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Online Self-Paced Training: Writing for The Conversation
The Conversation is an independent source of news analysis and expert comment. They have created a series of new training courses to help academics write for The Conversation.
Take part in FameLab UK, deadline 15 December
FameLab is an international competition on the search for the next best science communicator. The competition is open to early career scientists and engineers, and offers training and great opportunities to develop your skills, connections and profile.
Online training: Social Media for Scientists, 15 Nov
This one-day online course from Blue Fire Films aims to teach you the fundamentals of social media and develop your confidence to plan and execute professional posts to promote your science.
Webinar: Navigating tough talks: communicating about climate change and animal research, 16 Nov
In this talk hosted by the SciComm Academy, experts share their expertise and experience in effectively communicating about delicate subject like climate change or the use of animals in research.
Online training: Introduction to Risk Communication, 8 Dec
This interactive online workshop will provide a deeper understanding of the science behind risk communication and aims to give a practical opportunity to formulate and get feedback on your own communication plan on a risk topic that's relevant to you.
Call for Volunteers: Pint of Science Oxford 2024
Pint of Science, the annual celebration of science taking place in pubs around the country, now in its eleventh year is on the search for keen volunteers to support events taking place in Oxford next year.
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Disease Distinguished Award for Communication
The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases is welcoming nominations for this award, which recognises individuals who have demonstrated exceptional excellence in public communication of science related to paediatric infectious diseases.
Europlanet Public Engagement Funding, deadline TBC - coming Spring 2024
Europlanet offers up to €5,000 to encourage new ways of sharing planetary science with different kinds of audiences across Europe (and beyond) to create socially impactful initiatives that combine research, learning, innovation and social development.
Microbiology in society award, deadline 1 April 2024
The Microbiology Society offers up to £5,000 to support education, outreach or public engagement work that promotes the art and science of microbiology.
Legacy awards for STFC public engagement grants follow-on funding, deadline 19 Dec
STFC offers up to £50,000 to STFC grant-funded public engagement programmes to continue to grow and evolve over time.
Take your research to STEM for Britain at the UK Parliament, deadline 27 November
STEM for BRITAIN is a poster competition for early-stage researchers which is held in the Houses of Parliament. Applications are invited in five subject categories: Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Physics, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences and Chemistry. Cash prizes are awarded.
Knowledge Exchange Seed Fund, rolling deadline until 3 May 2024.
The University's Knowledge Exchange Seed Fund provides up to £5,000 to support early-stage knowledge exchange activities with businesses, community and public sector organisations. Applications will be considered first-come, first-served until 3 May 2024.
Interview with Hao Zhang – Enterprise Fellow 2023
Hao is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry of the University of Oxford. He is a member of the Chinese Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Electrochemical Society and the London Centre for Nanotechnology. He graduated from Nanjing University in 2019, focusing on the preparation of metal-organic framework-derived materials and their applications in electrocatalysis.
Celebrating Excellence in Public Engagement: Oxford Physics Researchers Receive Awards
Huge congratulations to Dr Laurence Wroe, Prof Alan Barr and collaborators for their awards, and their colleagues Dr Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley for being highly commended at the SEPnet and IRIS awards. Read more about their achievements here.
Nuffield Foundation POST Fellowship, deadline 5 November
The Nuffield Foundation Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) Fellowship scheme supports PhD students who are undertaking or have recently finished their PhD studies to work in UK parliament for 13 weeks to assist POST in providing briefing material for parliamentarians on emerging science topics
Royal Society Pairing Scheme, deadline 7 November
The pairing scheme gives policymakers and research scientists an opportunity to experience each other’s worlds.
Interview with Natali Van Zijl – Enterprise Associate 2023
Natali is a DPhil student at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Engineering Science, funded by a Rhodes Scholarship. Her research focuses on bringing together physiological modelling and data-driven approaches to explore and increase our understanding of blood flow control in the brain, and what exactly is happening when it goes wrong.
Interview with Liang He
Liang He is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, and a Governing Body Fellow at Kellogg College. He received his PhD from Imperial College London, where his focus was on the transformative field of medical robotics.
New case study: Sensing Volcanoes at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
A new case study has been published that delves into the experience of Professor David Pyle in Earth Sciences, who led a team engaging the public with volcanic eruptions at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Take your research to Cheltenham Science Festival 2024
The popular science festival will take place 4-6 June 2024, and is inviting expressions of interest to host a range of events or to have a stall in one of their interactive zones.