Engagers' Digest 27/1/15

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. Public Engagement Internship position: closing date 9 February

Funding and awards
2. Biochemical Society Scientific Outreach Grants: deadline 29 April

Events and training
3. British Ecological Society (BES) science communication training: 13 February, London
4. UWE Postgraduate Science Communication programmes: now recruiting

News and opportunities
5. Interested in participating in a school project on Food?
6. Biochemical Society Science Communication Competition: deadline 10 April

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?

Engagers' Digest 18/12/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. Successful bid: Green Capital, Student Capital: Unleashing the power of Bristol Students

Funding and awards
2. ESRC, Research Facilitator for Local Government: deadline 13 January
3. Wellcome Trust, Investigator awards in society and ethics: deadline 23 January
4. Take 1… minute for chemistry in health video competition: deadline 30 January
5. Nominations for Michael Faraday Prize: deadline 30 January
6. British Pharmacological Society Outreach Grants: deadline 16 February

Events and training
7. 2015 Science Communication Conference: proposal deadline 9 January
8a.Participatory Action Research (PAR) Workshop 1: Getting started on your PAR project
8b.Participatory Action Research (PAR) Workshop 2: Engaging with the PAR process
9. Present your research at the British Science Festival 2015: application deadline 23 March

News and opportunities
10. Opportunity to take part in the 2015 Bridgwater Science Festival
11. HM Treasury and BIS publication: Our plan for growth

Engagers' Digest 18/11/14

In this edition:

University of Bristol engagement
1. University of Bristol Engage conference – follow up
    a. Questions and Answers
    b. Table discussion notes and presentations
    c. Moving the date of the UoB Engage conference
2. Collaboration with the University of Bristol: creating impact through social science
3. Getting engaged with Bristol 2015: European Green Capital
4. #UoBEngage – follow engagement opportunities on Twitter

Funding and awards
5. Wellcome Trust Sustaining Excellence Awards: deadline 18 February 2015

Events and training
6. Festival of Economics 20 – 22 November
7. 5Hz: November dates
8. An introductory guide to good practice – please highlight to your community partners: 3   December
9. NCCPE Engage conference 2014 – registering for an individual session: 3-4 December, Bristol
10. Passionate about science, engineering or maths? FameLab needs you! Bristol heat, 10 December, 7pm

News and opportunities
11. Engage more cohort patients in research
12. Female built-environment volunteers required (professionals/students): 27 November
13. SET for Britain: deadline 5 December
14. Access to understanding science-writing competition: deadline 9 December
15. Do you deliver shows, workshops or other activities that help promote science, engineering and maths to schools? STEM directories.
16. Interested in running some engagement activities with nursery aged children at the Southville Centre?

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?