Engagers’ Digest 14/05/2014

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. Day in a life of a PhD student: Universities Week Twitter project – deadline for expressions of interest 6 June

2. Paid evaluation work at Bristol Festival of Nature – 14 & 15 June

3. Thinking Futures Festival: deadline 3 July

Funding and awards

4. Science Communication Awards 2014 – deadline 30 May

5. Wellcome Trust People and Society Awards – deadlines July and October 

6. The Biochemical Society scientific outreach grants – deadline September

7. British Ecological Society outreach grants – deadline 8 September

Events and training

8. Research in context: training and training the trainer day – 17 & 26 June

News and opportunities

9. Volunteers required for Bridgwater Science Festival, 30 May

10. Volunteers required for Women in Science workshop, 20 June

11. Find out what your brain looks like when you listen to songs – participate in the 5Hz project

12. Breaking boundaries: thinking differently about public involvement in research – deadline for comments 28 May

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Engagers’ Digest 29/4/2014

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. Schools public engagement training – planning and sharing best practice: 8 May

2. Next round of EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account public engagement awards: deadline 30 May

3. Paid evaluation work at Bristol Festival of Nature: 14-15 June

4. #UoBEngage – follow engagement opportunities on Twitter

Funding and awards

5. Seven x £50 travel bursaries for PhD workshops on public engagement/ impact: deadline 2 May

6. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Bristol and Bath design research project: deadline 22 May

7. Science Learning+ grants: deadline for phase one, 10 July

Events and training

8. Pint of Science, Bristol: 19 -21 May

9. Biochemical Society – science communication training day: 11 June 2014

10. Increasing the impact of health research ­­through policy engagement: 30 June 2014

News and opportunities

11. Festival of Nature – naturalists wanted

12. Find out what your brain looks like when you listen to songs – participate in the 5Hz project

13. Online community engagement – from tools to strategy

14. At-Bristol science centre – volunteers needed with a passion for science communication

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Engagers’ Digest 7/4/2014

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1.     Bristol Food Connections volunteering opportunity: apply by 17 April

2.     New public engagement stories: gender & violence, philosophical blogging and nanoscience for all

Funding and awards

3.     Society of Biology regional grant scheme: deadline 14 April

4.     Royal College of Pathologists public engagement innovation grant scheme: deadline 30 June

5.     Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) public engagement large awards: deadline 6 November

Events and training

6.     British Science Association (BSA) - Science communication conference: 1-2 May, booking deadline 27 April

7.     National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) - After the Research Excellence Framework (REF): taking stock: 6 May

8.     Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts (BIRTHA) – Mind, brain and behaviour, is there a best way to understand pain and healing: 7 May

9.     Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) - Collaborative skills training programme – call for participants: deadline 15 May

News and opportunities

10.  Festival of Nature – naturalists wanted

11.  Festival of Nature – Wild About Chew

12.  Pervasive Media Studio’s graduate and new talent competition: deadline for applications 25 April

13.  London Science Festival: open application deadline 30 April

14.  Organise an event for National Women in Engineering Day: ongoing until 23 June

15.  The Guardian: University public engagement: 20 tips from experts in the sector

16.  British Science Association: Public attitudes to science survey results

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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

Engager’s Digest 10/3/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement

1. NCCPE Engage competition: entry deadline 31 March 

2. University of Bristol Engagement Awards: deadline 9 April

3. Advertise for volunteers with the UoB Students’ Union Volunteering Hub: ongoing

Funding and awards

4. NC3Rs launches small awards scheme: application deadline 25 April

5. The RIO’s Challenge Fund round three now open: deadline for applications 2 May 

6. Society of Biology Science Communication Awards 2014: deadline 30 May

Events and training

7. London PUS Seminar ‘Public attitudes to science in 2014 – how far have we come in 25 years in Britain?’: 19 March, London School of Economics

8. British Science Association citizen science and social media event: 20 March, Dana Centre, London

9. Patient and public involvement in research – best evidence and future directions: 1 April, Vassall Conference Centre, Bristol

10. 'Communicating health, communicating disease' film discussion: 25 March, London School of Hygiene and Disease Medicines

News and opportunities

11. PLOS Genetics call for blogs: deadline 14 March

12. SHARE researcher development think tank, Oxford: 21 March

13. I’m a Geoscientist – Get me out of here! Launch event: deadline for applications 17 March

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