Grants scheme: deadline 1 November

Events
8. Community-based participatory research: unlocking the potential: 25 September

Engagers' Digest 24/7/13

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. University of Bristol Engage conference: 18 September
2. Volunteering at Doors Open Day: 14 September
3. Festivals Fortnight: 2-15 November

Other news
4. Opportunity to take part in Bristol Islamic Cultural Fayre: 25 August

Shhh...

Doors Open Day's coming up soon, and we're taking bookings for tours of the amazing new Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information; apparently it's the quietest building in the world...