Engagers' Digest 19/1/15

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. CPE Contacts
2. Job: Communications Officer, CPE
3. Introductory schools public engagement training (Tier 1): 23 February, Hepple Lecture Theatre, Geographical Sciences

Funding and awards
4. NERC Summer of Science - Public engagement for NERC's 50th anniversary - up to £7.5K available - deadline 26 January
5. Royal Society of Chemistry outreach fund: deadline 30 January
6. SPMA Community Engagement award: deadline 1 March
7. British Ecological Society outreach grants: deadline 27 March

Events and training
8. Participatory Action Research (PAR) Workshop 2: Engaging with the PAR process
9. AHRC call for proposals to present events at Cheltenham: deadline 9 February
10. The BIG Event call for session proposals

News and opportunities
11. Opportunity to volunteer for the launch event of Bristol 2015: European Green Capital – this Saturday 24 January
12. Volunteering opportunities for students with Bristol 2015
13. BNHC Festival of Nature interns: deadline 30 January
14. Bristol Food Connections
15. Interested in participating in a school project on Food?

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 14/11/13

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. Reminder: two student internship positions: application deadline 20 November
2. Schools Public Engagement training: 10 December
3. Great British Bioscience Festival call for exhibits: deadline 15 January

Funding
4. Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards: deadline 24 January
5. Wellcome Trust People Awards: deadline 31 January
6. Wellcome Trust Arts Awards: deadlines Jan/Feb
7. The Physiological Society’s Public Engagement Grant Scheme: deadline 28 February

Events and training
8. FameLab 2014 regional heats & video heat: various dates
9. Institute of Physics 'Doing Outreach' workshop, 26 November, London
10. NCCPE public engagement skills training: 27 November, Bristol
11. Mixing Fields Event – 4 December, Bristol
12. Mature Students - increasing participation and supporting success: 5 December, Exeter

Other news
13. Pint of Science needs volunteer event managers in Bristol
14. SET for BRITAIN poster competition: deadline 20 December
15. The British Science Festival 2014 proposals for the entertainment and family programme
16. Artist seeks collaboration
17. Arts and Humanities Research Council publication and podcast

Engagers' Digest 12/7/13

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. University of Bristol Engage conference: 18 September
2. Schools engagement: the Schools-University Partnership Initiative

Funding
3. AHRC Collaborative Skills Development call: deadline 19 September
4. Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious funding: deadline 30 September
5. Wellcome Trust Small Arts Awards: deadline 1 November

Events
6. NCCPE Community Partner Summit: 23-24 September, Bristol
7. The 2013 ASDC National Conference: 26 September, London
8. Communicate 2013: 6-7 November, Bristol

Other news
9. Museomix, people make museums
10. Warminster Rotary Club looking for speaker on climate change
11. Opportunity to be a school governor at Birdwell School in Long Ashton
12. A note from Gordano School: Extension Cafés
13. Volunteering for The One Show Roadshow: 6-7 August, Weston-super-Mare – application deadline 16 July