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British Society for Neuroendocrinology Outreach and public engagement grant, no deadline
Public Engagement - funding
The British Society for Neuroendocrinology offers up to £500 to support its members to organise public engagement activities aimed at school children or the wider public to communicate the science of neuroendocrinology.
Evaluating Exhibitions and Displays - A recipe for evaluating museum exhibitions and displays
Public Engagement - training
This guide and case study, was produced by the PER team in Research Services and takes you through a step by step process to plan, undertake and write up evaluation of the museum display or exhibition using the Traces of of the Past case display in the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Watch: Introduction to Evaluating Public Engagement with Research workshop
Public Engagement - training
The presentation portion of this workshop, delivered by the PER team in research services, is now available to watch.
Watch: Introduction to Evaluating Public Engagement with Research workshop
Public Engagement - training Training and development
The presentation portion of this workshop, delivered by the PER team in research services, is now available to watch.
10 Free Tools for Science Communication Social Media Marketing
Public Engagement - training
This summary, from the Shared Microscope, provides a run-down of some useful tools you can use to share and promote science using social media.
New Oxford Sparks videos - call for proposals
Public Engagement - news Public Engagement - opportunity
Would you like to share your research with others, through a live action video? Submit an expression of interest now!
Engaging the public through art-research collaborations: New guide from NCCPE
Public Engagement - report
This new resource from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement pulls together useful information on establishing and doing art-research collaborations for engagement, illustrated throughout by case studies, and incorporating tips from experiences from public engagement professionals.
Two Oxford researchers awarded Stephen Hawking Fellowships
Public Engagement - news
Dr Alexander Mushtukov or Dr Orazio Scarlatella (Physics) are amongst 11 researchers being awarded the Stephen Hawking Fellowship that aims to answer the greatest unanswered questions in science and bring these fundamental questions about the nature of the universe to a wider audience through public engagement activities.
Learning how to be a podcaster - Conservation Optimism
Public Engagement - case study
A guest post by Conservation Optimism about their recent podcasting mentoring programme for the Department of Zoology (part of a project funded by the Departmental Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund). Conservation Optimism is "a global community dedicated to sharing stories and resources to empower people from all backgrounds to make a positive impact for wildlife and nature".
Talking to science deniers and sceptics is not hopeless
Public Engagement - report
Lee McIntyre writing in Nature talks about how to go about engaging with science deniers and skeptics.
Gov't Research and development, people and culture strategy
Training and development
This strategy sets out government’s ambition to build the research and innovation workforce the UK needs, working in a positive and inclusive culture.
Hook your audience: book available for free for limited time
Public Engagement - training
Hook Your Audience is a toolkit of performance techniques to emotionally engage child and family audiences in interactive, educational presentations. It's been made available for free until the end of October.
Oxford Sparks - Summer 2021 Update
Public Engagement - news
Exciting change is afoot at Oxford Sparks, with a relaunch planned for Michaelmas 2021!
Congratulations to Dr Peter Hatfield (Physics): awarded MPLS Impact Award for Public Engagement with Research
Public Engagement - awards Public Engagement - case study Public Engagement - news
Peter Hatfield, Hintze Research Fellow in the Department of Physics has been awarded the MPLS Impact Award in the Public Engagement with Research category for his work with the Institute for Research in Schools.
New Enterprising Women SeedWISE programme - what, why and how?
Enterprising Women Training and development
Blog post explaining the SeedWISE programme aims, content and next iteration.
Zoology (Julia Migné and Sofia Castello Y Tickell) awarded Departmental Capacity Building Seed Fund
Public Engagement - case study Public Engagement - news
Congrats to Julia and Sofia on a successful application to the Departmental Capacity Seed Fund. You can read their project overview here. Applications for this have now closed, but watch this space for news on how this scheme may run in the future.
In Control: By Design - a PER Lab Case Study
Public Engagement - case study
Julien Carponcy (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit), Joy Todd (GLAM Division) and Jozie Kettle (Pitt Rivers Museum) were awarded £12,000 to support people with motor-related neurological conditions (such as Parkinson’s, and their families and carers) to work with researchers, engineers, and artists/fashion designers to create their own aesthetically pleasing mobility solutions, and to empower them to manage their day to day lives, inspired and provoked by collections from the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Who Writes the Future: a PER Lab case study
Public Engagement - case study
Jacob Ward (formerly Mathematical Institute) worked with the Bodleian Library on the project that aimed to diversify the voices writing the future by inviting young people to collaborate with science and humanities researchers and a ‘writer in residence’.
KEF results: Oxford top 10% for Public & Community Engagement of all UK Higher Education institutions
Public Engagement - news
The results of the Knowledge Exchange Framework were recently published, recognising the University of Oxford as a UK leader in Knowledge Exchange. The university performed well across many dimensions, and of course what I'm interested in... public and community engagement.
READ: Has the pandemic changed the publics' attitudes towards science?
Public Engagement - report
A new post on the LSE Impact Blog provides a run-down from several surveys that have looked to assess public attitudes to science during the last year, compared to surveys carried out before the pandemic.