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?  

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

Engagers' Digest 20/6/13

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. University of Bristol Engage conference: 18 September
2. Vote for the Bristol Dinosaur Project: National Lottery Awards 2013
3. Art in my backyard – sign up for a weekend of free video workshops
4. Read a personal account of the Cheltenham Science Festival
5. Volunteer at the Festival of Neuroscience: 11 – 12 October

Funding
6. Royal Society Partnership Grants scheme: deadline 1 November

Events
7. Are Universities good neighbours? 11 July, University of Reading
8. Community Partner Network Summit II: 23-24 September, Bristol
9. NCCPE Engage 2013 ‘Partnerships that count’: 27-28 November

Other news
10. Meeting to explore the possibility of a ‘Radio Bedminster’: 3rd July, 2-4pm
11. Opportunity to become a governor at The King’s School, Gloucester
12. University of Bristol research article on involving service users in health research

Engagers' Digest 19/2/13

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. Bristol Festival of Nature
2. Mayor’s Bristol Genius Award 2013: nominations open until 15 April
3. University of Bristol Engagement awards: deadline 11 March

Funding

1. Applications for the 2013 L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland For Women in Science Fellowships: deadline 15 March
2. British Society for Immunology small grants: deadline 1 April
3. Institute of Physics' Public Engagement Grant Scheme 2013 round 2: closing date 22 April
4. Wellcome Trust Society Awards: deadline 26 April
5. The Biochemical Society outreach grants: deadline 29 April
6. Wellcome Trust Small Arts Awards: deadline 28 June
7. Royal Society of Chemistry public activities small grants scheme

Events

1. British Science Association Media Fellowships: deadline 11 March
2. Ethics in Community-based participatory research workshop, 11 March, London
3. Connected Communities Showcase Event: 12 March, London

 Other news

1. Opportunity to be a school governor at Birdwell School in Long Ashton
2. Outreach opportunity - Future World Day at Cotham School: 15-18 July
3. Outreach opportunity - English Language at Cotham School

Engagers' Digest 26/11/12

In this edition:

Funding

1. Neuroscience Street Fair opportunity: deadline 30 November 2012
2. Wellcome Trust Small Arts Awards: deadline 25 January 2013
3. Wellcome Trust People Awards: deadline 25 January 2013
4. The Physiological Society public engagement grants: deadline 28 February 2013
5. Royal Society Partnership Grants scheme: deadline 29 March 2013

Events

1. After Hours at At-Bristol: 4 December 2012
2. Science Communication Conference 2013 call for proposals: deadline 3 January 2013
3. Ignite Bristol at Bristol City Museum: 17 January 2013

Other news

1. Opportunity to be a governor: Little Mead Primary School, Southmead
2. Ambition Lawrence Weston - call for board members/trustees
3. Arts and humanities: do you want to tell the world about your work?

Engagers' Digest - 19/10/12

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. Reminder: Are you interested in being a school governor? Information meeting 26 October, Bristol
2. Volunteering at the Great Environment Debate: 9 Nov 2012

Events

1. Institute of Physics outreach workshops: 7 and 21 November, London
2. British Science Association AGM: 28 November, Bristol
3. Creating Impact Case Studies for the REF: 16 January 2013, Bristol

Other news

1. FameLab UK 2013 – looking for the new voices of science communication
2. Engagement opportunity in engineering: Everyone's Energy
3. NCCPE Public Engagement Associates: application deadline 16 November
4. New report: Impact of Patient, Carer and Public Involvement in Cancer Research

Are you interested in being a school governor?

Information meeting 26 October, Bristol 

Acting as a governor is a great way to contribute to your local community, meet new people and improve the lives of local children. If you are interested, please join us for a discussion over a sandwich lunch with a representative of SGOSS, which is the charity set up by the Government to recruit governors.

Date of meeting: 1-2pm Friday 26 October
Venue: room 2.17, Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1JA
Please contact Amanda Edmondson, Centre for Public Engagement, on email amanda.edmondson@bristol.ac.uk or tel: 0117 3318313 to confirm attendance (preferably by 3pm Mon 22 October).