Engagers' Digest 17/10/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. Schools public engagement training Tier 2 (planning and sharing best practice):1 December, University of Bristol
2. Thinking Futures Festival - call for volunteers
3. Are you looking to run an event in 2015 as part of Bristol Green Capital?
4. Need some help with your writing?

Funding and awards
5. NERC bursaries for Communicate 2014: 4 - 5 November, At-Bristol: deadline 9am 20 October
6. MRC/AMS policy internship: deadline 31 October
7. ESRC celebrating impact prize: deadline 20 November
8. AHRC Digital transformations small grants: deadline 27 November
9. Society for Microbiology Science education and outreach grants: deadline 1 April 2015

Events and training
10. Home Movie Day: 18 October, Bristol
11. Improving how we involve equalities communities in the research process: 11 November, Bristol
12. Sustainable event management for 2015 and beyond: 25 November, CREATE Centre
13. INVOLVE 2014: Changing Landscapes: 26-27 November, Birmingham
14. NCCPE Engage conference 2014: 3-4 December, Bristol – early bird rates to 31 October

News and opportunities
15. Opportunity to be a Governor: Little Mead Primary Academy, Southmead
16. Fancy getting involved in an exciting global science event?  

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 – 03/10/12

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. University of Bristol Engage conference: resources
2. Volunteering at Thinking Futures: 5-9 November

Events

1. Wellcome Trust game jam event: 5-6 October, Bristol and London
2. Communicate 2012: 24-25 October, Bristol
3. British Science Association science café - 8 pm 29 October, Bristol
4. INVOLVE 2012 national conference: 13-14 November, Nottingham
5. NCCPE Engage 2012: 5 – 6 December, Bristol

Other news

1. Call for studio residency at Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed: deadline 9 November
2. STEM engagement - Careering Around: November
3. Engagement opportunity at BBC Radio